I am sorry you are both going through this right now.. When Smokey had this disease, I cried a lot. I talked to him all the time so he would know how much i loved him, and how special he was. I think they know. Just as they sense stress, they sense love.
You will know through the guidance of friends and vets which course to take. Bless you and give Wallace a head kiss for me. Dede ( His picture is adorable!) he is. They have his picture (with Boo and > William) in the waiting room, too. (If you'd like > to > see it, it's here: > > http://www.ratemykitten.com/pictures/392/000131996/ > ) > > We won't know what the cancer is until the cytology > report comes in, Saturday or Tuesday. BEST case at > this point is lymphoma. Right now, both vets (my vet > and the sonography specialist vet) think that he has > adenocarcinoma in his small intestine, invading into > the mesentery. His stomach wall and other sections > of > the small bowel are also thickening. > > This is *bad*. Of the two types of tumor, this *is* > the operable one, but it's big -- 5cm -- and it's > invaded beyond the small intestine. There's a > partial > blockage of the intestine's lumen, too, which is > causing real concern and is probably why he stopped > eating. > > I'm going to go snuggle my kitty and cry now. > > Thanks so much to everybody, esp. those who gave me > the lymphoma information. Looks like it might be a > moot point now -- adenocarcinoma is *bad*. Feels > weird > to be praying that it might be lymphoma -- as I > said, > the cytology report won't be in for a few days. > > Advice on enticing a sick kitty to eat is > appreciated, > but as he doesn't have FeLeuk/FIV, he's off topic. > Thank you, though -- everybody here is so generous > of > spirit, and helpful. > > -Jean > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather > > "When you are in the service of your fellow beings, you are only in the service of your God" Mosiah 2:17 ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news
