Sadie Coquette
We spoke to our vet Tuesday morning, December 19. Bad news is that it is not an infection, which implies that it may be something more serious. He does not have lab report back yet and will call us later today when he receives it. I am devastated and scared. Ira is also upset, but he handles things differently.
At 5:45 p.m. on January 19, our vet called. It wasn’t good news. It’s lymphoma and he gave us the names of two doctors who are veterinarian oncologists. He also cautioned us that we either had to treat Sadie immediately or have her euthanized. We made an appointment for the next day to see one of the two oncologists recommended by our Vet.
After reviewing the x-rays and the test results we brought from our vet, the oncologist layed out various scenarios. We agreed to a sonogram and further testing. The oncologist said that due to an emergency surgery, there would be a delay processing Sadie and she would not be able to go home until about 5:00 p.m. We elected to stay and wait. We also elected for a first dose of chemo, “just in case”. We told the oncologist that Sadie did not like being poked, prodded and handled; he said okay. A short while later the doctor found us in the waiting room and asked if they could give Sadie a small dose of sedative, called her “quite a pistol”. We told the doctor “I told you so”.
The oncologist called Thursday evening. Sadie has a tumor but he does not know if it is malignant or not; it is difficult to determine. He told us that he also consulted with another doctor. He did a sonogram of the spleen and while it was slightly enlarged, the spleen was not abnormal and not indicative of lymphoma. A needle biopsy of the spleen also confirmed that. They did an ultrasound of Sadie’s throat which did not help further diagnose her, but whatever it is, it is not consistent with lymphoma. The oncologist feels that it is more likely a tumor on the thyroid. He has never seen this type of tumor before in a cat, only with dogs. He wants to do further research and will call us Friday.
We still don’t know what type of cancer it might be and we really don’t know if it is cancer at all.
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