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...and it's not particularly great.
He's got active Irritable Bowel Disease in his small intestine, which we expected, and they also found very pre-pre cancerous cells in his small intestine. They're cells on the verge of "malignancy transformation" as Dr. M. said. It's very treatable at this point with two primary meds--prednisone (which he's already on) and another one which begins with a "C" or a "K" (whose name I'll find out for sure tomorrow when I get the diagnostic summary from Dr. B's office, where it's being forwarded for Dr. B to continue Ra's care), and special diet in the form of hypoallergenic kibbles.
His kidneys are functioning at stage two renal failure level according to both his blood work and his urinalysis--a small amount of protein was found in his urine, which is not unusual. He is to have kidney bloods drawn every six months to monitor where he's at in that department; no special diet or meds for the kidneys. Speaking of which, must find out whether the potassium is considered a kidney drug and, if so, if we're to continue that one. He *hates* the potassium pill, which is so big it needs to be split into two half doses for him to swallow it. :/
I neglected to ask for a time frame on life expectancy, though a friend whose cat had a similar diagnosis lasted relatively happily for a year after diagnosis with similar treatment regimen. Sigh. Pre-fucking cancerous cells. Shit, shit, shit. And he's already on so many pills twice a day plus the Enulose which he also got put back on today, and now he's going to have more meds. All of which he barely tolerates and he's a bitey bastard when he's Had Enough. It's been mostly me administering the meds since J got bit and ended up hospitalized with that bad bite that got terribly infected back in March--it makes more sense for me to do the deeds because I'm a bit more patient with Ra when he gets squirelly and I've got smaller fingers which have got to make him receiving the pills a bit more pleasant. It's a lot of work, though, work I'm glad to do, but still a lot of work. I'm logging virtually everything behavioral about Ra now like I did with my two girls I lost last year to renal failure. I'm an underqualified cat nurse. :/
Dr. M wants me to contact Dr. B first thing in the AM to get started on the new treatment protocol. Hopefully I won't be needing to bring Ra out to Aurora with me for anything--that I can bring everything back and do everything from home. We shall find out soon...
Sigh. Our poor, sweet boy... :(
He's got active Irritable Bowel Disease in his small intestine, which we expected, and they also found very pre-pre cancerous cells in his small intestine. They're cells on the verge of "malignancy transformation" as Dr. M. said. It's very treatable at this point with two primary meds--prednisone (which he's already on) and another one which begins with a "C" or a "K" (whose name I'll find out for sure tomorrow when I get the diagnostic summary from Dr. B's office, where it's being forwarded for Dr. B to continue Ra's care), and special diet in the form of hypoallergenic kibbles.
His kidneys are functioning at stage two renal failure level according to both his blood work and his urinalysis--a small amount of protein was found in his urine, which is not unusual. He is to have kidney bloods drawn every six months to monitor where he's at in that department; no special diet or meds for the kidneys. Speaking of which, must find out whether the potassium is considered a kidney drug and, if so, if we're to continue that one. He *hates* the potassium pill, which is so big it needs to be split into two half doses for him to swallow it. :/
I neglected to ask for a time frame on life expectancy, though a friend whose cat had a similar diagnosis lasted relatively happily for a year after diagnosis with similar treatment regimen. Sigh. Pre-fucking cancerous cells. Shit, shit, shit. And he's already on so many pills twice a day plus the Enulose which he also got put back on today, and now he's going to have more meds. All of which he barely tolerates and he's a bitey bastard when he's Had Enough. It's been mostly me administering the meds since J got bit and ended up hospitalized with that bad bite that got terribly infected back in March--it makes more sense for me to do the deeds because I'm a bit more patient with Ra when he gets squirelly and I've got smaller fingers which have got to make him receiving the pills a bit more pleasant. It's a lot of work, though, work I'm glad to do, but still a lot of work. I'm logging virtually everything behavioral about Ra now like I did with my two girls I lost last year to renal failure. I'm an underqualified cat nurse. :/
Dr. M wants me to contact Dr. B first thing in the AM to get started on the new treatment protocol. Hopefully I won't be needing to bring Ra out to Aurora with me for anything--that I can bring everything back and do everything from home. We shall find out soon...
Sigh. Our poor, sweet boy... :(
