Re: Picasso
- From: "Eliyahu Rooff" <lrooff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:24:01 -0700
"Neal" <nbrown12@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Picasso is my favorite cat. He sits on my desk or lies in my
> right hand desk drawer while I am working.
>
> He has a large tumor over his right eye that has grown down and
> out and has closed the eye. We have taken him to three vets, but
> the first two didn't know what it was. The third said it was a
> mast cell tumor. She tried to remove it, but it had grown to the
> eyelid and she did not get it all.
>
> It has been growing steadily for the past several months, but he
> has shown no other signs of illness until the last three days. He
> started acting listless, sleeping in corners, under things, and
> throwing up a white foam several times. His ears are warm, so he
> probably has a fever.
>
> We found a vet who is an oncologist and a surgeon and made an
> appointment for next week. Hope he can do something. I'm now
> wondering if I should take him to our regular vet for the fever,
> as I should be able to get in to see her sooner.
>
I would take him in now, Neal. Cats are pretty good at hiding
illnesses (it's a survival mechanism), and don't usually show
symptoms unless it's bad.
Eliyahu
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