Latest Update 12-9-09 Storm's Been Diagnosed & Sunny's Biopsy Results

[Pinot's Mom]

Tracey, we're all hoping Sunny gets a good report with you, and that Storm gets better, too!

IF the biopsy comes back (God forbid!) with a bad result for Sunny, please know Moesha and I have both been through it; we'd both be good sounding boards. I don't want to think that way, but I just wanted you to know. Keep us posted!

Maggie

[Moesha]

I have some transfer factor capsules if you would like, I could send some to you. I had some of it compounded, and Morgan would eat it that way. I would be glad to send that to you as well, but I think it may say it needs to be refrigerated.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Tracey, we're all hoping Sunny gets a good report with you, and that Storm gets better, too!

IF the biopsy comes back (God forbid!) with a bad result for Sunny, please know Moesha and I have both been through it; we'd both be good sounding boards. I don't want to think that way, but I just wanted you to know. Keep us posted!

Maggie

Thanks, hopefully his biopsy will come back noncancerous but if not I'm just going to have to be strong and try to keep Sunny as comfortable as possible and cherish the time that I have with him. I think this is the way that he'd want it if he could speak to me.

I have some transfer factor capsules if you would like, I could send some to you. I had some of it compounded, and Morgan would eat it that way. I would be glad to send that to you as well, but I think it may say it needs to be refrigerated.

Thanks for the offer. Let's see what happens first.

[catmandu]

What a sda story about Poor Sunny.
Is Sunny a Senior Kittyzen?
That sort of opertaion would be so hard on him ,I dont think I would have that done with Michael, Princess or Joseph either.
We are glad Stormys doing better.
Many Prayers , Head Bumps and Kitty Kissies are coming from All Of Us at The Found Cats Hotel!!!

[phesina]

Tracey, I am so very sorry. Love and prayers and candles for you and your brood.

Big hugs and purrs,
Pat and cats

[krazyaboutkatz]

What a sda story about Poor Sunny.
Is Sunny a Senior Kittyzen?
That sort of opertaion would be so hard on him ,I dont think I would have that done with Michael, Princess or Joseph either.
We are glad Stormys doing better.
Many Prayers , Head Bumps and Kitty Kissies are coming from All Of Us at The Found Cats Hotel!!!

Yes, my Sunny is only a little over 9 years old which does make him a senior but a young one at that.

Thanks everyone. The good news is that Sunny is still eating well. He also started meowing more and is acting more like his old self tonight. If he starts howling later tonight, then I'll know he's feeling good today. So far Storm's doing better too.

My wonderful caring compassionate vet e-mailed me today and said that she wants to call me on Sun. to talk more about Sunny. She works from Sun.-Wed. but will also e-mail me on her days off. Hopefully I'll learn more about what I can do to make him as comfortable as possible. Unfortunately cats don't do well on most pain meds.

[Moesha]

My vet gave Morgan a pain medicine called Torb or something like that after his tumor was removed. It is a narcotic. Then when he was still having trouble eating, they gave him some Metacam, even though it isn't usually given to cats due to other side effects, like the liver problems. We tried it with Morgan because we were dealing with a cancer patient, and thought that the benefits outweighed the possible risks at that point.

[Medusa]

My vet gave Morgan a pain medicine called Torb or something like that after his tumor was removed. It is a narcotic. Then when he was still having trouble eating, they gave him some Metacam, even though it isn't usually given to cats due to other side effects, like the liver problems. We tried it with Morgan because we were dealing with a cancer patient, and thought that the benefits outweighed the possible risks at that point.

Yes, my Puddy was on that drug; it's called Torbutrol and it's very effective for pain management but it did make her quite uncoordinated and out of it. She had to be isolated b/c she wasn't allowed to be near stairs or in any danger of falling and getting hurt.

[jennielynn1970]

Oh Tracey, I'm so sorry to be reading all of this now. I hardly ever venture over to the health section (it gets me all teary eyed at work), but I wish I would have seen this earlier.

I'll be keeping you, Storm, and especially Sunny, in my thoughts and prayers. I hope that everything will work out ok for Sunny, that poor sweet boy.

Hugs to you and all your fur kids.

[smokey the elder]

I googled feline cancer and there were some links about treatment (clinical trials) of oral squamous cell carcinoma. For example there is research at the University of Pennsylvania vet school: http://www.vet.upenn.edu/