Recent Content by mlevin

crazymomofour: I am so sorry to hear about this. I went through many different stages of dealing with this (and it's far from over). When the vet first told me what it MIGHT be, I was in a panic and couldn't eat or sleep until I got the results. Then when I finally got the diagnosis, I started...

Just thought I'd let you all know that the preliminary results of the CT scan (I haven't gotten the official report) showed that the tumor is not too deep and that surgery remains the best option. There was some concern that the tumor was too deep into the pelvis to be operable.

I took my cat back to the primary vet's office today for a recheck (to removal a suture from the biopsy and to look at his teeth as they did a dental cleaning and had to pull one -- we did both at the same time as they were putting him under anyway). I saw yet another vet today (I had to...

Thanks. So how do you go about claiming the money? And how much do they give you? I hope my vet has records of which vaccine they used.

I'm wondering if it is worth getting a second opinion now. I'm not sure if there's really a lot of time to do that and I wonder if it will only make me start second-guessing myself... And while I don't care that much, I wonder if prices vary significantly. Did [m]any of you who faced this...

I had the appointment with the oncologist today. She said she was "cautiously optimistic" and said that she thinks there is a good chance of helping my cat. Apparently his tumor is relatively small and hasn't been growing very quickly and is in a good location for surgical treatment. She said...

I guess shoulder is not the right word. I guess I mean his hip. It's on his right hip.

Good point. My sister's cats are feline leukemia positive and the vet told her not to get any vaccinations -- and she's in Ohio, where I think it is required.

Thanks. Anything would help. I'll try to post back here after the appointment.

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, my cat has the lump in his rear "shoulder" and not on the leg. His primary vet already warned me that because of the location, it was going to be more difficult to treat. And she still wanted to continue with rabies vaccinations. She said she's required by...

Hi, My otherwise healthy 8 year old cat was recently diagnosed with vaccine-related fibrosarcoma (the vet believes it was the 3 year rabies vaccination). He has an appointment with the oncologist on Tuesday. Can anyone give me some advice as to what questions to ask, what things I should read...