Lucy's temp spiked to 106.7 tonight so I took her to the ER. They did blood
work and her HCt is at 18 and her bun and liver enzymes are low. They took
xrays and it looked to them (ER doctors, who I don't really trust to read
xrays
totally correctly) like she has fluid in her abdomen and an enlarged heart.
They tapped the fluid and could not tell what it is. With IV fluids and some
torbutrol her temp came down to 100.6 in two hours. I then took her home,
against their advice, because they did not seem to think they could do anything
and she was miserable there. I have an appointment for 7:30 am at Red Bank,
the best vet hospital in the state, with an oncologist. It is 2 hours away, so
we need to leave at 5:30 am. Lucy hates car rides, but I want a better
diagnosis, and I want it from the best people. Except for the fact that she
is
still eating (probably not normally, but not completely terribly either) and
alert, and her protein ratio which does not point to FIP, her clinical signs
and
blood work otherwise could mean wet FIP. The ER vet thinks it's lymphoma.
She was trying to convince me that FeLV+ cats dont respond to chemo, even
though I told her I had one who did and know others with cats who have. It is
possible it is FIP, it is possible that it is lymphoma so bad that nothing can
be done or that she has heart problems that will complicate chemo and I can't
do it. But I want to try, at least, to get a better diagnosis before
deciding all of this. She is happy to be home for now. She ate a little bit
of
cooked turkey, probably 10 or 15 little pieces.
Please pray hard for her. It does not look good. I hope she can at least
have some good time left. she is my baby, more than any of the others, though
I
love them too. she is my love.
Michelle
