I'm currently sitting here at Panda Express, grabbing a bite to eat while waiting for Lil Blackie's treatment to be over. (This iPhone is so much convenient o carry around than a laptop.)
Yesterday morning (Wednesday), Lil Blackie had a hard time breathing and the vet found that she had fluid around her lungs... so they drained what they can... about 90nl worth. She was finally released later in the evening, but the vets scheduled an appointment with the specialist in Concord who took care of Marty.
So I took Lil Blackie in and everyone there was happy to see me, but saddened that I returned with another cat. The specialist examined Lil Blackie, hoping that she would just have the milder form of Lymphoma, but sadly she has the high grade form of Lymphoma. They said that if she responds well, the life expectancy is about 10 months, with some cats going to two years.
The vet are optimistic and suggest that we do chemotherapy and start her off with a under-the-skin treatment that has little to no side effects.(I forgot, off the top of my head, what this is called.)
The vet also told me that he recently attended a trade seminar and there was a presentation of Lymphoma that appears in the cat's leg (like Marty's) which is not usually common. Lymphoma generally shows itself in the internal organs and not usually in the extremities. He also said tat they may submit Marty's case and findings to the study to get a better understanding of it.
Well, time to get back to the vet to see if Lil Blackie's treatment is done. I hope she responds well to it.
2 comments:
im hoping for a miracle to happen that'll save lil blackie. She actually stayed still and let me pet her and started purring...i think it was purring.
So sorry to hear of your furry friend's illness. I have two feline friends and I know how difficult it can be.
Shelly
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