Jean, I am so sorry you guys are going through this. elizabeth
On 6/14/07, Jean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi folks-- Just got home from the vet a little while ago. Wallace was such a good boy for both vets that he didn't need to be sedated for his sonogram or biopsy. That's my good boy. [sniffle] They really love Wallace at my vet hospital -- he was there for a week six years ago for FUS, and they all know what a sweetie 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
