Mega massive vibes for Lazlo urgent - Page 3

I might start biting my nails again LOL. I'm hoping the surgeon was right and we'll get those results today.

At the 1:30 meal, Laz only ate a little bit. So I tried not mixing water into the a/d this time, used the handle of a spoon to get it down the syringe without air pockets, and fed him 1.5ml by syringe. (Edited to add: it was 2.5ml. My mind is not functioning at peak capacity right at the moment ). He's such a good boy. I know he's weak - but he's got enough fight in him to protest if he wants to LOL. I held his head, and squirted a little in his mouth at a time, let him swallow it. He really didn't seem to mind. Shelly was already done with his lunch, so watched all big-eyed.

I really can't thank everyone enough for the vibes and hugs, good thoughts and support. It means so much to me (and Gary, actually), you have no idea.

We're coming to terms with this. And as Farleyv says - we don't know until we know. And we don't have the results yet, so we don't know. But we're better prepared now, mentally, anyway.

Test results are in. It is lymphoma. She told us the good news is that of the cancers, it is more treatable (which I already know from you wonderful people!). The other thing working in Lazlo's favor is that it's not complicated with anything like peritonitis or FeLV. He's got the issue with the anemia, but maybe the herbals will help him like they have Chum. He's on two to help build his blood, one is specifically for his platelets. The problem - it's such a large mass.

BUT, one thing at a time. They faxed over the results to the feline oncologist, so I can call first thing in the morning to schedule the appt. Vet agrees with surgeon - better the shorter drive on Tuesday than trying to get there tomorrow or Monday.

His appetite is waning already though. I syringe fed him somewhere between 1/8 - 1/4 of a can of Iams Maximum Calorie this afternoon and this evening. She was ecstatic that it looks like I'll be able to get 1.5 cans/day in him without trouble. He sits and lets me squirt it in his mouth a little bit at a time - the first one he thrashes his head a little bit, but then he just eats it. When he's done, he gets up, walks away and starts cleaning. And he eats that much at each sitting.

But she did tell me to start him on Pepcid a/c yesterday, but it didn't "take." So we got it today, and started him on it this evening. Should help the ulcers. She wants me to start him on the appetite stimulant.

Do not start him on the Artemesian - it's for carcinoma, not lymphoma.

And since he's tolerating the pilling so well, I'm to get tumeric capsules or see if they have some type of curcumin supplement. I know they have at least tumeric at the health food store, I had Gary on them for a while. I know it's a strong anti-inflammatory. OK, just looked this up: http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/Trea...erals/turmeric

So that's on tomorrow's "to do" list.

And all these supplements are adjunct therapy to chemo if we can go or decide to go that route - no interaction problems.

Oh, BTW, I really need to correct this. The syringe she gave me is NOT a 2ml syringe. It is a 6ml syringe. So when I thought I was giving him 2.5 because I gave him 2.5 syringe-fulls, I was giving him 18ml.

Good thing - it's closer to what he needs frequently LOL.

One can of a/d has 150ml. (http://www.hillspet.com/products/pd-...re-canned.html). A 12 pound cat should be eating approximately 2.5 cans/day - but Lazlo isn't normally as active as other kitties (our cats always need less than the recommended amount), and he is eating kibble on his own. As he's eating somewhere between 40% - 50% of the kibble he needs for his DV, he needs about 60% of the recommended amount of the a/d.

2ml is next-to-nothing (I was thinking it was equivalent to oz., but it's not).

So just putting this out there in case someone stumbles on it and uses it as a feeding guide.

I haven't had chance to catch up with thread but wanted to give quick update. Called to schedule appt w oncologist. Had 12:20 today avail. Had to basically leave immediately. Bottom line, without chemo Laz probably has a month. They have advanced treatment schedule I'LL post later. With chemo there is 50/50 chance he beats it. About 15% of cats have problems w it but chemo in ppl = crappy quality of life. Not same in cat. So we decided to start and see. On way home, will write more later.

Hugs to all thank u so much for help and support.

This is nuts. Thankfully Laz is asleep, but there's some very hungry kitties at home. 4miles from our exit and we're dead stop. Gary talked to truck driver behind us. There's 2 accidents between us and exit. Both are fatality accidents. An entire family died in one. We could be here hours. At least 5 ambulances have gone past in breakdown lane.

We're home! We debated about the breakdown lane. We carry oxygen tanks for Gary, and one is empty and one is getting low. (Oxygen is a powerful vasoconstrictor delivered at high flow rates, it's used for his medication situation, not for emphesema or breathing or something). We debated... we're pretty sure getting caught in a breakdown lane re: accident is a suspension fine. He decided to plead low oxygen. We went for it. We only got a mile before a fourth lane opened up because of a hill, so he just pulled in line up there. Thank goodness - another ambulance went by right after that.

I think we were there 1 1/2 hours. Thankfully Lazlo just slept.

Got the kitties fed.

And I think Doc was right (feline oncologist specialist) - Lazlo's problem isn't his appetite, it's that he feels nauseous all the time because of the cancer in his tummy. He gave him an injection of Cerenia, an anti-nausea med, and sent me home with cerenia pills.

We got home - and the other kitties hadn't eaten since this morning!!!!! (We put food out dry food for them to free feed if we're going to be gone all day. We had no idea we were going to be gone all day).

I called everyone for dinner basically the minute I walked in the door, and Lazlo started MEOWING. I mean - like he hasn't in a long time.

He ate a 1/2 can of c/d in one go. I gave him a little more after a few minutes, and he ate... maybe another 1/8 of a can.

It's been about 20 minutes / 1/2 hour since they ate (I think), and he just popped in here MEOWING. I gave him some kibble. He just ate a handful.

So... I know this doesn't really mean anything, because Doc said that if he's going to have issue with the chemo, it's usually after 2-3 days. But we'll know by Tuesday, when his next treatment would be. I'll explain in next post.

Oh - and Violet, thank you so much for the info! But Lazlo's problem is that his blood is too thin. He wasn't producing enough platelets, so his blood wouldn't clot, which is why even if surgery was an option, it wasn't an option. The herb was to help boost his platelet production.

Ok, I just lost the entire post, and it was long and detailed and almost done LOL. BUT, it was for a good cause. Lazlo came in meowing again for more kibble.