OH Sherry, that is too bad. Frustrating to say the least. Why don't you call and get a telephone consultation with Cornell? They are at least up on all the latest treatments and with the whole feline centre there I bet they could give you some good advice:
Dr. Louis J. Camuti Memorial Feline Telephone Consultation & Diagnostic Service 1-800-KITTY-DR (800-548-8937) Tufts also has an oncology unit.. they may be able to help you.. maybe you can fed-ex them your x-rays to see what they say... http://www.tufts.edu/vet/ good luck Sherry - we are praying for you and Mickey. Sue c >From: "Sherry Covington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Mickey Update >Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:17:45 -0500 > >Hi everyone, > >Unfortunately I drove a long ways and wasted a whole day (which Mickey >probably doesn't have a lot of) and more money for nothing. After sitting >in the office for three hours, the vet refused to do anything for Mickey >and said she seconded the other vet's opinion that his situation is >hopeless. And maybe it is but I'm not trusting her. She based her little >speech on my conversation w/the tech in which I basically just told him the >other vet's diagnosis. She didn't want to see the x-rays, and I had to >practically force her to even examine Mickey. She also told me that they >don't even do chemo there which I know is a lie. She said if I wanted to >try to treat him I need to go to Mizzou. Thanks a lot! I am just furious >and have had it up to the eyeballs w/these vets. I do not understand why I >can't get someone to even try chemo. How do they know it won't work? I >told her that I had two kitties at home (Majika and Popeepl) that a vet >recommended I should pts but were still alive and doing well five years >later. I asked her how she expected me to trust anyone after that. It >pissed her off so I felt like we were at least even, except I had to pay >her! > >Mickey is still eating but less than he was and I can tell he is getting >weaker. I'm seriously considering taking him to Mizzou but need to make >decision immediately. I figure who needs to pay bills or eat anyway, >right? I just hate to go all the way up there and spend money I probably >shouldn't and then lose him anyway. Plus at this point, I don't know where >I'd find someone to follow him. The vet I saw Friday told me she didn't >know anyone in the area who would do it and I'd have to leave him at >Mizzou. I think not! I just wish I knew what to do. Words of wisdom >anyone? > >Sherry and Mickey > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
