Abbey's ultrasound/no good news

Abbey just got back from her ultrasound (echocardiogram). She has no
heart problems; we were hoping she would have heart disease that could
be treated. Her lungs are badly scarred from the chyle, which we knew.
She has a mass of about 1" x 3/4" that they cannot tell if it's a
tumor at the base of her heart or just especially thick scarring. They
cannot really biopsy it because of location. Even if it's a tumor, her
lung damage is so bad that it can't be reversed. They didn't tap her
chest again because the fluid that is in there right now is accumulated
in several small pockets and would require many sticks. Her breathing
is not currently labored. They don't know if they can do taps in the
future; they can try but if it's in these pockets, it's not going to
work. They did not see any holes in her thoracic wall. We are now
just going to treat her with lasix and rutin, as we have done, and
watch her quality of life. I think they were telling me that it may be
time to let her go when she declines again...could be days, could be
weeks. I guess the lung damage is the major issue.

So, I guess there isn't much hope at this point. I hope she doesn't
need to be PTS before Tony gets back from China. On 6/17 we will have
had her 4 years, having found her abandoned in a desert park as a tiny
baby.

Candace

Candace wrote:

So, I guess there isn't much hope at this point. I hope she doesn't
need to be PTS before Tony gets back from China. On 6/17 we will have
had her 4 years, having found her abandoned in a desert park as a tiny
baby.

Candace

Very sorry to hear this. It seems like cats just get sweeter the more
they are around, my cat is such a part of me. I am sorry to hear your
report.

Thoughts and prayers

Barry

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wrote on 6/9/05 12:33 PM:

Abbey just got back from her ultrasound (echocardiogram). She has no
heart problems; we were hoping she would have heart disease that could
be treated. Her lungs are badly scarred from the chyle, which we knew.
She has a mass of about 1" x 3/4" that they cannot tell if it's a
tumor at the base of her heart or just especially thick scarring. They
cannot really biopsy it because of location. Even if it's a tumor, her
lung damage is so bad that it can't be reversed. They didn't tap her
chest again because the fluid that is in there right now is accumulated
in several small pockets and would require many sticks. Her breathing
is not currently labored. They don't know if they can do taps in the
future; they can try but if it's in these pockets, it's not going to
work. They did not see any holes in her thoracic wall. We are now
just going to treat her with lasix and rutin, as we have done, and
watch her quality of life. I think they were telling me that it may be
time to let her go when she declines again...could be days, could be
weeks. I guess the lung damage is the major issue.

So, I guess there isn't much hope at this point. I hope she doesn't
need to be PTS before Tony gets back from China. On 6/17 we will have
had her 4 years, having found her abandoned in a desert park as a tiny
baby.

Candace


I'm really sorry, Candace Spoil her as much as possible.

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Abbey just got back from her ultrasound (echocardiogram). She has no
heart problems; we were hoping she would have heart disease that could
be treated. Her lungs are badly scarred from the chyle, which we knew.
She has a mass of about 1" x 3/4" that they cannot tell if it's a
tumor at the base of her heart or just especially thick scarring. They
cannot really biopsy it because of location. Even if it's a tumor, her
lung damage is so bad that it can't be reversed. They didn't tap her
chest again because the fluid that is in there right now is accumulated
in several small pockets and would require many sticks. Her breathing
is not currently labored. They don't know if they can do taps in the
future; they can try but if it's in these pockets, it's not going to
work. They did not see any holes in her thoracic wall. We are now
just going to treat her with lasix and rutin, as we have done, and
watch her quality of life. I think they were telling me that it may be
time to let her go when she declines again...could be days, could be
weeks. I guess the lung damage is the major issue.

So, I guess there isn't much hope at this point. I hope she doesn't
need to be PTS before Tony gets back from China. On 6/17 we will have
had her 4 years, having found her abandoned in a desert park as a tiny
baby.

Candace



Candace, I am so, so sorry! Think if it as 4 years that you gave Abbey that
she otherwise would not have had. There is no way she would have lived that
long if you hadn't taken her in.

--
-Kelly

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So, I guess there isn't much hope at this point. I hope she doesn't
need to be PTS before Tony gets back from China. On 6/17 we will have
had her 4 years, having found her abandoned in a desert park as a tiny
baby.


I'm so sorry, Candace.

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... On 6/17 we will have
had her 4 years, having found her abandoned in a desert park as a tiny
baby.

Candace

Hugs for you and Tony and skritches for Abbey.
Annie

"Candace" wrote in message
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Abbey just got back from her ultrasound (echocardiogram). She has no
heart problems; we were hoping she would have heart disease that could
be treated. Her lungs are badly scarred from the chyle, which we knew.
She has a mass of about 1" x 3/4" that they cannot tell if it's a
tumor at the base of her heart or just especially thick scarring. They
cannot really biopsy it because of location. Even if it's a tumor, her
lung damage is so bad that it can't be reversed. They didn't tap her
chest again because the fluid that is in there right now is accumulated
in several small pockets and would require many sticks. Her breathing
is not currently labored. They don't know if they can do taps in the
future; they can try but if it's in these pockets, it's not going to
work. They did not see any holes in her thoracic wall. We are now
just going to treat her with lasix and rutin, as we have done, and
watch her quality of life. I think they were telling me that it may be
time to let her go when she declines again...could be days, could be
weeks. I guess the lung damage is the major issue.

So, I guess there isn't much hope at this point. I hope she doesn't
need to be PTS before Tony gets back from China. On 6/17 we will have
had her 4 years, having found her abandoned in a desert park as a tiny
baby.

Oh no. You can't imagine how much I'm hoping this will resolve. If the
rutin resolves the chylo, she can still have a decent quality of life. If
her fibrosing pleuritis was as bad the ultrasonographer thinks, she would
have difficulty breathing because she wouldn't be able to expand her lungs-
and she isn't.

Candance, make your decisions based on Abbey- not the numbers or opinions.
Cats are infamous for making liars of vets!

My best hopes and wishes,

Phil

Candace wrote:
Abbey just got back from her ultrasound (echocardiogram). She has no
heart problems; we were hoping she would have heart disease that could
be treated. Her lungs are badly scarred from the chyle, which we knew.
She has a mass of about 1" x 3/4" that they cannot tell if it's a
tumor at the base of her heart or just especially thick scarring. They
cannot really biopsy it because of location. Even if it's a tumor, her
lung damage is so bad that it can't be reversed. They didn't tap her
chest again because the fluid that is in there right now is accumulated
in several small pockets and would require many sticks. Her breathing
is not currently labored. They don't know if they can do taps in the
future; they can try but if it's in these pockets, it's not going to
work. They did not see any holes in her thoracic wall. We are now
just going to treat her with lasix and rutin, as we have done, and
watch her quality of life. I think they were telling me that it may be
time to let her go when she declines again...could be days, could be
weeks. I guess the lung damage is the major issue.

So, I guess there isn't much hope at this point. I hope she doesn't
need to be PTS before Tony gets back from China. On 6/17 we will have
had her 4 years, having found her abandoned in a desert park as a tiny
baby.

Candace

Not having nbeen around here much at all lately, I don't know the
background about Abbey (it's also possible you posted something about
her way back when, but my memory's doing its thing), but I'm sorry to
read this.

Cathy

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Abbey just got back from her ultrasound (echocardiogram). She has no
heart problems; we were hoping she would have heart disease that could
be treated. Her lungs are badly scarred from the chyle, which we knew.
She has a mass of about 1" x 3/4" that they cannot tell if it's a
tumor at the base of her heart or just especially thick scarring. They
cannot really biopsy it because of location. Even if it's a tumor, her
lung damage is so bad that it can't be reversed. They didn't tap her
chest again because the fluid that is in there right now is accumulated
in several small pockets and would require many sticks. Her breathing
is not currently labored. They don't know if they can do taps in the
future; they can try but if it's in these pockets, it's not going to
work. They did not see any holes in her thoracic wall. We are now
just going to treat her with lasix and rutin, as we have done, and
watch her quality of life. I think they were telling me that it may be
time to let her go when she declines again...could be days, could be
weeks. I guess the lung damage is the major issue.

So, I guess there isn't much hope at this point. I hope she doesn't
need to be PTS before Tony gets back from China. On 6/17 we will have
had her 4 years, having found her abandoned in a desert park as a tiny
baby.

Candace


***Candace,

I'm really sorry to hear this about Abbey. Do you think you could get her an
'air humidifier so (in the near future) she can breath easier? I don't know
how safe it would be for her though, if her lungs are weak and compromised.
I've read that sometimes you don't want too much moisture in the air because
it could breed infection with a person who already has a weak immune
system.? But I'm not a doctor so I really don't know if this is true or not.

It sounds like you are doing everything you can to make sure she is very
comfortable and pampered. Thank God you are able to be with her and spend
time with quality her now.

Please continue to keep us updated. My prayers are with you and Abbey.

ML

wrote:

Not having nbeen around here much at all lately, I don't know the
background about Abbey (it's also possible you posted something about
her way back when, but my memory's doing its thing), but I'm sorry to
read this.

I posted it a few days ago under a thread called, "My cat has a grave
prognosis-chylothorax."

Candace