Tracy, I forwarded your message to Michelle this evening. Hopefully she will either email you directly or send me an email to post to you. I hope you will get plenty of good information to help you in making decisions. Please keep us posted on your furbaby.
:) Wendy --- Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tracy, > Are you aware that Michelle Lerner has unsubscribed > from the list? > She's had, unfortunately, a great deal of experience > with cancers and > was always a great resource for advice regarding it. > I'm sure she'd be > willing to help you and your kitty if you wrote to > her off list. > > One thing I have heard is that felv kitties do > respond to cancer > treatments like chemo. Apparently they go into > remission at the same > rate as neg cats, but they usually don't remain in > remission for as > long. There is an internet group specific to feline > cancer, do you have > the address? It's been posted on our list many > times, maybe someone > else will post it for you. If you can't find it, > let me know and I'll > look for it. > > I'm glad to hear you have an appointment with an > oncologist tomorrow. > Do a search on our archives on dex, (dexamethasone) > and depo > (depomedrol) steroid shots to ask the vets about as > well. Please keep > us informed. Prayers that you get some ideas on how > to treat him and > that he makes a miraculous recovery. > Nina > > > Tracy Weese wrote: > > One of my FeLV+ cats most likely has mediastinal > LSA. I had positive > > kittens diagnosed with this and not live very long > but that was a few > > years ago despite some conservative treatment > (mainly > > aspiration/comfort measures). I am currently > treating a NEGATIVE cat > > for intestinal cancer and he has done very well. > I have also read > > that the mediastinal LSA often responds positively > to chemo....but > > most of those studies are on NEGATIVE cats. > > > > I'm sure that (sadly) at least someone else here > has had a cat with > > this condition. The cat was otherwise health and > w/o symptoms up > > until last Thursday. It initially appeared as URI > like > > w/coughing/congestion sounds. But after no > improvement with meds over > > the weekend, he was checked again, nothing in > lungs but "mystery" spot > > on X-rays. We have consult with cancer vet and > ultra sound tomorrow. > > > > Any input welcome. > > > > > > Tracy Weese > > Attorney at Law > > POB 3254 > > Shepherdstown, WV 25443 > > (304) 264-0595 > > > > Please be advised that this e-mail and any files > transmitted with it > > are confidential attorney-client communication or > may otherwise be > > privileged or confidential and are intended solely > for the individual > > or entity to whom they are addressed. > > If you are not the intended recipient, please do > not read, copy or > > retransmit this communication but destroy it > immediately. > > Recipients are prohibited from forwarding this > message to persons not > > identified by the sender. > > Unauthorized dissemination, distribution or > copying of this > > communication is strictly prohibited. > > If you have any questions, please call > 304-264-0595. > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
