Update

MomKatt is taking my brofur, Feisal, to the vet on Friday for his opinion.  She & DadKatt ... well, he's not doing any better than the last time I posted here about him, not really.  I mean, he still bothers me but, that aside, Mom&DadKatt love him very much & this is hard for them.

He's still listless in his cat bed and is having a hard time finding a comfortable way to sit, since the poops are making his butt really hurt.  After all, 10 months plus like this, I can understand why - my butt hurts just THINKING about it.  He's lethargic and MomKatt *knows* he's lost more weight, she can look at him and tell.  He was down 4 lbs the last time he went to the vet, from 11 lbs to 8 lbs and, for an Aby, that's not good (they are medium-bodied felines).  His poops are still awful and, from what MomKatt told Dr. L today, he said that it sounded to him more like it truly *was* lymphoma instead of IBS.  He said MomKatt *could* try some chemo but, at this stage, he really thought that wasn't going to do much good and would involve a fair amount of bloodwork, which means trips, invasive procedures, etc. and that would just stress Feisal out more & possibly lower his immune system.  But he's going to see him on Fri., when he can tell better what we're looking at.

So if I could ask for a few more purrs ... I'll post about what happens on Fri.  MomKatt's going to drop him off at Dr. L's on her way in to work that morning.


Other than that, not much news here ...

Quiet purrs,
Selina

Comments

  1. Random FelinesAugust 2, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    We are so sorry and sending purrs and kitty kisses to all of you!!!

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  2. Fuzzy TalesAugust 2, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    We're sending our purrs and purrayers to Feisal. Poor sweetie. :-(

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  3. Katnip LoungeAugust 2, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    Heavy duty purrs from all of us at the Lounge! Mommy will say a prayer, too.

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  4. Brian's Home BlogAugust 2, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    My sisters and I are all sending lots and lots of purrs to Feisal, and lots of hugs to your MomKatt.

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  5. The Island CatsAugust 2, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    Oh we are sorry Feisal isn't any better. We are purring for him...and you and your MomKatt too.

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  6. Summer at sparklecat.comAugust 2, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    I am purring a lot for Feisal! Poor guy, I can only imagine how miserable he must be.

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  7. Laura and Taffeta RoseAugust 2, 2011 at 11:18 PM

    We're so sorry that Feisal is feeling so poorly. We'll continue to purr as hard as we can for him. Hugs to your MomKatt and DadKatt and you, Selina.

    Laura and Taffy

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  8. Hannah and LucyAugust 3, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    We are sorry to hear this news Selina. We were hoping dear Feisal would be a little better. We will keep on purring for him.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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