One of my cats had a huge growth on her lip and five or six different vets misdiagnosed it. We gave her all kinds of medicines. Finally, I found a vet who knew exactly what it was and it was cleared up within a week. The same cat has lymphoma and it took over a year to get a correct diagnosis. Now I see vet specialists whenever possible it if is something unusual.
-- Michele -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Viky Digangi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > He had a complete blood work up a couple of months ago and nothing was > extremely > high or low. I will suggest a biopsy tomorrow when I take him for his shot. > Thanks > > Viky Digangi > Support Enforcement Officer II > Monroe Regional Office > 318-362-5280 ext 297 > Fax 318-362-3363 > > > > >>> 10/12/08 9:07 PM >>> > Hi, > > Have you had bloodwork done on Mickey lately to make sure that he's not > anemic > and to make sure there's not something else going on? I would suggest that > you > have your vet do a small biopsy of the growth to get an exact diagnosis and > to > rule out cancer. I think adenomas are common in older pets and are usually > benign. I don't think it is common for them to bleed so extensively though. > I've > never seen any reference to adenomas being cause by Felv. > > I am not sure if prednisone would be helpful; I think you would need to know > if > the growth is cancerous or not. > > Good luck! > Michele > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Viky Digangi" > > > I adopted Mickey when he was about 5 months old and found out he was > > positive > > for felv. For 8 years he displayed no signs of the virus until last > > December > > when he fell in the garage about 8 feet and did not land on his feet. > > Although > > he was not seriously hurt this apparently triggered something with the > > virus. > > He became lethargic and would not eat. My vet at the time began a series of > the > > immuno regulen shots and after about 3 months began giving them to him > > every > two > > weeks. > > > > Last week I awoke to find flood all over my bed and followed the trail of > blood > > drops through the house to Mickey. He had an adenoma on his back leg (which > > I > > had not noticed) which burst open. I took him to the vet I currently have > > and > > he said normally he would perform surgery to remove it but in Mickey's > condition > > surgery would be dangerous for him. The adenoma had stopped bleeding by now > > so > > I said ok. It was fine all week until yesterday and it burst open again. He > > cannot keep losing blood this way and I was wondering if anyone else had > > encountered a situation like this. I thought of asking my vet if he would > > switch Mickey to prednisone to see if that would promote healing. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > Viky Digangi > > > > Viky Digangi > > Support Enforcement Officer II > > Monroe Regional Office > > 318-362-5280 ext 297 > > Fax 318-362-3363 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
