Biopsy today

I pray all gos well with Maryjane.

I went back to read your other thread. I'm glad your husband is home at this difficult time. All paws crossed for your beloved little MaryJane.

Please keep us posted.

MaryJane

PS IS her name MaryJane? I was calling her that but rereading your posts I don't see anywhere where you said that's her name, that could be your name, for all I know.

Continued vibes and prayers!

that you get good news about your kitty.

Great news that IF it's cancer, it hasn't spread! I'm so sorry it turned out to be inoperable. But here's hoping it's a granuloma!

If it does turn out to be cancer, your vet is suggesting you take her to see a small animal oncologist. I mentioned in your other thread that our Lazlo has lymphoma - a mass in his stomach that hadn't spread. Our vet referred us to a specialist oncologist, and he has been just wonderful. Many vets do treat cancer, but specialists are able to do it better, as that's all they do. Lazlo's oncologist works off a basic protocol for each cancer, but individualizes it for each animal. The chemotherapy (medicine) being used is rotated, amounts adjusted based on how Lazlo reacts to them. Some people have had horrible experience with chemotherapy and their cats, and it does happen. But it can also be that the right amount wasn't used, or a different treatment could have been tried. No point in my sharing information about Lymphoma unless that's what it is. But the oncologist will be able to give you very good information about what they'll do, how they'll do it, how much it will cost, what period of time it can take, and what the prognosis is if the cancer goes into remission. The one thing I do know that is true for all chemotherapy for cats is that cats tolerate it far better than people do, because relative to their body size they don't need as much as people do, so toxicity (what makes most people so sick from the treatment) is not usually a problem for cats (about 15% of cats do not tolerate chemo) - you just have to work with the specialist to find the right course and amounts. Lazlo had lost a lot of weight, wasn't grooming or eating - he was throwing up all the time, and clearly felt horrible. We've completed two months of chemo, and his weight is back up to normal, and he clearly feels great - like himself! He's playing, eating, grooming.... his tumor is down 40%. He is on an anti-nausea med, an appetite stimulant, and prednisone. All of these are standard with chemo treatment (and clearly help him to feel SO much better!). We're about to start round 3 (our oncologist gives him a treatment each week for four weeks. He has no treatment the 5th week. We get an ultrasound done then to see how things are going).

But let's hope it's just a granuloma!!!!!

Vibes that it's a granuloma!!!

Many vibes that you get good news.

I hope the results show it isn't cancer