Tiger's Home! 'The butter incident!'

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear this. He'll remain in my thoughts and prayers. Please take care. (((HUGS)))

[Emeraldgreen]

Hi guys, well here's the scoop. I have been on the phone and emailing back and forth with my vet and the hospital staff and we finally came to a decision.
A few days ago I spoke with the clinic and they told me that they had heard of a tool called the Cryo Pen and they were going to see if they could get it shipped to Canada. During that time I looked into it on the internet and found a company in Florida that makes a similar device called the Cryoprobe. I called them for more info and the woman on the phone told me that one of the company's owners was a retired veterinarian and she had him call me. He was very helpful and after hearing Tiger's whole story he said that the cryoprobe would not work well going in through the nose because the vet wouldn't be able to see clearly enough and Tiger's nasal turbinates could be damaged. He said that if the vet went through Tiger's palate which was the plan anyway, he might as well just remove the tumor in it's entirety and skip the cryosurgery. I was really surprised to hear him say this since this guy sells these instruments. But he said that removing the tumor should be sufficient enough.
It was going to take about 2 weeks for my clinic to get the Cryoprobe in and Tiger isn't doing that well and I have to do something now. So, I'm keeping the St. Patty's appointment and instead of removing 'part' of the tumor through his nose just as they have two times before, they are instead going to split his palate and remove as much of the tumor as they can, hopefully all of it. This will be a big deal so I'm really nervous but if it's successful, it should buy him much more time than the 2 months that the last surgery gave him.
My vet said that it was going to be painful but doing cryosurgery in conjunction with removing the tumor would be even more painful. They will be keeping him overnight and possibly two days to make sure they have lots of pain meds on board for him. I'm going to ask them to give him the Convenia antibiotic injection so I don't have to try and pill him or sneak meds into his food. My biggest mission is going to be to get him eating after this thing. I'm so relieved that we are going to do more than the 'debulking' of the tumor but actual tumor removal itself. I'm praying this gives him many months with us.

[Catty1]

{{{{HUGS}}}} My mom and I have been in your shoes. I really hope this gives Tiger much more time with you - and with some of the preventatives you have on hand, you have a chance of being able to work against a recurrence.

I think there is an amino acid - lysine? Arginine? that is supposed to help as well.

He will need pain meds...my mom's cat was on a pain patch - Phentonol or something? - and her cat didn't bother it.

Maybe the patch would work for the pain; I wonder if antbiotics can be compounded?

Deep and heartfelt prayers going out to all, and especially to Tiger!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks for the update and I sure hope that his surgery will go smoothly and that he'll heal up quickly. He continues to remain in my thoughts and prayers.

[Catty1]

I get my cats' omega oil in pump form from my vet. It's made by Bioniche.

Main page is www.bionicheanimalhealth.com, then you find the tab for Products and select Companion Animals.

I found this....

http://www.bionicheanimalhealth.com/...tientTypeID=12

Here is the fact sheet on this drug: http://www.bionicheanimalhealth.com/...ct%20Sheet.pdf

See if your vet knows about Regressin.

This works in combination with surgery...and if you want to try it and it is mucho dinero, PLEASE let us help you with it.

hugs

[Medusa]

We'll keep the prayers going and the candles burning for sweet Tiger and you. Keep the faith that he'll come through this easily and w/minimal or no pain.

[Catlady711]

I hope removing the whole tumor gives much more relief than in the past. I know this surgery is going to be more invasive, but hopefully it will take care of the problem for a very long time.