I posted briefly about Odo here, but I figured he needed his own thread. The vet and I noticed the lump on him a few months ago, but it just seemed like a fatty lump. Odo tends to be a lumpy boy (he has a big lump on his belly that has been there since before I adopted him in June 2006--we have monitored it carefully and there has been no change). This particular lump seems to "disappear" depending on his position. It is located above his left hip. After reading about faerie's cat, I decided that we should investigate the cause of the lump. Odo has been limping, and we figured it was just arthritis, but I'm wondering if the lump could be affecting his gait.
Anyway, he is scheduled for a biopsy tomorrow morning, so I'm hoping for vibes that everything goes well. I'm not overly concerned about the surgery--Odo's had several dentals--but he is at least 14 years old, and I'm a bit worried about the recovery, and of course the results as well.
I was supposed to take food away from him at 8 p.m., but unfortunately I fell asleep. I had given both boys a little bit of food before what was supposed to be a 2-hour nap, and I'm sure that they ate it all around 3:30 or 4:00 p.m., so instead of no food after 8 p.m., it was no food after 4 p.m. Unfortunately that means I'm going to have one very hungry cat on my hands until morning (maybe the nap wasn't such a bad idea). I'm trying to figure out how to feed Zekkie without making Odo think that I love him less.
Anyway, he is scheduled for a biopsy tomorrow morning, so I'm hoping for vibes that everything goes well. I'm not overly concerned about the surgery--Odo's had several dentals--but he is at least 14 years old, and I'm a bit worried about the recovery, and of course the results as well.
I was supposed to take food away from him at 8 p.m., but unfortunately I fell asleep. I had given both boys a little bit of food before what was supposed to be a 2-hour nap, and I'm sure that they ate it all around 3:30 or 4:00 p.m., so instead of no food after 8 p.m., it was no food after 4 p.m. Unfortunately that means I'm going to have one very hungry cat on my hands until morning (maybe the nap wasn't such a bad idea). I'm trying to figure out how to feed Zekkie without making Odo think that I love him less.