Sadie

We dropped Sadie off this morning at 7:30 am with Dr. Chretin.  Dr. called with her blood results (poor Sadie needs a light bit of sedation just so they can take blood); they don’t know how to deal with Her Majesty.  White count normal but while sedated doctor felt her body.  The tumor on the left side of her throat is a bit smaller but there is a small lump on the right side of her throat and a lump in her shoulder.  We elected to go with “rescue chemo” a pill called CCNU (lomustine) which is an anticancer drug that is used to treat some types of cancers, especially lymphomas, brain tumors and mast cell tumors.

In talking with Dr. Chretin after the blood work and prior to the administration of this pill, we decided that since Sadie has not had success with shot-based chemo the last several times, we are afraid she again will not respond well to another round of shot-based chemo.  To give her another chemo shot at this time and have her not respond well would be a waste of valuable treatment time.  Giving her the “rescue pill” now will hopefully  give us a bit of a head start.  The pill if successful is administered once a month for a specified length of time.

She is to see Dr. Chretin next Wednesday for bloods and an exam and then hopefully will not have to go back for another three weeks after that.  We are to examine the lumps daily to be sure they are not growing.

Sadie was very happy to be home this afternoon.  I fed her canned food right away, then she had a drink of water and then the dry food.  She is beautiful, chatty and seems happy to be home.  We are happy to have our girl home and pray she will be happy and well at home for a long time.

Post from: Cat Behaviour Maven Blogwhere you can get the information on cat behaviour.

A Cat with Cancer Part 8

Similar Cat Behaviour Info:

1. A Cat with Cancer Part 7
2. A Cat with Cancer Part 10
3. A Cat with Cancer. Part 5
4. A Cat with Cancer? Part 1
5. A Cat with Cancer. Part 4

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.

Post from: Cat Behaviour Maven Blogwhere you can get the information on cat behaviour.

A Cat with Cancer? Part 2

Similar Cat Behaviour Info:

1. A Cat with Cancer? Part 3
2. A Cat with Cancer. Part 5
3. A Cat with Cancer. Part 4
4. A Cat with Cancer? Part 1
5. A Cat with Cancer Part 8