Hi everyone!
I've had my buddy Toby for 17 years now. This past Saturday, I noticed he was lying down in front of my entry door which he never really does. This continued Sunday and on Monday, I decided to take him to the emergency vet. Last time I had taken him to the vet was last year in September and they had diagnosed him with Hyperthyroidism. They gave me Methimazole to give him twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. I started giving it to him in the beginning of October and by December I stopped because he would run and hide and make it difficult to give it to him. I didn't want to stress him out so I stopped. At the emergency vet, they told me he had fluid around his lungs. They noticed because he was breathing a little heavy. They wanted to do bloodwork and x-ray and extraction of the fluid so they could send to the lab but I couldn't afford the whole procedure so they only did the extraction of fluid and took a little chunk of the mass that they suspect is cancer. She said that it could be Lympoma or Carcinoma and that there is only treatment for Lymphoma. I'm home and hes just not himself and in a cave like box with blanket I set up for him so he can feel safe and rest. I'm sad and scared for him. Hes such a sweet and loving cat! I want to be able to help him as much as I can so please try to help me some advice on what I should be doing to help him the best I can. I'll be calling the ASPCA tomorrow and try to set up an appointment with them so I can have him treated there because I'll be able to afford their rates hopefully! Thank you for reading!
I've had my buddy Toby for 17 years now. This past Saturday, I noticed he was lying down in front of my entry door which he never really does. This continued Sunday and on Monday, I decided to take him to the emergency vet. Last time I had taken him to the vet was last year in September and they had diagnosed him with Hyperthyroidism. They gave me Methimazole to give him twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. I started giving it to him in the beginning of October and by December I stopped because he would run and hide and make it difficult to give it to him. I didn't want to stress him out so I stopped. At the emergency vet, they told me he had fluid around his lungs. They noticed because he was breathing a little heavy. They wanted to do bloodwork and x-ray and extraction of the fluid so they could send to the lab but I couldn't afford the whole procedure so they only did the extraction of fluid and took a little chunk of the mass that they suspect is cancer. She said that it could be Lympoma or Carcinoma and that there is only treatment for Lymphoma. I'm home and hes just not himself and in a cave like box with blanket I set up for him so he can feel safe and rest. I'm sad and scared for him. Hes such a sweet and loving cat! I want to be able to help him as much as I can so please try to help me some advice on what I should be doing to help him the best I can. I'll be calling the ASPCA tomorrow and try to set up an appointment with them so I can have him treated there because I'll be able to afford their rates hopefully! Thank you for reading!