Prayers for Lucy. I hope she's feeling better by the time I catch up on my
email.
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The oncologist and internist can not figure out what is wrong with her.
The things that can cause abdominal fluids are lymphoma, FIP, a ruptured
intestine, pancreatitis, and other infection. She has some symptoms of each,
but not enough of any of them to make it seem like the diagnosis. They did
ultrasound and biopsy, looked at the fluid again, and could not come up with
anything. They sent out cytology of fluid and biopsy of lymph nodes and sent us
home with her. Upon getting home, she looks much worse. She does not want to
eat except for a few pieces of EVo dry food, and I am afraid to give her more
of it due to her IBD. She is kind of hunched up and looks nauseous and out of
it. She lets me pet her and purrs, but really looks awful. She did not look
this way before I took her to the hospital, or even while so feverish last
night. The oncologist had said that if her clinical signs get worse, e.g. she
stops eating, to bring her back and admit her for more tests.
I am so loathe to do that, especially today right from getting home. I am
going to give her a few hours and see if she gets any better. I would feel
better if she would just curl up and sleep, but she doesn't. I offered her her
turkey and she looked like she was going to be sick from smelling it. She was
also a little wobbly coming up the stairs. We thought maybe they had
tranquilized her to get the biopsy but they said no. She has not really eaten
now since last night (I withheld food this morning so don't know if she would
have eaten or not).
Any thoughts appreciated, and prayers definitely appreciated. Very exhausted
and worried and sad here.
Michelle
