Sending healing energy Lucy's way and praying for more time for you and she. I
am so sorry about this Michelle. I know how you feel; while I love all my
babies, my Tigger and I have a special bond that just seems to grow over the
years.
Gina
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Lucy's temp spiked to 106.7 tonight so I took her to the ER. They did
blood work and her HCt is at 18 and her bun and liver enzymes are low. They
took xrays and it looked to them (ER doctors, who I don't really trust to read
xrays totally correctly) like she has fluid in her abdomen and an enlarged
heart. They tapped the fluid and could not tell what it is. With IV fluids and
some torbutrol her temp came down to 100.6 in two hours. I then took her home,
against their advice, because they did not seem to think they could do anything
and she was miserable there. I have an appointment for 7:30 am at Red Bank, the
best vet hospital in the state, with an oncologist. It is 2 hours away, so we
need to leave at 5:30 am. Lucy hates car rides, but I want a better diagnosis,
and I want it from the best people. Except for the fact that she is still
eating (probably not normally, but not completely terribly either) and alert,
and her protein ratio which does not point to FIP, her
clinical signs and blood work otherwise could mean wet FIP. The ER vet thinks
it's lymphoma. She was trying to convince me that FeLV+ cats dont respond to
chemo, even though I told her I had one who did and know others with cats who
have. It is possible it is FIP, it is possible that it is lymphoma so bad that
nothing can be done or that she has heart problems that will complicate chemo
and I can't do it. But I want to try, at least, to get a better diagnosis
before deciding all of this. She is happy to be home for now. She ate a
little bit of cooked turkey, probably 10 or 15 little pieces.
Please pray hard for her. It does not look good. I hope she can at least
have some good time left. she is my baby, more than any of the others, though I
love them too. she is my love.
Michelle
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