Recent Content by Grey Mist

Thanks so much everybody for your prayers and positive thoughts and encouragement. I know the ER doc wanted us to put her to sleep right there on the spot. The previous night he was not assertive enough in ordering the proper tests, and then the next night he became aggressive and judgmental...

Thanks for your reply. She was given plavix once a day as blood thinner. She still struggles to walk and cannot walk very far but it is an improvement over where she was yesterday. Also, her rapid eye movement has decreased. We are trying to be realistic because there might be too much damage...

We are in such a mess with Grey. We finally got a large cell lymphoma diagnosis based on ultrasound by an internal medicine specialist. Three FNA were inconclusive. The oncologist at the same hospital was comfortable starting chemo without surgical biopsy. After one week Grey had reduction in...

A new update on Grey... We originally had a biopsy scheduled for June 2, but an oncology appointment opened up for May 31 so I postponed the biopsy. On May 30 I got a call from the hospital saying the oncologist wanted us to meet with the internal medicine specialist first. We met with the...

I have an update on Grey. We saw a holistic vet and he did not think it would be worth it to do another FNA. I finally found a hospital last week that would do an ultrasound and FNA and we were scheduled for this Wednesday. This new vet said there was a 3 cm mass and if the other vet could not...

I called the vet's office and the assistant said that a sample was taken from the lymphoma area but all they got was blood. Then she said (it sounded like she was reading from notes) that the vet had recommended fine needle cytology or surgical biopsy. I know with 100% certainty that the vet did...

Hi FeebysOwner, Thank you so much for all the helpful info! I really was hoping for some other options besides invasive testing and your post is exactly what I was looking for. Grey just turned 11 so she is not that old. I was very upset and frustrated with the vet yesterday because she told...

I posted a thread last week about our cat's ultrasound results showing GI lymphoma. The vet said she had masses in her stomach and intestines (and inflammation around her kidneys). We were just waiting for the fine needle aspiration results to show whether she had small cell or large cell. It...

Thanks Nebaug for your kind words. I was prepared for this diagnosis but it still just knocks you off your feet. And thank you FeebysOwner for your message. I am hoping we didn't lose needed time with that two month delay but I wish I had acted faster so there would be no room for regret. The...

My husband and I took Grey to the vet in March for vomiting and soft stool. She had previously been to the vet in January for a respiratory infection. We found out during the March visit that Grey had lost a pound since the last visit in January. She is very overweight (19.5 lb to 18.5 in March)...

Thanks JCatbird! (Sorry for the late reply, by the way... I started to reply way back when but my computer blipped out on me and I never got back to the forum!) I will try adding water to some canned food and see if that helps. She is still eating but it is more hit or miss these days...

Hi FeebysOwner, Thank you for your very detailed and helpful reply! I see your point about McDonalds and weight loss. Unfortunately I do not have a weight for her between last June and her vet weigh-in back in January, so I can only monitor it going forward. I just got really nervous when...

My 10-year-old cat is very overweight and needs to slim down. A couple of years ago she went through a phase of vomiting but all the vet did was put her on anti-nausea meds. She had phases of vomiting but did not have any other symptoms. Since that time I have become more aware of cat nutrition...