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Kitteh Nooz
Aug. 18th, 2013 11:07 am~In the past handful of days Icarus has been limping slightly. Also a nasty looking blood blister/scab has formed on the tumor. I'll explain why I believe that to be a Good Thing.
The vet had been clearly reluctant to excise the tumor because of circulation issues. His concern was that not enough blood would flow into the wound to allow it to heal properly. Plus its mass seemed to cause it to be numb, at least based upon Icarus' behavior.
But now it seems as if blood is moving back in and some sensation has returned. I take that to indicate the tumor's mass is breaking up. That was the point of the meds; the serious anti-inflammatory [we were warned about renal failure] and the nasty cherry antibiotics he hated so.
That is what led me to the idea of coconut oil massage. The stuff heals and softens tissues, both of which could hopefully expedite the breakup of the tumor. I'll run my hypothesis past the vet when we drag poor ol' Buckethead down there again.
'In Other Kitteh Nooz'...when I headed out to finish yesterday's unfinished tasks [library book return and Happy Pill pick-up] I found scraps of dead bird on the back porch, a bit of a wing and a gnawed leg bone. I got all gushy and weepy over that. It's one thing for your own cat to bring you such gifts. It is quite another for a semi-feral cat to do so. I guess Herby really is a love bug.
The vet had been clearly reluctant to excise the tumor because of circulation issues. His concern was that not enough blood would flow into the wound to allow it to heal properly. Plus its mass seemed to cause it to be numb, at least based upon Icarus' behavior.
But now it seems as if blood is moving back in and some sensation has returned. I take that to indicate the tumor's mass is breaking up. That was the point of the meds; the serious anti-inflammatory [we were warned about renal failure] and the nasty cherry antibiotics he hated so.
That is what led me to the idea of coconut oil massage. The stuff heals and softens tissues, both of which could hopefully expedite the breakup of the tumor. I'll run my hypothesis past the vet when we drag poor ol' Buckethead down there again.
'In Other Kitteh Nooz'...when I headed out to finish yesterday's unfinished tasks [library book return and Happy Pill pick-up] I found scraps of dead bird on the back porch, a bit of a wing and a gnawed leg bone. I got all gushy and weepy over that. It's one thing for your own cat to bring you such gifts. It is quite another for a semi-feral cat to do so. I guess Herby really is a love bug.
