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I posted earlier about by 15 yr old cat who was diagnosed with hyperthroidism yesterday. Me thinking that is bad enough but it could be worse! Turns out it is worse. His vet sent off his blood work to a hemotology lab as she does every time she takes his blood and this time it came back saying he has a high mast cell count. The vet found no lumps and bumps on his body at his check up and he doesn't show signs of any benign conditions like pneumonia that could cause a high mast cell count so sadly, it looks like he may have an internal mast cell tumour. I can't believe it. It was bad enough being told he has hyperthyroidism yesterday after him showing no symptoms but now this?! It feels like a bad dream. The vet is gobsmacked too. His blood levels of everything else are fine and he is still eating fine and a healthy weight and energy levels.
Next step is repeat blood test in a fortnight and if the levels are still high then scans/ biopsies are going to be done
I can't get my head around it. I hope to god its something benign but I don't know. The vet said she could see it going either way and didn't want to worry me but didn't want to leave me in the dark either.
If worst comes to worst and it is an internal mast cell tumour, do you guys have any experience with this? My last cat had lymphoma and sadly it was too late for him.
I honestly can't believe I was so worried about hyperthyroidism 12 hours ago and now have this to worry about!
This is his report -
mast cells - 1.522 x 10^9/l
"Platelet numbers appear within reference. The red cells show spiculing. Rouleaux appears to be mildly increased. No evidence of haemoparasites. Several to many large finely granular mast cells are present.
Marked mastocythaemis is present. Whislt mastocythaemis of varying degree has been associated with inflammatory disease, in the abscence of an inflammatory leucogram, there is a high index of suspicion for mast cell neoplasia. Are there any masses palpable? Lymphadenopathy? Organnomegaly? Consider imaging"
His vet hasn't felt any swollen lymph nodes and his abdomen isn't swollen
Thanks guys
Next step is repeat blood test in a fortnight and if the levels are still high then scans/ biopsies are going to be done
I can't get my head around it. I hope to god its something benign but I don't know. The vet said she could see it going either way and didn't want to worry me but didn't want to leave me in the dark either.
If worst comes to worst and it is an internal mast cell tumour, do you guys have any experience with this? My last cat had lymphoma and sadly it was too late for him.
I honestly can't believe I was so worried about hyperthyroidism 12 hours ago and now have this to worry about!
This is his report -
mast cells - 1.522 x 10^9/l
"Platelet numbers appear within reference. The red cells show spiculing. Rouleaux appears to be mildly increased. No evidence of haemoparasites. Several to many large finely granular mast cells are present.
Marked mastocythaemis is present. Whislt mastocythaemis of varying degree has been associated with inflammatory disease, in the abscence of an inflammatory leucogram, there is a high index of suspicion for mast cell neoplasia. Are there any masses palpable? Lymphadenopathy? Organnomegaly? Consider imaging"
His vet hasn't felt any swollen lymph nodes and his abdomen isn't swollen
Thanks guys