Update on Tubby

The results are in, it's not cancer!!!! It's a fungal infection that can
be fatal though. He's on Itraconazole, one tablet a day for the next few
months. He hates the pills and each one costs $5.
I'm just so very happy it's not cancer.

Thanks for all your purrs!

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"Victor Martinez" wrote
The results are in, it's not cancer!!!! It's a fungal infection that can
be fatal though. He's on Itraconazole, one tablet a day for the next few
months. He hates the pills and each one costs $5.
I'm just so very happy it's not cancer.

Yay, great news, even if the fungal infection can be as dangerous. Cancer is
always so frightening. Purrs for Tubby to endure his medication and get well
soon. And purrs for the poor hoomins who have to give him the medicine and
pay for it.

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On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 03:49:05 GMT, Victor Martinez
wrote:

The results are in, it's not cancer!!!! It's a fungal infection that can
be fatal though. He's on Itraconazole, one tablet a day for the next few
months. He hates the pills and each one costs $5.
I'm just so very happy it's not cancer.

Thanks for all your purrs!

Great news that it is curable, even if expensive and Tubby has to put
up with awful tasting pills.

Continuing purrs for a complete recovery
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That is *great* news, Victor. I'm so glad it's treatable. Purrs for a
*complete* recovery.

Sherry

Great news!

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That is *great* news, Victor. I'm so glad it's treatable. Purrs for a
*complete* recovery.

Sherry

CATherine wrote:
That is good news...in a way. I never heard of a fungal infection
being fatal. How did he get it? Do the pills come in a generic brand?

It's a yeast he somehow inhaled. Yeast/fungal infections are very hard
to treat. Unfortunately, this particular medication is brand new so
there is no generic equivalent. I've suggested starting a donation
during the farm market, I'm sure plenty of folks would contribute.

Can it be passed on to other cats? I am sending prayers and purrs for
his well-being.

I would doubt it's contagious, plus he's an only child.

We appreciate the purrs.

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Victor Martinez wrote:
The results are in, it's not cancer!!!! It's a fungal infection that
can be fatal though. He's on Itraconazole, one tablet a day for the
next few months. He hates the pills and each one costs $5.
I'm just so very happy it's not cancer.

Thanks for all your purrs!

Continuing purrs.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

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On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 05:09:02 GMT, Victor Martinez
wrote:

CATherine wrote:
That is good news...in a way. I never heard of a fungal infection
being fatal. How did he get it? Do the pills come in a generic
brand?

It's a yeast he somehow inhaled. Yeast/fungal infections are very
hard to treat. Unfortunately, this particular medication is brand
new so there is no generic equivalent. I've suggested starting a
donation
during the farm market, I'm sure plenty of folks would contribute.

Can it be passed on to other cats? I am sending prayers and purrs
for his well-being.

I would doubt it's contagious, plus he's an only child.

We appreciate the purrs.

Fungal lung infections are also fairly common in humans. Several
years ago, a doctor noticed a shadow in my lungs on a chest X-ray.
He called in a lung specialist. The lung specialist asked about my
medical history, in particular whether I had ever smoked (I haven't),
and decided to watch and see, rather than do an immediate biopsy.
One year, and a couple more lung X-rays, later, the shadow hadn't
changed any, so he concluded that it was a calcium deposit left
behind by an old fungal infection. As of several years later, the
spot still hasn't changed size, so the diagnosis seems to be correct.

I don't remember the name of the disease, but it was one he said was
caught from breathing dust from bird droppings, and that most people
caught such an infection at some point in their lives. The symptoms
are flu-like, so it is often misdiagnosed by the patient. It
generally isn't life-threatening, unless the patient has already been
severely weakened by some other type of infection.

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"CATherine" wrote in
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On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 03:49:05 GMT, Victor Martinez
wrote:

The results are in, it's not cancer!!!! It's a fungal infection
that can
be fatal though. He's on Itraconazole, one tablet a day for the
next few
months. He hates the pills and each one costs $5.
I'm just so very happy it's not cancer.

Thanks for all your purrs!

That is good news...in a way. I never heard of a fungal infection
being fatal. How did he get it? Do the pills come in a generic
brand?
Can it be passed on to other cats? I am sending prayers and purrs
for
his well-being.

CATherine

I think this is probably the fungal infection that Tubby has.

http://www.mould.ph/cryptococcus_mould.htm

AIUI the treatment can take quite a long time (months) and is not
cheap.

Purrs and healing thoughts for Tubby.
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