Re: Betty biopsy
- From: Kreisleriana <kreisleriana2@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 22:49:29 -0400
On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 21:05:07 -0400, Takayuki <Takayuki9z@xxxxxxxxx>
yodeled:
>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!
I am so sorry, Tak-- I was hoping there would be some mistake.
Purring hard for you and she to get through this.
Theresa
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