I'm home sick today. The fatigue has conquered me once more and I slept until I got a phone call around 1 p.m. Thank god I have a doctor's appointment with a sleep specialist on September 9.
But the phone call was from Pita's vet, with the results of her biopsy. It wasn't the vet's assistant. It wasn't the receptionist. It was the doctor herself, and you know that cannot be good.
Pita has a malignant carcinoma, which is frankly what they expected from her procedure last week. It is causing her much trouble breathing, as it at least affects her nasal passages and her mouth (which we can tell just from observing her here at home). We have two options: One is to take her to an oncologist, who will get a catscan to see how invasive the tumor is. Radiation treatments might be a possibility at this point, although not at the vet's office but more likely at OSU. However, this would depend on how invasive the tumor is.
The other option would be a non-inflammatory - a steriod, I think, but I won't claim to know much about medicine to say - that would make Pita more comfortable and possibly shrink the tumor somewhat. Her vet says, however, that this would not buy her much time. Bear in mind that she's already 11 years old, which isn't ancient for a cat but by far is no longer young.
The vet is getting some more information from the oncologist, regarding costs and procedures. Jason and I will discuss it once he gets home from work. And no matter what, it looks like Veronica's life will be in further turmoil, as she's still not quite used to the daycare, preferring to do her own thing rather than join in with circle time or whatever. She's just now stopped asking for Debbie (although this does not mean Debbie has been forgotten), and how I'll ever explain what's happened to Pita to her, I don't know.
Thank you all for your support and advice. I had no clue that some of you read this site, from as far away as Germany - thank you so much! It means so much to me, and as it looks like our worst fears have been confirmed, I'm even more appreciative. Much love to all of you out there, to my friends and family, in being there during this time.
But the phone call was from Pita's vet, with the results of her biopsy. It wasn't the vet's assistant. It wasn't the receptionist. It was the doctor herself, and you know that cannot be good.
Pita has a malignant carcinoma, which is frankly what they expected from her procedure last week. It is causing her much trouble breathing, as it at least affects her nasal passages and her mouth (which we can tell just from observing her here at home). We have two options: One is to take her to an oncologist, who will get a catscan to see how invasive the tumor is. Radiation treatments might be a possibility at this point, although not at the vet's office but more likely at OSU. However, this would depend on how invasive the tumor is.
The other option would be a non-inflammatory - a steriod, I think, but I won't claim to know much about medicine to say - that would make Pita more comfortable and possibly shrink the tumor somewhat. Her vet says, however, that this would not buy her much time. Bear in mind that she's already 11 years old, which isn't ancient for a cat but by far is no longer young.
The vet is getting some more information from the oncologist, regarding costs and procedures. Jason and I will discuss it once he gets home from work. And no matter what, it looks like Veronica's life will be in further turmoil, as she's still not quite used to the daycare, preferring to do her own thing rather than join in with circle time or whatever. She's just now stopped asking for Debbie (although this does not mean Debbie has been forgotten), and how I'll ever explain what's happened to Pita to her, I don't know.
Thank you all for your support and advice. I had no clue that some of you read this site, from as far away as Germany - thank you so much! It means so much to me, and as it looks like our worst fears have been confirmed, I'm even more appreciative. Much love to all of you out there, to my friends and family, in being there during this time.
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