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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 4:24 pm
I have the sweetest, most loving little Persian girl who was the shy runt whose mother wouldn't even feed. Anyway, she was a strange, fearful little kitten (albeit cute as a button) and it took forever for her to come around to me but once she did, we developed a VERY deep bond. She developed UT problems at about 1 year of age, and subsequently bladder stones requiring surgery twice before she was 2. She is one of those cats who you just cannot pill and, because she had a very bad post-operative infection going on following her first bladder surgery, the vet showed me how to inject her (daily for 6 weeks) with a powerful anti-biotic. Well, round about the 4th week of doing the needles--which trust me, I dreaded doing every day--I noticed some lumps at the injection sites. Vet said it was quite common and was probably just "scar tissue". Today, I had to take her in for another bladder x-ray as she's been peeing blood again for over a week and anti-bi's haven't helped and sure enough, there was another stone in her bladder which needed to be removed surgically. The Vet mentioned removing the lumps from her shoulder/back area while she was under the anaesthetic, and I agreed, if it wasn't too much for her. Well, it turns out that they removed a huge chunk of her flesh and these vaccine-related tumors are oftentimes something called Fibro Sarcoma and they are quite common in cats who are vaccinated. It's an aggressive cancer with a poor outcome. Please, do not let your cats have vacinations (especially in the cervical-sacral region) except for life-threatening reasons. I'm really heartsick that I may have caused this through my ignorance, thinking I was helping her. And please pray for her that she has a good recovery. I should know the biopsy result by Friday. Please God they are benign tumors.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 6:01 pm
Holly, you have my prayers for your sweet girl. Keep us posted on her recovery. What is her name?
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 7:13 pm
Thanks OG. Her name is Cass.
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 4:00 am
Dokatola, if you email me (cdbga@email.com) some of the pics, I'd be happy to size them down for you. If you want to download a program that you can use to re-size them, I love Irfanview. Its free and I find it really easy to use. And you can resize, resample, crop and other picture editing things. You can download it at www.irfanview.com. Serate, any news on Fuzzy?
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 1:14 pm
These are two cats that my mom gave away as kittens in June. They are huge. They were only born in May--are they supposed to be that big? lol
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 1:29 pm
Aww, they're very cute. And very big, lol. Holly: I'm so very sorry your poor Cass is ill. I'll be keeping her in my thoughts and praying for hopeful news from the vet. Please don't beat yourself up too hard about giving her the shots, this was a tragic complication. I've discussed this topic with my animals' vet and he says that the thinking now is that indoor-only cats needn't routinely get vaccinations unless there's a reason.
 Cass 
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 2:29 pm
Thanks Calamity. She is doing remarkably well considering how mutilated she looks. They cut her from the back of her neck to about 2" above her tail and she has 24 staples at about 1/2" intervals all the way down her back. It looks SO painful. Then her belly and bladder is cut too, the poor, poor girl. But she's eating and drinking and using the litter box. I should have biopsy results tomorrow. I'm praying so hard they were benign tumors and the two weeks goes fast until they can take those horrible staples out of her. She still purrs when I cuddle up to her too, she's such a good little thing. I just love this little cat so much, there's no explaining it!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, October 26, 2007 - 9:31 am
Oh my goodness, Holly. Your poor kitty cat! I'm praying for her and you too and will check in later to see if you have any news. And there's no way or even need to explain love!
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 5:30 am
Copied from a post in Baby's folder: Fuzzy is doing just fine! Sunday we took Jack to my dad and brother's to check on Fuzzy and my brother. I told my brother to bathe her or at least get some of those kitty wipes. He hadn't so on the way we stopped and got some. Jack had his last puppy shots on Monday so I asked the vet - we had the good one, cute too and he knows his business. Not sure about the other one, she's kinda ditzy acting. Anyway vet said that if she wasn't showing symptoms she would probably be fine. He said that most bug foggers are plant based - this is true of what my brother used I looked it up - so weren't as dangerous as the old foggers. He said he wouldn't recommend keeping animals in during treatment, but she should be ok. He said if he had been called as soon as it happened he would have told us to bathe her as soon as we could get inside, what signs to look out for, encourage drinking water and eating, and plenty of fresh air. So THIS time my brother and dad got lucky. For those who kept saying take her immediately to an emergency vet - there are none where they live. I felt so helpless being 2 hours away. I really do appreciate all the good thoughts and prayers.
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 9:15 am
Thanks for your post, Calamity. I just got off the phone with the vet and they still don't have the biopsy results back and they close at noon today. They're figuring either Monday or Tuesday now! I'll certainly post once I get the news--trying to stay positive. She's doing really well though, all things considering, so that's a huge relief,. I've still got her on the pain meds they gave but she's eating and drinking OK and being her usual affectionate self Fingers crossed...
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 9:26 pm
Ny, those are nice healthy kitties, huh? Beautiful! Holly, I'm sorry about Cass and hope the tumors are benign. I'm sorry she had to have such an extensive surgery, too. Hard to juggle what to do for our dear fur friends. I had a cat who went through cat fever years back because we hadn't had her vaccinated, so I've always been good about vaccinations. In recent years the vets aren't pushing such frequent vaccinations, at least for older indoor kitties. Good for Fuzzy!!
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 8:34 am
I've never heard of cat fever, Sea. Is there a vaccination specifically for that?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 9:32 am
I've only heard of 'cat-scratch fever', but that's a cat to human infection.
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Gina8642
Member
06-01-2001
| Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 3:11 pm
OMG - I found this totally addictive website: http://www.catsinsinks.com/ Just keep clicking on "show me another cat in a sink."
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 3:20 pm
Cass Holly: I still have my fingers crossed for you. I hope the vet has encouraging news.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 11:54 pm
Holly, Hope you've had some good news.
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 11:56 pm
Wish I had a cat...someday soon...
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 3:55 am
Scratch or treat (no, this is not my cat)

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Slinkydog
Member
11-30-2005
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 9:45 am

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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 11:58 am
SEPARATED AT BIRTH
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 12:08 pm
Calamity and Watching Thanks for thinking about us. I STILL don't have the results. I've called every day too. I spoke with the vet this morning and she called the Lab, and apparently they are still doing something with the slides but expect to have an answer by Friday (which is a whole week later than I was originally told). She had no answer as to why it's taken so long except that they may be inundated!! So, I'm continuing to pray and hope for the best. Cass's still doing well, considering; she's eating and drinking, which is always good with sick cats. She's still only peeing little bits at a time and is still straining somewhat too. I really appreciate your positive thoughts and of course, soon as I know something, I'll post in here.
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 1:44 pm
I just now got a call from the Vet...the tumors are benign!!!! WoooHoooo.... They are composed of "inflammatory tissue and calcification." What a relief--I'll definitely be celebrating this one. Thanks for all your good wishes and support. Cass and I really appreciate it 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 3:32 pm
Oh, I am so glad for your good news, Holly!
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 4:09 pm
Holly - thank goodness for that great news!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 4:58 pm
Holly, that is wonderful news. Hmm now I am scratching my head.. what was it that the grey cat had? Not distemper, but something that they were beginning to vaccinate for.. this would have been in 67-8.. during the one year we lived in Berkeley while I finished up my degree. I think maybe pneumonitis.. whatever, she was really sick. She also went through kidney problems and cystitis and that was clearly painful for her. Still she lived to be 19-20, as I recall. (The cats stayed with my ex in "their" house, when I got divorced, but both lived to that age.)
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