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The good news is that Erik's ultrasound this morning did not show tumors. Yay! So probably no kitty cancer! Whew.

It did show that his gallbladder/bile duct seems to be blocked, and this morning he started showing jaundice. (On an orange cat with yellow eyes, I'm curious how one can tell. I guess I'll find out soon when I pick him up.) So I have a 4:00 appointment with a surgeon; if it's blocked they're going to take it out, which apparently has no negative consequences for the cat, and if it's not actually blocked they're going to do a biopsy to try to figure out what's really wrong. Given that description, I'm hoping for blocked so this will be over.

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Date: 2005-12-01 08:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] schulman.livejournal.com
When they're jaundiced, their skin turns yellow (especially visible inside the years, and on the belly if they've recently been shaved for an ultrasound), and their eyes turn coppery.

If he has fatty liver, you may need to force feed him -- ask your vet about syringe feeding.

(Disclaimer: I am still not a vet.)

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