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Betty - possible bone cancer
Last night, Betty started smacking her lips and occasionally rubbing
at her jaw, which was unusual, so I checked her mouth and found that a lower fang seemed to be slightly misaligned. I set up a vet appointment this morning to have it looked at. The vet found that the tooth was very loose, and Betty's lower jaw seems to be swollen, and the bone misshapen. She thinks that it is an aggressive form of bone cancer. Betty was given an x-ray to see if the cancer has spread. Her chest and organs seemed to be clear. Betty is scheduled for a bone biopsy on Thursday. Results will come back about 10 days after that, and then Betty may be referred to the local veterinary oncology center. In case the jaw area is infected, Betty is to be given liquid antibiotics. It must taste pretty bad, because she's never struggled with me as much as when I gave her some. Her normally pristine white ruff was spotted with pink saliva from the blood coming from the inflamed area of her jaw. I'm terribly worried about my little baby Betty. I don't know what happened - she seemed so normal, and then there was just a little lip smacking. |
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The vet found that the tooth was very loose, and Betty's lower jaw
seems to be swollen, and the bone misshapen. She thinks that it is an aggressive form of bone cancer. Betty was given an x-ray to see if the cancer has spread. Her chest and organs seemed to be clear. Poor baby! We will definitely be keeping Betty in our purrs, and will be looking forward to hearing more when the results come back. It is incredible the things that seemingly innocent behaviors can turn up. Cleo started making grimacing faces late last week, and it turned out to be due to a tumor in her mouth. The vet believes it has been forming for a while, so she had been uncomfortable for a while but didn't do anything to show it. Dan |
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Takayuki wrote:
I'm terribly worried about my little baby Betty. I don't know what happened - she seemed so normal, and then there was just a little lip smacking. Oh, Tak, that's very worrying. We will be purring hard that turns out to be 'just' an abscessed tooth or something else easily treatable. Poor Betty! Poor you! We will be thinking of you both. Please keep us updated. -- Marina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 13:15:50 -0400, Takayuki
yodeled: Last night, Betty started smacking her lips and occasionally rubbing at her jaw, which was unusual, so I checked her mouth and found that a lower fang seemed to be slightly misaligned. I set up a vet appointment this morning to have it looked at. The vet found that the tooth was very loose, and Betty's lower jaw seems to be swollen, and the bone misshapen. She thinks that it is an aggressive form of bone cancer. Betty was given an x-ray to see if the cancer has spread. Her chest and organs seemed to be clear. Betty is scheduled for a bone biopsy on Thursday. Results will come back about 10 days after that, and then Betty may be referred to the local veterinary oncology center. In case the jaw area is infected, Betty is to be given liquid antibiotics. It must taste pretty bad, because she's never struggled with me as much as when I gave her some. Her normally pristine white ruff was spotted with pink saliva from the blood coming from the inflamed area of her jaw. I'm terribly worried about my little baby Betty. I don't know what happened - she seemed so normal, and then there was just a little lip smacking. Oh Tak! How awful! It has to take so long, too, before you find out. Powerful purrs for your little girl to be OK. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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Dan M wrote:
Poor baby! We will definitely be keeping Betty in our purrs, and will be looking forward to hearing more when the results come back. It is incredible the things that seemingly innocent behaviors can turn up. Cleo started making grimacing faces late last week, and it turned out to be due to a tumor in her mouth. The vet believes it has been forming for a while, so she had been uncomfortable for a while but didn't do anything to show it. I haven't been posting much lately, but I am so glad that Cleo is feeling better. It's true that these things seem to happen so quickly. |
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On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 13:15:50 -0400, Takayuki
wrote: Last night, Betty started smacking her lips and occasionally rubbing at her jaw, which was unusual, so I checked her mouth and found that a lower fang seemed to be slightly misaligned. I set up a vet appointment this morning to have it looked at. The vet found that the tooth was very loose, and Betty's lower jaw seems to be swollen, and the bone misshapen. She thinks that it is an aggressive form of bone cancer. Betty was given an x-ray to see if the cancer has spread. Her chest and organs seemed to be clear. Betty is scheduled for a bone biopsy on Thursday. Results will come back about 10 days after that, and then Betty may be referred to the local veterinary oncology center. In case the jaw area is infected, Betty is to be given liquid antibiotics. It must taste pretty bad, because she's never struggled with me as much as when I gave her some. Her normally pristine white ruff was spotted with pink saliva from the blood coming from the inflamed area of her jaw. I'm terribly worried about my little baby Betty. I don't know what happened - she seemed so normal, and then there was just a little lip smacking. Oh, {{{{Takayuki}}}}}, I am so sorry. I really hope there is something they can do for poor Betty. Purrs heading your way. Blessings, Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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Marina wrote:
Takayuki wrote: I'm terribly worried about my little baby Betty. I don't know what happened - she seemed so normal, and then there was just a little lip smacking. Oh, Tak, that's very worrying. We will be purring hard that turns out to be 'just' an abscessed tooth or something else easily treatable. Poor Betty! Poor you! We will be thinking of you both. Please keep us updated. They seem to feel that it's low probability that it's a bone infection, higher probability that it's a fibrous tumor, and the highest probability is that it's a bone cancer. After I gave Betty the antibiotics and she ran away, she came back to me a few moments later, smacking her lips as badly as ever, and sniffing my tears with a concerned air. I hope that we'll be together for a long time. |
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OMG Tak. Tears have already sprung to my eyes on reading this because I know you love her almost more than life itself. I will pray for it to be a mis-diagnosis and for your panic to be eased. {{big hugs}} Tweed "Takayuki" wrote in message ... Last night, Betty started smacking her lips and occasionally rubbing at her jaw, which was unusual, so I checked her mouth and found that a lower fang seemed to be slightly misaligned. I set up a vet appointment this morning to have it looked at. The vet found that the tooth was very loose, and Betty's lower jaw seems to be swollen, and the bone misshapen. She thinks that it is an aggressive form of bone cancer. Betty was given an x-ray to see if the cancer has spread. Her chest and organs seemed to be clear. Betty is scheduled for a bone biopsy on Thursday. Results will come back about 10 days after that, and then Betty may be referred to the local veterinary oncology center. In case the jaw area is infected, Betty is to be given liquid antibiotics. It must taste pretty bad, because she's never struggled with me as much as when I gave her some. Her normally pristine white ruff was spotted with pink saliva from the blood coming from the inflamed area of her jaw. I'm terribly worried about my little baby Betty. I don't know what happened - she seemed so normal, and then there was just a little lip smacking. |
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Takayuki wrote:
Last night, Betty started smacking her lips and occasionally rubbing at her jaw, which was unusual, so I checked her mouth and found that a lower fang seemed to be slightly misaligned. I set up a vet appointment this morning to have it looked at. The vet found that the tooth was very loose, and Betty's lower jaw seems to be swollen, and the bone misshapen. She thinks that it is an aggressive form of bone cancer. Betty was given an x-ray to see if the cancer has spread. Her chest and organs seemed to be clear. Betty is scheduled for a bone biopsy on Thursday. Results will come back about 10 days after that, and then Betty may be referred to the local veterinary oncology center. In case the jaw area is infected, Betty is to be given liquid antibiotics. It must taste pretty bad, because she's never struggled with me as much as when I gave her some. Her normally pristine white ruff was spotted with pink saliva from the blood coming from the inflamed area of her jaw. I'm terribly worried about my little baby Betty. I don't know what happened - she seemed so normal, and then there was just a little lip smacking. Tak. I'm so sorry to read this, Betty's always been such a special cat. Purrs that whatever is wrong can be treated and Betty ha s many more years ahead of her. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Takayuki wrote:
After I gave Betty the antibiotics and she ran away, she came back to me a few moments later, smacking her lips as badly as ever, and sniffing my tears with a concerned air. I hope that we'll be together for a long time. I hope so too. {{{Tak}}} -- Marina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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