From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2001-09-19 06:35:00 UTC
Subject: Scooter update
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So, we got the pathology and blood results back on Scooter.
His adrenal tumor was the standard nonmalignant hyperplasia.
All they found with his stomach (which keeps increasing in size and
getting thicker and has been biopsied twice in 6 months with fur
balls both times which is truly weird for our household) was moderate
mural gastritis. Why this is happening and worsening is pretty well
anyone's guess right now, since nothing has panned out as being
diagnostic or curative so far.
His liver has atypical lymphocytosis even though his blood values for
lymphocytes were fine. That's possibly a concern. It means that he
might have have nothing serious and it will clear up, he might be
heading toward trouble, or he might have lymphoma in his liver. The
vets are going to be consulting with a couple of experts who
specialize in such things to see how to time and guide things like
blood liver values, and (They suspect likely.) further liver biopsies.
Any possible insights would be appreciated.
Poor little guy has never been really healthy and he's couch potato
by choice which is kind of funny because his closest friends are
athletes, but Tooty sure can cuddle and he talks while he kisses.
He's incredibly social with both ferrets and humans.