kimiko did well on the ride up to and back from the vet. she acted like she was an old pro at the vet's office. she walked around and talked to me and the vet tech. kimiko did mutter something unladylike when the vet was palpitating her abdomen.
the vet checked her over and spent almost an hour talking to me about her before he made his recommendation to have an ultrasound, endoscopy and biopsy done. we went with having everything done so we could rule out what wasn't happening. he does agree w/ our regular vet that it is either IBD or a type of cancer that thickens the walls of the intestines.either one will cause her to not be able to get the nutrients from her food when she does eat. he also said the ultrasound showed her pancreas was a little bit enlarged but that could be due to what is causing her to lose weight. now we have to wait for the results of the biopsy. they are sending the tissue samples to cornell. he also upped the dosage on the prednisone she is taking and change the frequency back to everyday. next comes the hard part - waiting for those test results.
kimiko came out of the anesthesia very well. she was so impatient to have me come pick her up and take her home that she tore a chunk of skin off of her head by rubbing on the cage door. they called me as soon as they spotted what she had done and told me to come pick her up. they felt that she would do better with me than being there. as soon as i got there they put me in one of the rooms and they brought her right away. kimiko tried to jump out of the vet techs arms to get to me. she just purred and purred. i guess she missed me a lot. i might have been gone a total of 3 hours. she wasn't in a hurry to get in her carrier either and wandered around the bench i was sitting on while the vet spoke with me. i swear this wasn't the same cat that has lived with me for 13 years. the same cat that i have to practically dump out of her carrier when we go to our regular vet. lol
i will post some photos of kimiko later. she is not being too cooperative when it comes to posing for the camera right now.
Thanks so much for the update! We are so glad to hear the consult and tests went well. We are purraying for good results from that biopsy! We are sure Kimiko is happy to be back home!
ReplyDeleteWe're happy to know that Kimiko did well at the specialists. And she sure does love her mommy. Keep us posted - we are purring for Kimiko to get better!
ReplyDeleteWe're glad the vet visit went well. Now let's hope they can figure out what is going on and we pray that it's something treatable!!
ReplyDeletewe is furry glad that the visit went well. Sometimes we kitties just get a "feeling" about a v-e-t and don't to things like scream at them or pee on them or hide in our carriers.
ReplyDeletewe are purraying that you get some answers that will help Kimiko get all better
We're glad it went well. We'll continue purring for Miss Kimiko. Keep on eating!!
ReplyDeleteLove Finny Buddy & Jazzy (Hi Kintaro! Did you see my pikchers on owr bloggy?)
I am glad all the tests are over with and you can relax now. I am purring my best for good test results!
ReplyDeleteWe hope you get good news from the tests.
ReplyDeletePurrs to Kimiko.
We're glad that Kimiko did well through the v-e-t visit, we hope the results are the best possible in the circumstances. Sending our purrs to Kimiko and to you,
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Gypsy & Tasha
Happy news for now and later to i hope This baby is just showing you she is not going nowher yet HER loves her mammy give her a hug for me love u all
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are doing better Kimiko being with your Mom. I am praying that your tests will come back with good news. At least you and your Mom will know what is going on instead of guessing. So glad Mom is going to be able to make payments. My Mom is so thankful she is able to do that too. Gizmo's bill is almost paid. Purrs and prayers still going up for you Kimiko.
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We are purring for good results from Kimiko's tests and for her to get better soon. She must be so happy to be home!
ReplyDeleteI will say a prayer that the results will be good, seems like she couldn't wait to get home.
ReplyDeleteWe will definately be saying a prayer and purring for Kimiko! Miss u Momma Shirley! I'm gonna try and come around the blogosphere more often! I swear!
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