Nina,
Leukemia the cancer would not interfere with lung
function. If the issue was in the bone marrow or implicated the blood
somehow, I would agree (Simon had a bone marrow biopsy). If it's not, I
don't.
Lucy got an ultrasound from a local vet without shaving, but I
have been told the
Hey Michelle,
Yes Spencer is anemic. Yes, he had fluid build up in his chest. Yes,
they suspect two masses, one of them in or near his GI tract. Yes,
they are concerned about problems with his heart. All my what ifs and
guesses about what tests might be run are just that: guesses. The vet
Nina, I would almost bet my life that it is lymphoma, not leukemia. It is
so much more common, and so much more likely to be in multiple places like
that. chemo is not very successful with leukemia, while it is with
lymphoma. If you had someone to work with you, I would push for trying some
Hi Nina, I hope Spencer is feeling better today..I have been trying to catch up on reading, but as usual, I'm behind..I did read this about the possibilty of Spencer having lymphoma..There really isn't too much expense to it to find out if it is lymphoma and you don't have to have sonograms or
Kerry R,
Oh my goodness, what you must have gone through re-living the
experience of lymphoma with City Kitty right after you lost your mom to
the same thing. It's as if City Kitty gave you the opportunity to try
and extend her life to help you through your grief with your mom. I
know from
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Spencer and irony
Kerry R,
Oh my goodness, what you must have gone through re-living the experience of
lymphoma with City Kitty right after you lost your mom to the same thing.
It's as if City Kitty gave you the opportunity to try and extend her life to
help
Thanks Hideyo,
Perhaps Kerry's vet was not as insistent on a definitive diagnosis as
my vets are. Maybe the blood test showed a drastically elevated wbc
and this was enough of an indication for her. Although, that seems
hard to imagine since there are many reasons for an elevated wbc.
Thank
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2006 11:44 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Spencer and irony
Thanks Hideyo,
Perhaps Kerry's vet was not as insistent on a definitive diagnosis as my vets
are. Maybe the blood test
At 04:33 AM 9/12/2006, you wrote:
Amazing?? sort of like sending a woman to jail for using drugs in her
first trimester because it might hurt the baby but giving her
permission to have an abortion
Go figure
Kelly
Nina, I woke up this morning thinking how ironic it is that the
internist
Actually, she was open to further diagnostic testing. At the time,
Spencer was so weak, and my pocket book is so stretched, that she just
figured that whatever it is, based on her experience, treatments would
only buy him a limited amount of time. That doesn't explain why she
isn't more
Someone from my Internist's office just called back, (not a vet). The
message was to keep him on the dex and to make an appointment for
further testing to confirm lymphoma. Probably they will try to capture
some fluid, perhaps an ultrasound to confirm the existence of a mass.
I made the first
I forgot to mention that I did ask Michelle's question about why, when
they would recommend pts, they would be unwilling to treat something
without a definitive diagnosis. Her answer was, (and this was not the
vet, so...), they would not want to put me through the expense, or
Spencer through
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Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 1:16 PM
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Subject: Re: Spencer and irony
I forgot to mention that I did ask Michelle's question about why, when
they would recommend pts, they would be unwilling to treat something
I would go with your on instincts on what to do if you are in doubt. I
learned the hard way. My cat Pokemon, I lost herexactly 2 weeks ago...the animal
hospital said she has lyphomia and is dying...YET then didn't even test her
for FELV. The Hospital said PTS Pokies was the only
At 05:14 PM 9/12/2006, you wrote:
You sound so much better and I am so glad to hear it, I'll bet you can
look at Crackers now and see your wonderful companion rather than an
terminally ill animal, I am still awaiting the IFA results on Max
but we are enjoying the heck out ofr him and hes is
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