Thursday, June 07, 2007
RANDOM VET TRIP
well, pansy took her car trip to the vet this am. NOT HAPPY. knows what the leash means, at least i don't have to try and stuff her in a carrier. 3 dogs when i got there. 2 HUGE ones. big drooling black lab and a pretty husky. ltlle schnauzerish one. pansy has not lost too much weight. she was 11 lbs. the vet was very nice to her, still not a happy cat. got a geriatric cat blood workup. $$$. pansy is 14 this year. nothing in her poop test.
vet called. well, good and bad news. good news-not a death sentence. bad news, elevated levels in her blood, which most likely means lymphoma in her intestines. which is better than cosmos cancer. like elizabeth edwards, looks like treatment for the rest of her life. COULD do surgical biopsy and maybe CHEMO, which probably do nothing, but make me spend more $$$. could try a prescription food. can try that after the other old cat cat food is used up. meds will make her drink more, eat more and pee more. ok.
this is why i have spares now. not that i am immediately missing pansy who should last for more years. she has been hiding mostly since she got back.
well, pansy took her car trip to the vet this am. NOT HAPPY. knows what the leash means, at least i don't have to try and stuff her in a carrier. 3 dogs when i got there. 2 HUGE ones. big drooling black lab and a pretty husky. ltlle schnauzerish one. pansy has not lost too much weight. she was 11 lbs. the vet was very nice to her, still not a happy cat. got a geriatric cat blood workup. $$$. pansy is 14 this year. nothing in her poop test.
vet called. well, good and bad news. good news-not a death sentence. bad news, elevated levels in her blood, which most likely means lymphoma in her intestines. which is better than cosmos cancer. like elizabeth edwards, looks like treatment for the rest of her life. COULD do surgical biopsy and maybe CHEMO, which probably do nothing, but make me spend more $$$. could try a prescription food. can try that after the other old cat cat food is used up. meds will make her drink more, eat more and pee more. ok.
this is why i have spares now. not that i am immediately missing pansy who should last for more years. she has been hiding mostly since she got back.
