Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-31 Thread Lance
Hi El, Thanks so much for your input. I really need to read up on lymphoma. I know that it happens not infrequently in FeLV+ cats. I will see if there's another way to get a biopsy. To get something from the mass in her lungs, they would have to open Ember up, and I'm very concerned about the r

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-31 Thread designercats cats
Hi LanceEmber may have lymphoma. Several of the FeLV+ cats I've had stay extremely healthy for about 4 1/2 - 5 years and then develop lymphoma. I've had one with cns lymphoma, another with mediastinal lymphoma, and now also Mattie. Her tumours couldn't be removed but went away with iv chemo wi

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-31 Thread Lance
We tested Ember again, and her wbc had gone back up to ~3.85, which is "normal". Unfortunately, two other symptoms have manifested. Ember's left pupil, which has been abnormally large due to anisocoria likely caused by FeLV, is now fully open. We don't know why this is, but the vet thinks this c