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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / May 2004My vet says Willi needs a biopsy
Came back from the vet this morning. My intention was to bring my 10 year old indoor black and white tuxedo cat Willi in for his shots. Instead they found a almost golf ball size lump on the upper side of his neck. Given Willi's mostly black medium length hair I guess I had not noticed. X-rays were inclusive and fuzzy and the vet recommended once she speaks to the vet surgeon she would like to set up a time for Willi to come in for a biopsy on Monday or Tuesday. The vet tried to be optimistic in that it could be malignant. She pointed out that Willi's lungs were clear which gave her a sign of optimism but ultimately a biopsy would have to answer this tough question. Needless to say I am quite shaken up by this news. Willi has been my buddy since I adopted him off the street since he 8 weeks old and been through some of the toughest times of my life with me. It's tough. Really tough thinking about this right now. I just hope and pray I get some good news next week. Anyway, as I enter this stage and drop Willi off for his biopsy next week - was wondering if anyone could enlighten and share their wisdom with me to this process and questions I need to ask the vet as this happens. Magnus ...> > Anyway, as I enter this stage and drop Willi off for his biopsy next week - was > wondering if anyone could enlighten and share their wisdom with me to this > process and questions I need to ask the vet as this happens. > > Magnus Sorry to hear that you and Willi are going through this. You are in my thoughts and prayers that everything will turn out O.K. Annie > Came back from the vet this morning. My intention was to bring my 10 year old > indoor black and white tuxedo cat Willi in for his shots. Instead they found a [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Magnus Don't panic, first off. Very often these are fatty cysts. Please keep us posted. Karen I can add that they thought it might be an abcess and tried to put a needle in it to drain it. The lump was rock hard and that did not work leading the vet to believe it is something else. Certainly will keep the group posted on what I find out this coming week. Magnus > I can add that they thought it might be an abcess and tried to put a needle in > it to drain it. The lump was rock hard and that did not work leading the vet [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Magnus Well, can't say about cats, but I have a rock hard cyst (in a delicate area) and when they went to do a biopsy they nearly couldn't get the needle in then nearly couldn't get it out (Dr. joked "thought I was going to have to put my foot up there to get leverage). It was becacuse (they think) it had built up from disapating and then blowing up again many times. it formed scar tissue. I still hope the best for Willi and hope it is NOT malignant. Karen > Certainly will keep the group posted on what I find out this coming week. We will all hope good things for Willi. >Came back from the vet this morning. My intention was to bring my 10 year old >indoor black and white tuxedo cat Willi in for his shots. Instead they found a [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >Magnus Purrs that Willi will be OK. As for questions, ask the same kind as if it were yourself having the problem. Best of luck. MLB > Anyway, as I enter this stage and drop Willi off for his biopsy next week - was > wondering if anyone could enlighten and share their wisdom with me to this > process and questions I need to ask the vet as this happens. > > Magnus My best wishes to Willi. They will sedate willi. Ask them what kind of sedation they are using, how fast he will wake up out of it. Ask if he will get fluids while they do this as he is older. Did your doctor suggest bloodwork before surgery? We routinely do a complete blood profile on older cats to make sure there aren't underlying issues.. liver function, kidneys etc. They will shave and clean the area. Make an incision, remove the lump, or as much of it as they can if it is bad. They will send the lump off to a lab who will freeze it slice it up and look at it under a microscope. Then they can tell for certain if it is just a lymphoma - aka fat - or something else. I had my elder in recently for a lump that up and appeared on her leg, and one done for one of my younger cats. My elder had a lymphoma, and my younger had a cyst. the only other questions I would ask the vet if you were still feeling shaky about it would be- would you do this to your own pet, and what happens if I don't do it. Good luck. circa Sat, 8 May 2004 23:18:43 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, ~*Connie*~ (no@spam.com) said, > They will shave and clean the area. Make an incision, remove the lump, or > as much of it as they can if it is bad. They will send the lump off to a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > one done for one of my younger cats. My elder had a lymphoma, and my > younger had a cyst. You mean "lipoma", *not* "lymphoma". Lymphoma is cancer. A lipoma is a benign tumor. There is a *significant* difference between the two. Laura  SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. I am sure the vet will answer this tomorrow or Tuesday. Once the lump is sent to the lab how soon will I have answer on the result? I know little of how a biopsy works - so it sounds like they will go ahead and remove the lump completely - or as much as they can - as part of the biopsy? Magnus circa 09 May 2004 13:47:03 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, MJohns7861 (mjohns7861@aol.com) said, > I am sure the vet will answer this tomorrow or Tuesday. Once the lump is sent > to the lab how soon will I have answer on the result? Usually in a couple of days; it all varies by location, veterinarian, and lab relationships. > I know little of how a > biopsy works - so it sounds like they will go ahead and remove the lump > completely - or as much as they can - as part of the biopsy? It depends. In this case, my guess would be that they'd want to remove the lump and send a sample for biopsy, but I couldn't say with certainty. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. > Came back from the vet this morning. My intention was to bring my 10 year old > indoor black and white tuxedo cat Willi in for his shots. Instead they found a [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Magnus My Betsy had a biopsy a few months ago for what the vet thought was going to turn out to be a vaccination associated carcinoma...... when she (the vet) went after the lump for biopsy, a ball of fat popped out! We had it biopsied and it was, in fact, a blob of fat! Hope you're as lucky...... thoughts and prayers going out to you... Linda E |
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