[Felvtalk] Popcorn

Thu Jun 12 20:09:30 CDT 2014

Hi,
Sorry, it's been an overwhelming week. It was pleural effusion, and the
test came back positive for lymphoma. His health plummeted within 24 hours
of bringing him home from the vet. We put him down about 2 hours ago. Thank
you all for your thoughts.

Ben
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   2. Re: Thymus gland & FeLV (dlgegg at windstream.net)

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Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 13:17:24 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: Margo <toomanykitties2 at earthlink.net>
To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Popcorn
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Hi Ben,

         You might want to ask your Oncologist about Rutin if it's pleural
effusion/chylothorax. The Feline Lymphoma Group has more info about it's
use and success.

Margo

-----Original Message-----
>From: Marsha <martia at lynxe.com>
>Sent: Jun 8, 2014 11:41 AM
>To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Popcorn
>
>Ben, sorry to hear about Popcorn.  Is the fluid IN the lungs, or is the
>fluid outside the lungs preventing them from expanding?  Outside the
>lungs pressing on them is called pleural effusion.  Inside the lungs
>would be pneumonia (if infection), or pulmonary edema.  If they're
>testing fluid for lymphoma, I'm guessing this is fluid in the chest
>cavity outside the lungs.  If pleural effusion, hopefully the vet drew
>off as much fluid as possible to help Popcorn breathe comfortably.
>Though, it can take some time for the lungs to fully re-expand, and they
>can be tired and achy afterwards. Unfortunately with lymphoma, it's
>possible for the fluid just to build right back up.
>
>Marsha
>(NOT a vet or vet tech, but just went through pleural effusion with
>Milkdud (R.I.P.) a few weeks ago)
>
>On 6/8/2014 3:21 AM, Ben Bot wrote:
>>
>> I'm new to this list, so hello.
>> Popcorn spent most of yesterday at the veterinarian office, after
>> decidedly bad news during his latest appointment.
>> He's lost 4 lbs in the past 2 weeks, and his breathing had become
>> labored, after an attempt to treat what was believed to be an upper
>> respiratory infection with antibiotics.
>> All the issues that he's been taken in for over the course of the year
>> that he's been a member of our family suddenly make sense.
>> We're currently waiting for the results of the fluid in his lungs to
>> confirm lymphoma.
>> I've isolated him from Liberty, as she became aggressive towards him
>> on his return from the vet, and it's clear he doesn't have the energy
>> to deal with her at this point.
>> He is on prednisone and antibiotics to reduce the discomfort of his
>> last days with us.
>>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 15:03:38 -0500
From: <dlgegg at windstream.net>
To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Thymus gland & FeLV
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Really interesting, think I will get this info to my vet, although I am now
relying less on him since he seems to keep missing important yet vital
things in treating my cats.  I don't know if he is just getting tired of it
all, maybe just does not care as much anymore.  He missed severe
constipation in Casey until it was so bad she died.  She had cancer, but it
was responding to the tonic and she was eating much better.  I now know how
to check for constipation and drive my last 4 cats crazy, checking them.
 Missed urinary tract infection in 2 others, he and an ER vet  .  I think
we all need to educate ourselves on the "simple yet obvious" problems so we
can recognize and treat them ourselves.  That is my soapbox  speech  for
the week.

---- Marsha <martia at lynxe.com> wrote:
> I was looking up human health stuff last night, meandered into info
> about the thymus.  Did you know it is largest at puberty/adolescence,
> then atrophies in older adults, turning into fat?  On the surface it
> would seem to be critical to life and immune function, and it's absence
> in a baby can be life-threatening.  Yet an adult can have it removed
> (say if it is cancerous), and still be OK.  There are other things that
> pick up the slack in an otherwise healthy adult.
>
> It made more sense to me why kittens are more vulnerable to FeLV
> infection, as their thymus is small and hasn't hit its full stride in
> what it does with T-cells.
>
> So I ended up Googling "thymus & FeLV".  I haven't yet begun to explore
> the results I got, but the summaries look intriguing.
>
> Marsha
>
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