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CES

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poor kitty and poor Bear. Hope the visit goes well Bear and that kitty is healthy.

Any new on the test results for your bird yet Tibs?

(my vet bill last week for the 3 of 'em was close to $400, with shots and some extra stuff related to the stoopid frontline resistant fleas. Fleas are gone but 2 of 3 beasties are on antibiotics. Luckily, the local publix provides free antibiotics- even for beasties)
 

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Hello Yibs, and welcome to The Snails!!!


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thank you, kind sear! :D

lethalp fixed - blaming it on slow as molasses forum when you don't know if you're coming or going ...... sigh
and forum not much better this am! amazing though, with a problem so serious as to warrant a shut-down this afternoon, none of our betters seem to have been affected!
 

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got the results, ces ....... biopsies point to 2 different tumors - lipomas and xanthomas. amazingly, blood values still in the normal range, i was worried about liver function.
ct scan scheduled for october [estimate 600 to 800 bucks] in prep for laser surgery
reason for postponement - no urgency atm and new diet might help in shrinking tumors ....
 

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got the results, ces ....... biopsies point to 2 different tumors - lipomas and xanthomas. amazingly, blood values still in the normal range, i was worried about liver function.
ct scan scheduled for october [estimate 600 to 800 bucks] in prep for laser surgery
reason for postponement - no urgency atm and new diet might help in shrinking tumors ....

Wow. I hope the diet helps. Lipomas shouldn't be a problem, except for size. I don't know anything about xanthomas. Fingers crossed.
 

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Wow. I hope the diet helps. Lipomas shouldn't be a problem, except for size. I don't know anything about xanthomas. Fingers crossed.

apparently it did already - it was started about 2 months ago. since i didn't see a reduction in tumor size i thought no luck. much to my surprise spark lost 50 g, he's down from 788 g to 738 g. now i got my fingers crossed that the overall body fat is being reduced before there will be a shrinkage in tumors
and yup - tumor size is a problem. he has one next to his left leg approaching size of a golf ball .......
 

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my girl dog is such a ham. The beasties were playing, i hear a yip....the girl comes in limping, holding her paw off the ground. I go over and check it, pet her, give her a hug. By the time we get to the kitchen to get her a baby aspirin, she's got her full weight back on it. She just wanted to make sure i knew she had an owie... :facepalm:
 

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yikes. that is large. I suspect you're right, the lipomas won't shrink until after body fat is reduced (though i've never really thought of birds being overweight)

amazons are prone ........ ;)
and with the tumor he's not very active ...... sigh
it was removed once before but grew back. i really thought the tumors would shrink first but i guess that was wishful thinking.
 
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