Molly is a kitty I haven't had occasion to meet. She owns a friend of mine. J mentioned a while ago that Molly had "something" on her chin, and I immediately thought of acne, and the number of times that's been in discussion around here. So I found some threads and suggested J start there to see if there was anything that she and her vet hadn't thought of/tried. Our conversation came out of her frustration that the problem didn't seem to be responding to anything.
Well, last night J told me that Molly has cancer. The vet is certain that there's more than just the chin, but without extensive diagnostics can't say where or what the prognosis is. They talked about options/courses of action -- most aggressive, moderately aggressive, least aggressive. They decided that, since Molly is 14, putting her through the necessary diagnostics might well be too stressful, and might only reveal that there isn't a whole lot to be done. So J decided to follow the least aggressive path, putting Molly on prednisone, in the hope that it will slow things down, and give them some good time. Molly, apart from the messy chin which brought the problem to light, seems perfectly normal in her habits and demeanor, so hopefully it hasn't progressed too far and they will have longer than J fears. I don't think the vet has speculated about how long it might be.
Anyway, all that by way of giving a little background to my request for the magic TCS for Miss Molly, if you can spare some.
I don't know if J will join us here. She's got a pretty full plate, but you never know.
Well, last night J told me that Molly has cancer. The vet is certain that there's more than just the chin, but without extensive diagnostics can't say where or what the prognosis is. They talked about options/courses of action -- most aggressive, moderately aggressive, least aggressive. They decided that, since Molly is 14, putting her through the necessary diagnostics might well be too stressful, and might only reveal that there isn't a whole lot to be done. So J decided to follow the least aggressive path, putting Molly on prednisone, in the hope that it will slow things down, and give them some good time. Molly, apart from the messy chin which brought the problem to light, seems perfectly normal in her habits and demeanor, so hopefully it hasn't progressed too far and they will have longer than J fears. I don't think the vet has speculated about how long it might be.
Anyway, all that by way of giving a little background to my request for the magic TCS for Miss Molly, if you can spare some.
I don't know if J will join us here. She's got a pretty full plate, but you never know.
