Sophie

Today marks the seven month anniversary from the day we brought Sophie from the veterinarian.  She is doing great (kanena hora).  She is getting around just fine. It is hard to tell that she has any problems.

We are still hydrating (injecting 125 mg of lactated ringers solution into the scruff of Sophie’s neck) three days on one day off.  The hydration is going much better now than it was.  We were originally given a #18 needle for the hydration but thought it was too big for Sophie so we asked if we could go to a #20 needle.  He said it would be ok.  After a couple of months of using the smaller needle we went back to the #18.  While bigger, the #18 allowed the solution to flow more quickly allowing for a shorter time to hydrate.  Sophie also seemed to be more comfortable with the bigger needle too.

We are always aware that this is a day to day blessing and we are thankful every day to have Sophie with us .

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Sadie

We got up early Sunday morning, fed our cats and then packed Sadie for her big adventure with the veterinary radiologist, a 60 mile trip from home.  We brought along canned and dry food for a week, a toy and towels with the scent of home.  Little traffic and we arrived shortly before our scheduled 9:30 a.m. appointment.

The doctor looked at the x-rays, read the medical reports and examined Sadie.  He said they would scan Sadie and keep her at least overnight and that we would hear from him Sunday evening.  We did and it was not good news.  While Sadie does have some small tumors on her thyroid they are not the mass that has been our concern.  These small tumors do not require any treatment at this time.

The doctor feels that the large mass in her throat is some other form of cancer but he can not tell what is involved.  He does not feel it is a lymphoma but it could be a cancer of one of the many other tissues in Sadie’s throat.  He also told us that other cancers are harder to diagnose and more difficult to treat. He will be forwarding the test results back to our oncologist and regular vet.

It seems we are back to square one and things do not look good.  We will be picking Sadie up from the radiation specialist Monday morning and will contact our oncologist.  I do not think we have too many options but we will know more tomorrow.

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Sadie

It’s been a really hard week. We learned early this week that Sadie our number one cat may have some form of cancer. What kind of cancer, if any cancer exists, is still unknown and that is a part of the story.

We noticed that Sadie had been breathing hard, wheezing and finally felt it was time to take her to the doctor.

Our Vet expressed immediate concern regarding Sadie. He took an x-ray of her throat area and it showed a mass around her esophagus. She had a regular exam and blood work in November and there were no signs of trouble. She lost one pound since November. Our vet also took a needle biopsy of the mass area and his viewing appeared to indicate an infection of the esophagus; he sent the biopsy to an outside lab for confirmation and diagnosis. Sadie was hydrated and given shot of antibiotic.

We were given amoxicillin to give Sadie at home and she ate almost one can of cat food last night. Good sign, we hope.

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