Re: 10/14 Kasha AMPS 184, PMPS 196 Vet update
So - that PMPS had food behind it. She got home, jumped out of the car and kept going to the neighbor's house. I took some videos of her on my phone. I finally picked her up and put her on her porch. She hopped up the stairs and went into the bathroom - I thought to lie down, but actually it was to eat some greenies in the bowl there. I then found an unopened sample bag of EVO dry food and poured some into a bowl for her and she ate most of it (just a few spoonfuls, but whatever - enough that I will skip force feeding her right now).
The vet report says in part : "...Radiographs of the abdomen showed loss of serosal detail consistent with fluid accumulation in her abdomen. Abdominal ultrasound showed moderate amount of fluid and with small serosal nodules throughout her organs. Fluid analysis was submitted and results are pending. To make Kasha more comfortable we removed 200 cc of abdominal fluid.
"My concern is that Kasha's fluid could be related to a malignancy. Fluid analysis may provide the type of process. If the fluid is positive for a malignancy, the only treatment to consider is chemotherapy - either systemic or in her abdominal cavity (intracavitary)."
He said he could hospitalize her, but why, when he knew I could care for her myself at home. The exit info sheet I get when I leave says:
Diagnosis: Lymphoma - nasal - complete remission
Abdominal effusion - concern for carcinomatosis
I was instructed to give her 100 ml squids daily and continue the metoclopramide. He said that he didn't want to prescribe a diuretic, because it wasn't that kind of fluid - or rather, the cause wasn't something a diuretic could really help. It would only dehydrate her. He asked if I could continue to force feed her and I said yes - but obviously she snacked by herself on kibble at dinner.
She's a much smaller cat now than she was when we left. She seems more comfortable at least.
We are hoping to have the results of the fluid analysis by tomorrow. I just don't think I can put her through any more treatment.
Wow - BF sure picked an optimal time to exit stage left... I say stage left, because I really can't imagine it's right.