Sasha has lost a lot of body mass~!

Hoping you will be back home from picking him up soon. Chewing nails..okay, I have no nails to chew, but I'm trying anyway!

We're home from Issaquah, WA. Sasha was not happy when I closed the windows in the car - he likes to ride with them wide open hearing the wind.

The ultrasound showed nothing. No tumors, no liver damage, no gall bladder infection, nothing. There is a slight reading of billirubin in his blood cells but slight. His red blood cell count has not been compromised, it's just fine.

The Specialist did an amneosentisis, drawing fluid from the liver and will send it to Cytology. Sasha's liver was enlarged, and it could be that he has a very slow, diffused cancer of the liver - hence no tumors or other masses. The ultrasound was clean. The doctor sort of scratched his head~~ they did a lot of careful screening, too.

We will know tomorrow or Monday.

I did like this Internist. He's from Washington State University, which has one of the top Veterinary Schools in the nation. He took the time to answer all my questions and he even carried Sasha to my car, to help me with not lifting for my back.

Sasha is telling Saba all about it, and then he'll just crash out. Mom is tired too! SO. No tears, just not really having a specific answer. Is this just part of the aging process??? The Vet said it was a bit extreme, the rapid weight loss.....but we're running out of labs to do!

Oh E, I just saw this thread........you know my heart, thoughts and good vibes are zipping across country to you now..............

Elizabeth, I will be keeping Sasha in my thoughts and prayers. I hope it's nothing more than just the aging process and Sasha has many more wonderful years to enjoy with you. Thinking of both of you.

I hope you both have a restful evening. I'm glad you found an internist for him that you like..now to solve that puzzle.

Skritches to Sasha, tell him the "bee lady" is thinking of him.

Originally Posted by lisalee

Elizabeth, I will be keeping Sasha in my thoughts and prayers. I hope it's nothing more than just the aging process and Sasha has many more wonderful years to enjoy with you. Thinking of both of you.

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Lisa, I know we share each other's cat names. I hope so too!

Sasha, you're such a brave boy! We remain right here with you, Eddie.

Maybe Sasha's dieting as swimsuit season is coming soon and he wants to look good for his ladies!!!
(sorry bad attempt at humor..........)

Hopefully everything comes back okay

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Maybe Sasha's dieting as swimsuit season is coming soon and he wants to look good for his ladies!!!
(sorry bad attempt at humor..........)

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No, Gail, it's ok. I try to laugh all the time.....and Stephanie even said that he'd have a swanky new haircut, which he sure does.

All we can say is that we're running out of labs and tests and if this is part of the aging process then it's one of the more advanced ones the Vet has seen. Personally, I have a hunch this last test will come back positive for liver cancer and he will have a little more time than we thought w/FIP, but it will still be precious time. I am a very positive person, but I know my intuition gifts have helped others in the past with lost kitties, and now I turn to myself to help me through this.

Most defintely trust your instincts...it has been invaluable for me with knowing when something was amiss with my guys. You just form this bond, deeper with the kitties you connect on a certain deeper level with.

I agree with you, this doesn't sound like ageing. I'm just hoping Sasha pulls what most of my kitties do..unusual things never seen in cats, then they (almost always) get through it and go back to being their usual selves, to the amazement of vets and consulting vets

Eddie...you and Sasha share a very special bond.
Lots of purrs & cuddles to you both.

I am just seeing this thread E - what a topsy turvy ride you two are going through. I sure hope that it is something that is easily treatable. I wish I had some words of wisdom for you but we all are truly lucky to have a wonderful place that will pull together for its members and that they care - Sasha has a whole world behind him and thats amazing.

to you E!

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I wish I had some words of wisdom for you but we all are truly lucky to have a wonderful place that will pull together for its members and that they care - Sasha has a whole world behind him and thats amazing.

to you E!

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....that's just the way it is, isn't it. I thought to myself, "nobody wants to hear about Sasha, it's just too sad" and then I find I have to be here because Sasha, it seems, is happy and purring...it is I that can't handle what life deals out. My grandmother once told me that God deals us our life cards face down, so we don't know what's coming.

Sasha is eating heartily now. Pat, he's eating the stash of Active Life, the crate you sent me two years ago that I've kept. I almost sent the entire crate to Oregon to Eric's granny's ranch - she has ferals out there, but I kept it after Freddie died. Don't know why.

Sasha has been crashed out under the hot tub. There's a little trap door where all the pipes are, no exposed wiring, and it's warm and dark.... it's his Safe Place.

I am so glad you kept it. I just wish they were back in production - they were supposed to be almost a year ago...

Go Sasha, you can beat this!

Eddie, You really are having such a bumpy ride (the pair of you) I hope that you find a solution to the weight loss and can enjoy your Spring time together!

Sending lots of love and thoughts to you both!

Fingers crossed that it is something positive, or something that he can live a long time with.

Eddie i hope your wrong on your thoughts about liver cancer and that this is just Sasha growing old.

When you think about it after what he went through with the coyote it's enough to add years onto his looks. Bless his little cotton socks

Elizabeth, I'm just now catching up with this thread again. I'm so sorry you and Sasha are going through so much. Cats are individuals who age differently just like we do. So even if his symptoms are extreme, maybe for him, it's just a part of the aging process?

I'm really hoping it doesn't turn out to be something serious like liver cancer.

And by the way.....
It's Sasha's 14th birthday today!
So I'm sending along some special purrs and headbutts from Snowball!