Hi, curious what the growth on the lip was and how it was treated? I encounter so many things in my feral colonies and have one now that I think has eonsinophilic granuloma...anyway, just curious for learning purposes what it was & how it was treated:-)
Thanks! Heather On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 12:09 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
