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Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:41
PM
Subject: Bad news/JuneAmy
Yesterday was our vet appt in Madison. It
seemed to go well. Bloodwork showed WBCs actually a bit high. HCT was
30. The vet palpated JuneAmy's abdomen & thought the mass there
seemed to be smaller & based on that & my report that she had been
eating a bit, went ahead with the Vincriistine.
But last night I noticed that her breathing was
changed. And this morning it was not open-mouthed but I"heavy". She
was basically breathing with her whole body. So I took her in to my vet
here before they were even open. He palpated her & right away found
fluid in the abdomen. To be sure he put the ultrasound probe on her ------
he's no expert but even I could see the black blobs on the screen that was
fluid. So he did a needle aspirate & found blood. The tumor
is bleeding into the abdomen. The cause is unknown. Could have been
all the handling yesterday. Could be siimply that with such a
fast growing tumor, as he says, the tumor basically outgrows itself &
ruptures in places. HJe also checked her HCT & it was
down to 26 from 30 yesterday. He said we had two choices, to let her
go immediately or to wait & see if the bleeding resolved on its own. If
it was due to all the handling yesterday with a tumor that was already in a
taut condition, then this would be possible. He said that is what he would
do. Since at the time, JuneAmy had wanted to be down on the floor & was
walking around the room, he felt we needed to take a wait & see stance.
See if it gets worse, if she gets noticeqbly weaker or if the abdomen gets
bigger. He said he was pretty sure she was not in any pain, but that
unresolved if the bleeding doesn't stop, she would just get weaker &
weaker.
I've had to be gone most of the day but when I
got back, I found her basically the same as this morning. She has not eaten
anything on her own & is still breathing heavily. But right now she just
left the room & is out in the house, went out to the screened porch. So
she is hanging in. I don't see any change from this morning. No better, but
no worse.
I just don't know what to expect now. If
she is strong enough still to walk out to the screened porch, I can't think
that her HCT has gone a whole lot lower. Her belly seems about the
same. So I am just waiting to see which way things go. If she gets
worse, I will let her go, be it later today or first thing
tomrrow.
Pray for her, please. She is a good
girl.
Pam
Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if
it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then
why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them
behind! Have enough crates for all & take them with you!
They are your family!