All the great luck I’ve had on this vacation in Vegas appears to have slowed with the ongoing matters regarding Molly.
Recently she started getting rather chubby but in an awkward way…skinny legs while rotund in the center. Our initial theory was weight gain. Molly is over 13, not very active and during our August house/catsitting stint, there were evenings in which we sealed her off from the other three cats with a bowl of food. Animals rarely eat in moderation.
This didn’t seem to be the case when my mother-in-law (Carolyn) checked in the cats today. Molly was less gregarious, she seemed rather sluggish and there was some lumpiness around her lower belly. Carolyn got Molly squeezed in to see the great people at White Rock Vet today.
The only news we have currently is it wasn’t her bladder or kidneys; these were a problem in 2003. The tech found a tumor around the lymph nodes. It probably needs a biopsy to discover its nature. I think they were able to bring down the swelling/bloating.
The bad news Dr. Todd told us was distressing. Removing tumors on dogs is easy, cats borders on impossible.
I’m hoping for the best while we’re budgeting around Molly’s growing expenses.
More news as we find out.