[Felvtalk] Lymph nodes

[Maya D'Alessio]

Crazy Margo, I'm glad he is still around :)

Interestingly, only Merlot's mandibular lymph nodes are swollen, to the
size of a walnut maybe, all the other ones are normal size.

On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Margo <toomanykitties2 at earthlink.net>
wrote:

>
>
> But it is not the only possibility. My Pixel (also known as Mr. Pins) is
> not +, at least not by Elisa. But two years or so ago, he had HUGE lymph
> nodes. The ones on the back of his legs were almost ping pong ball size.
> EVERY one was grossly enlarged, even internally. So much so that he could
> not poop. I took him in to find out what could be done to make him
> comfortable for his remaining days. This was a new Vet. She really wasn't
> sure it was a good idea, but gave him an enema, prescribe a course of pred,
> and an antibiotic probably because the staff had told her it would be
> simpler just to do what I wanted and send me on my way. I still don't know
> what caused it.
>
> He now has a chronic cough and congestion, but almost three years later,
> is still with us.
>
> Margo
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maya D'Alessio
> Sent: Nov 14, 2015 2:51 PM
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Lymph nodes
>
> Yeah, the vet agreed, also mentioned it could be cancer.
>
> His temperature is good, and his WBC count has rebounded a bit, but hes
> RBC count has gone slightly anemic now. He's still acting relatively
> normal, more drowsy than when he was healthy, and less of an appetite, but
> he is still eating on his own. It's so hard to watch, I'm just desperately
> hoping his body fights back, but either way we will keep him comfortable
> and happy as long as possible.
>
> On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 1:25 PM, Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Not a good sign at all. Again, consistent with active FeLV.
>>
>> Amani
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
>> dlgegg at windstream.net
>> Sent: November-11-15 8:08 PM
>> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Lymph nodes
>>
>> If they are really large, I would have them checked just for my own peace
>> of mind
>>
>> ---- Maya D'Alessio <mdelow at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > Merlot has had an okay week and a half. He's eating on his own, not
>> > normal appetite, but at least we aren't force feeding. He's happy and
>> > comfortable, so I'm just so relieved. I noticed last night that his
>> > lymph nodes in his neck are huge. Should I be worried, or is this a
>> good sign?
>>
>>
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Maya D'Alessio
PhD student
B1 377B, x32320
Graduate Studies Endowment Fund Coordinator
Biology GSA Vice Chair
GSA Director At-Large
University of Waterloo
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