Re: Betty biopsy

Takayuki wrote:
> Just some minor news, but since everyone was wondering, Betty's back
> home from her biopsy this morning. She's acting fussy, not wanting
to
> be held for long, and wandering around the house fretting, which is
a
> bit unusual for her, but it's understandable.
>
> Betty's missing a couple of teeth, and has two stitches on her chin,
> and is coming around begging for brief cuddles every once in a
while.
> Looking at her, it's sad for me to think that next time I take her
to
> TED, I may be asking her to give up part of her jaw.
>
> I spoke with the surgery vet on the phone, and he told me that
> visually, it did look like the growth is a malignant tumor, and the
> results from the biopsy will probably be back around Monday or so,
> which is considerably sooner than I was originally told. He said
that
> removing the tumor would mean that Betty would have to adapt to
> missing part of her jaw, but usually cats are pretty resilient.
Also,
> he said that these types of tumors are usually resistant to
> chemotherapy, but radiation treatment might be an option.
>
> The vet's name sounded familiar, so I asked him if he remembered
> giving a talk on parasitic worms to a grade school class 20 years
ago
> (actually, it was more like 19 1/2 years ago). He said that he
> probably did. I told him that I was one of the children sitting in
> the front row, and asked him a question about nematodes. Small
world!

Purrs continuing for Betty. I hope the tumour is not malignant and
can be removed easily.
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
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