Went to a couple of different vets to determine cause of rapid unexplained weight loss. He is pretty frail now and resembles a walking skeleton with sunken eyes. All his organ systems returned as normal in the bloodwork that was repeated 3 times over a period of 7 months. No answers were found or treatment available other than to refer to a specialist who would primarily want to do either "exploratory surgery" to see if there was a tumor and where was it (especially if an ultrasound was done and didn't show anything). Or to do surgery if they knew where it was.
He is so weak and frail that we worry he would not wake up from an "exploratory surgery", or be able to heal from it if he did. We have to force feed him through a syringe now because he will not or cannot eat as much as he use to. Although he wil lget up to drink water. The two general practice vets believe that he has some sort of "lymphoma". One said that he could be put on oral meds for that. The other said it is not successful long term in an older cat, only a younger cat. Senior Kitty is approx 9-10 yrs old. We found him abandoned by someone in 2000. Vet said he estimated that he was one year old when we found him.
I am heartbroken to see him like this. I bought this alternative feline herbal online. I am hoping that it will at least improve his quality of life...still waiting for it in the mail.
http://www.petwellbeing.com/cat-cancer-p28.cfm?__utma=1.670366483886686800.1226238157.1226238157.1226242432.2&__utmb=1.1.10.1226242432&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1226242432.2.2.utmgclid=CL69paur6JYCFQVuswod9VXkOA|utmccn=(not%20set)|utmcmd=(not%20set)|utmctr=feline%20small%20cell%20lymphoma&__utmv=-&__utmk=128429708
Has anyone heard of it before?
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But those sure are some nice potted specimens they sell at May Greenhouse. I didn't know you could find the florist quality (disbudded and pinched) as potted plants for gifts like gift baskets. Too bad they don't sell to the public, just "those in the trade".
