Well, crap.

[kyrielle]

More good thoughts for Babe, please. It's not the fungal infection; the bloodwork and checks for infectious whatnot all came back clear and normal. Which is bad news, since it leaves the next most probable as cancer, likely brain cancer. There's a chance, though not a good one, that it's something immune-related or bacterial, so they're taking her off the anti-fungal and putting her on antibiotics as a precaution until we can get her in for an MRI (tentatively scheduled for Wednesday next week, but we can call Monday morning to see if we can move it up - if so, it will be with a different neurologist who wasn't there to talk to today) to confirm/deny the cancer theory.

I really, really hope it's something unusual, and not cancer. But the bloodwork ruled out the fungus and several other potential blindness-causers (not considered likely in her case since both eyes were affected at once, but they did the full range of tests anyway).

Really, really worried now.

Also, suspecting I won't be at GenCon. Any way you slice this one, Babe will likely need someone giving her medicines, at best. At worst, we may be watching for the first signs of suffering. I'm not willing to stick a pet-sitter with that duty...nor am I willing to be away and wondering what's going on, either. Not sure yet, it depends on what this week brings, but it seems fairly likely I may change my travel plans. Kind of ironic, considering.

Please, lots of good thoughts. I really, really don't want this to be cancer.

Comments

[davmoo.livejournal.com]

As much as I'd like to see you at Gencon, I understand the situation fully. In fact, I'd probably wonder about you if you did decide to travel to a gaming con when a beloved pet is in that shape.

I'll leave out extra catnip as an offering to the Cat Gods tonight.

[kyrielle]

Thank you.

[mandydax.livejournal.com]

:( I wish there were something more I could do. Hoping for the best possibility amongst the bad things. *hugs*

[kyrielle]

Thank you. *hugs*

[retsuko.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I'm sending lots of good vibes your way...

[kyrielle]

*hugs* Thank you.

[grey-lady.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear - and will keep hoping for better news. More scritches to Babe, and *hugs* for you if you'd like.

[kyrielle]

Thank you muchly. *hugs* *passes your scritches along* The scritches earned a purr and a sprawl and some front-paw kneading. :)

[katbyte.livejournal.com]

We are so hoping for the best. I never had a cat get cancer that young, but I did not have many cats, mostly dogs. My sweet Sandy got cancer at about 7 years old.

You are absolutely the best pet owner, Babe is very lucky.

[kyrielle]

Thank you. Fingers crossed that Babe is lucky in all sorts of ways. I know she can live without vision if she has to, she is doing it now. I just want her to have many years left.

[canyoncat.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I hope it is not cancer. :(

Sadly animals seem to be able to hide feelings of pain much better than people. I think they just accept it because they can't understand it and have no idea that there may be a cure. I often wonder how much pain Bandit was really having before we had to let her go. Even Tigger, she hobbles around because the problems with her back legs and I often wonder if it hurts her at all. She seems fine, but they often seem fine when they are not.

I will be sending all the positive energy I can your way. Hang in there!

[kyrielle]

Thanks. I hope so too. And she's not just "not pained" - she's cuddly, playful, purring, and sprawling like normal. The only places her behavior deviates from her norm are clearly sight-related (she no longer tries to jump to my lap, for example - but she will jump down. I'd better never sit higher/lower than she expects!).

[cynnerth.livejournal.com]

Oh no, darn it! :(
I'll keep hoping it's something fixable.

Escher has been living with cancer for over two years now, and it doesn't seem to be causing her pain. It has cost her one eye, though. My grandmother had a blind cat who went about her business as if sighted. I hope Babe has many painless years ahead of her.

[kyrielle]

Thank you. And if it is cancer, I hope she's as lucky as Escher. But I really hope it's not cancer but is something treatable / likely to give her a longer life span. (Sight would be nice, but I'm not as worried about that as I am about how many years she gets. She seems to cope pretty well with the loss of sight in spite of it being a sudden transition.)

[minion.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. :( I will keep hoping it is something non-cancer related. Poor kitty. We'll keep all of you in our prayers and keep hoping for the best.

[kyrielle]

Thank you!

[kfrye.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry to hear about your kitty! Sending you good thoughts and wishes for a speedy recovery.

[kyrielle]

Thank you!

[roadskoller.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. It seems everybody on my f-list has sick animals.

[kyrielle]

Thank you. I hope the other animals recover well, also!