Topic: Kyiie 11/7/16 (Read 18737 times)

Dawn F · « **Reply #40 on:** June 22, 2016, 08:26:15 AM »

oh bless her!!

Mark · « **Reply #39 on:** June 22, 2016, 08:23:09 AM »

Thanks all.

She isn't supposed t go outside until her stitches come out on Monday, but she was miserable being indoors. As it was dry yesterday, she has a thumb cut off of a glove, taped on with elastoplast tape + I gave her an extra cover of a baby sock for as long as she is in the garden. I just take the top layer off when she comes back in an plan to give her a fresh one each day

http://i.imgur.com/rPUMN4m.jpg

Sootyca · « **Reply #38 on:** June 21, 2016, 22:03:00 PM »

:hug

Can't live in fear of it coming back, or getting worse. Just enjoy your time with her - she won't have any of those worries so don't you take them on.

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #37 on:** June 21, 2016, 18:28:18 PM »

Mark and Kylie

I have my fingers firmly crossed that your girl will have a long and happy life ahead of her.

Dawn F · « **Reply #36 on:** June 21, 2016, 08:09:30 AM »

I'm sorry to hear that Mark, nobody knows her like you do and I'm sure if you thought she wasn't happy you would take appropriate action. Our Oscar had an aggressive stomach tumour, they said he wasn't in pain so we took him home and let him carry on until we were sure he wasn't enjoying himself, he loved his food and for us when he stopped eating well we knew

hopefully they have managed to remove it all, I'm still shocked to hear that paw cancer exists though

alisonandarchie · « **Reply #35 on:** June 21, 2016, 07:48:15 AM »

Wishing Kylie all the best. I think as long as she is eating and quite active that is a good sign

Mark · « **Reply #34 on:** June 21, 2016, 01:13:06 AM »

It has been confirmed that the tumour was Adenocarcinoma, which is malignant and agressive.

She said that she is confident that she removed a good margin, but this type of cancer spreads from lungs to paws, or vice versa. Although there was nothing she could see on Kylie's chest x-ray, it doesn't mean that there is nothing there. The lab have given a 'guarded prognosis' - she said all I can do is keep an eye on her and measure her resting respiration rate once a week. If it starts to increase, the kindest thing would be to PTS

However, there is a chance that it hasn't spread, but she can't make any promises. She said she is concerned that the diarrhea might be down to intestinal tumours, but as we can't biopsy... (I'm not so sure,as she has had problems with it for a couple of years)

Jane has offered for me to go down so she can go through the technical terms on the report line by line and explain them all, but I'm not sure that would achieve anything.

As for paw healing, I took her for check up this morning and it is healing well. All being well, she can have the stitches out next Monday.

I am trying to be realistic, but at the same time, they said Alice's cancer could return and it never did

Mark · « **Reply #33 on:** June 16, 2016, 09:02:57 AM »

Same here Dawn. Hopefully it was caught in time and we can get her gut issues sorted out. She has a few other issues, such as anaemia, caused by malapsorption, which should resolve once her gut issues are under control and various high white blood cell counts due to infection of the paw (which the vet thinks is probably secondary, due to the tumour) -butas for her general bloods, EVERYTHING is within normal range, which is pretty good for any older cat, especially one coming up to 17

Dawn F · « **Reply #32 on:** June 16, 2016, 08:08:57 AM »

she looks pretty relaxed all things considered, shocking about the toe, I'd always thought they were the sort of things you didn't have to think about

alisonandarchie · « **Reply #31 on:** June 16, 2016, 01:11:01 AM »

So glad Kylie is home again safe and sound with some good news. Wishing her a speedy recovery and a gentle hug

heather sullivan · « **Reply #30 on:** June 15, 2016, 23:18:03 PM »

aww thats a lot of bandage on her leg. Hopefully she will be able to adjust and walk around okay. I remember a good few years ago I had a rabbit who had an infection in his toe, the vet removed his toe as infection went into the bone, and later he then had half of his foot removed due to the bone infection. He lived a good few years after that.

Mark · « **Reply #29 on:** June 15, 2016, 22:22:20 PM »

The vet said her gut feeling is that it was a soft-tissue tumour. She said showed me the x-ray of the bones and it doesn't seem to have spread to them. She also did a chest x-ray and there are no visible tumours - just a few dark patches that are common in older cats.

She is struggling to walk. I don't know what will happen when she wants to use the tray or get to the fountain. She has a bowl of water. One problem we have is that the wood floors are really slippery

http://i.imgur.com/fEMlO0w.jpg

Rosella moggy · « **Reply #28 on:** June 15, 2016, 18:57:24 PM »

She will undoubtedly be very much happier at home with you and OH Mark as will you two

Sounds unlikely that anything will come of test on her toe but good idea to check to be safe. All in all does sound much more positive than you feared. Just hope your girl finds her appetite again soon and poos respond to ABs and firm up

heather sullivan · « **Reply #27 on:** June 15, 2016, 17:53:30 PM »

Phew that's really good news, glad they didn't find anything nasty. Bet she will be glad to be home

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #26 on:** June 15, 2016, 17:06:08 PM »

I'm so glad the the news about Kylie is positive, I'm sure you with both be happier when she is back home

Mark · « **Reply #25 on:** June 15, 2016, 17:04:27 PM »

Thanks all. Ultrasound is showing nothing untoward,although not 100% - the vet said given how long she has had the diarrhea, if it had been cancer, she would have expected to see at least thickening of the bowel wall. She said there was a lot of gas in there and some formed poo - she thinks to high-meat, grain-free food is helping.

As for the paw, she called earlier and said there is a hard lump. One of her toes is misshapen and was probably what was causing the lameness. The infection was also showing in her bloods (raised white cells) she said even if they get rid of the infection, the toe is still likely to cause her pain,so asked if it was OK to remove it.

She called back a while ago to tell me Kylie was awake. She is quite anxious, so Jane said she will be better off at home with me than in a pen overnight. She wants to send the toe off to the lab to be sure.

So all in all, it all seems a lot better than it could have been.

She has been given an AB injection and will also have ABs for her gut and more for the paw.

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #24 on:** June 15, 2016, 15:31:48 PM »

Sending lots of love and 'Get well' wishes

Dawn F · « **Reply #23 on:** June 15, 2016, 11:14:34 AM »

what a shame, I know she is such a character

Mark · « **Reply #22 on:** June 15, 2016, 11:11:23 AM »

Thanks all. Just a waiting game now. Fasting wasn't a problem, but for the wrong reasons. She ate really well during the day yesterday, but after being on her bed outside on the deck all day yesterday, she came in and flopped on the floor just inside the back door. She refused to eat and also seemed to be spaced out or blind for a while. She recovered pretty quickly. They are going to check her eyes and BP too. The vet said she isn't an ideal candidate for sedation, but they are between a rock and a hard place as they need to know what is going on. She said on the bright side, there are going to be 3 vets available to do tests. Mark, who is a cardiac specialist, another vet who is a radiologist and Jane, my vet.

heather sullivan · « **Reply #21 on:** June 15, 2016, 10:19:38 AM »

Hope all goes well today

CarolM (Wendolene) · « **Reply #20 on:** June 15, 2016, 10:16:44 AM »

Quote from: Rosella moggy on June 15, 2016, 04:11:10 AM

Just wanted to wish Kylie all the best for today's tests Mark

Seconded.

Rosella moggy · « **Reply #19 on:** June 15, 2016, 04:11:10 AM »

Just wanted to wish Kylie all the best for today's tests Mark

Mark · « **Reply #18 on:** June 13, 2016, 22:02:57 PM »

The problem is, antibiotics have limited success with it. They still want her in on Wednesday so they can feel for lumps and measure to see if there is any thickening of her intestines.

Ironically, I was watching The Food Show tonight and they featured fecal implants (in humans) to cure diarrhea caused by Clostridium Difficile overgrowth. I googled to see if it is available for cats - it is, but only in America it seems - and with a very low (if at all) success rate in cats, unlike in humans, where the success rate is 94%

Sonya(Buttersmum) · « **Reply #17 on:** June 13, 2016, 21:41:50 PM »

Quote from: Mark on June 13, 2016, 21:07:09 PM

Thanks Dawn. Her poo sample results came back today. She has an overgrowth of Clostridium. She said it is quite a controversial subject, because some consider it to be a problem and others, not. She has recommended probiotics - but, Kylie already has them, although not for a couple of weeks, as she took them for ages, with no positive effects. I have been reading up and apparently, a high fibre diet is recommended, so I am going to look into that.

Glad it's something that can be treated with antibiotics Mark

and not something a lot more serious!! I bet your happier now, knowing what is actually wrong with her.... Hope she gets better soon

Mark · « **Reply #16 on:** June 13, 2016, 21:07:09 PM »

Thanks Dawn. Her poo sample results came back today. She has an overgrowth of Clostridium. She said it is quite a controversial subject, because some consider it to be a problem and others, not. She has recommended probiotics - but, Kylie already has them, although not for a couple of weeks, as she took them for ages, with no positive effects. I have been reading up and apparently, a high fibre diet is recommended, so I am going to look into that.

Dawn F · « **Reply #15 on:** June 13, 2016, 09:33:05 AM »

oh Mark what a worry, hope your lovely girl starts of feel better soon

Mark · « **Reply #14 on:** June 12, 2016, 22:32:32 PM »

Thanks all. Diarrhea not much better, although it is a possible side-effect with the ABs, (Nisamox) so hard to tell. Paw looks a bit better but she is still holdingit out whe she lies down.

CarolM (Wendolene) · « **Reply #13 on:** June 12, 2016, 12:37:06 PM »

I hope the ABs are all it takes to sort out Kylie's poorly paw and have everything crossed for the diarrhoea to resolve too, with nothing nasty showing up on the ultrasound.

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #12 on:** June 12, 2016, 12:27:32 PM »

Sending you both lots of love and good wishes

Rosella moggy · « **Reply #11 on:** June 11, 2016, 22:09:34 PM »

Very much hope this improvement continues for your black beauty Mark

Sonya(Buttersmum) · « **Reply #10 on:** June 11, 2016, 21:51:05 PM »

Having a good appetite sounds good

alisonandarchie · « **Reply #9 on:** June 11, 2016, 20:45:43 PM »

That sounds like good news Mark, hoping her paw and tum will settle down

Mark · « **Reply #8 on:** June 11, 2016, 19:40:43 PM »

Thanks everyone. Maybe some wishful thinking going on here, but the paw doesn't look anywhere near as raw today. Oddly, we had no diarrhea overnight. She has been outside most of the day. Obviously I can't watch her all day, so not sure what or if she produced any in the garden. Her appetite seems pretty good. Thankfully she quite likes me bathing her paw - which I did twice yesterday and so far, twice more today - although she probably licks most off.

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #7 on:** June 11, 2016, 15:23:17 PM »

Mark and Kylie

alisonandarchie · « **Reply #6 on:** June 11, 2016, 06:57:42 AM »

Very sorry to hear about Kylie'e paw and gut.

Hoping the treatment will clear up her paw condition without the need for further action

Will be good to get the ultrasound out the way too

Rosella moggy · « **Reply #5 on:** June 11, 2016, 06:26:12 AM »

So sorry to hear this Mark. Poor girl

You will be going through the mill big time I know

Sending every possible good wish that the ABS do some good.

Judecat (Paula) · « **Reply #4 on:** June 10, 2016, 23:08:37 PM »

Just

Mark

Mark · « **Reply #3 on:** June 10, 2016, 21:29:04 PM »

Thanks - Keeping our fingers crossed for our girl.

I'm pretty sure she is coming up to 17. When I adopted her from CP at the beginning of 2002, they were quite specific about her age. They said she was 2 1/2

Judecat (Paula) · « **Reply #2 on:** June 10, 2016, 20:30:18 PM »

Oh Mark. I do hope that they aren't related. Everything crossed she is Okay, how old is Kylie?

Kylie, and to you as well as well Mark as her devoted cat slave. Hoping the AB's do some good.

Mark · « **Reply #1 on:** June 10, 2016, 19:52:05 PM »

Some might remember that she had chronic diarrhea last year, which got worse. She ended up weighing 2.5kg (she was always a big cat - for years, she weighed around 6.5kg) but it improved a fair bit and she gained weight. Fast forward to about a month ago, she was walking on the flat of her left paw, instead of just the top part. The vet told me to give her Metacam for a couple of weeks and see how she was doing. Not sure if the Metacam triggered it, but the terrible liquid diarrhea started again and she has been losing weight. I took her in on Monday and the vet said she needs an ultrasound, which can't be done until next Wednesday. I also mentioned that her paw was looking worse, but maybe because she kept licking it. The vet tried to look, but Kylie wasn't being very cooperative. She said she would have a good look next week while Kylie is sedated. This morning, her paw looked much worse and I thought there was no way it could wait until Wednesday to be looked at. Also being a Friday (not to mention, that my vet, who usually opens on Saturday mornings, isn't this week as they are moving to new premises) I asked this morning if they could squeeze her in today. I saw a differnt vet and he said she has a nail-bed infection, butit could also be the start of mast-cell cancer. She is on ABs for 5 days and I have to bathe her paw in iodine twice a day. He said depending on how well the paw responds, he will need to do a biopsy on it next week.

She was always such a healthy cat, but seriously concerned about her now. She is coming up to 17

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