Hagrid is gone. Update #40

**jenluckenbach** · 08-11-2009, 06:31 PM

Prayers for Hagrid.

**jennielynn1970** · 08-11-2009, 07:09 PM

Sending lots of love and healing prayers for that gorgeous tuxie boy, Hagrid. Feel better soon!!!

**lvpets2002** · 08-12-2009, 01:57 PM

Sending Lots of Prayers & Huggss for Hagrid.. Your such a Adorable baby.. Get well real soon..

**Prairie Purrs** · 08-12-2009, 04:16 PM

Thanks for your prayers.

Hagrid's bloodwork showed an elevated white cell count, but not extreme. The vet is stumped, so he referred me to a clinic about an hour away from here for a second opinion and maybe an ultrasound.

I'm so afraid at this point that some form of cancer might be involved. I'll fight it tooth and nail, whatever it is. I need my happy, goofy Hagrid back.

**Catty1** · 08-14-2009, 01:30 PM

If you look for the thread on Haggis here, Transfer Factor seems to have eliminated his cancer. He was told he had 2 months....and he is thriving some 8 months later. Exam and blood tests showed no cancer! (The vet had also approved the Transfer Factor).

Here is info (for humans): http://www.transferfactorinstitute.com/Home/Faq

This web page is a little cluttered, but you should be able to ferret out what you need.

http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/tf/s/pets.htm

Prayers for Hagrid!

**Prairie Purrs** · 08-14-2009, 06:44 PM

Hagrid had an ultrasound today and a skin biopsy. The ultrasound showed nodules on his liver, but no way to determine whether it's cancer without a biopsy. The skin biopsy results won't be back for at least a week.

The vet (not my regular vet) wants to dose him with Revolution just in case he has mites of some kind, even though no mites showed up on skin scrapings. I'm going to do some research on that, because I'm not sure it's a good idea to keep loading him up with meds if his liver is in trouble.

He's still coming out of the anesthesia (they had to put him under to do the biopsy), so I'll pick him up in the morning. Still no recommendations on how to relieve his itching--the poor guy just itches all over at this point.

I'm so scared for my sweet boy.

**jenluckenbach** · 08-14-2009, 07:16 PM

Poor Hagrid.

I pray that he can get some relief.
Is he the type of cat you could bathe? Maybe an anit itch shampoo could help give him some relief until this can be solved.