So, anyway, I needed to know, though I was afraid of the answer how seriously my vet would rate Tigger’s condition. Moderate? Serious? She rated it serious, based on the x-rays. I still need to set up a time (possibly on Monday, my next day off) to get Tigger to the specialist at the emergency vet. Oh, yeah, the vet wanted the x-rays to help rule out cancer and there is no sign of tumors, so cancer is not a concern. Tigger’s littermate, Oscar, died of cancer a week before his third birthday (actually, I had to euthanize him because he was so sick and there was no hope of a cure. It was inoperable cancer). THe vet has said that Tigger could at any time suffer a heart attack or heart failure but we will try to treat him medically to delay or avoid that. I’m worried about him. But I am so thankful that when hs time comes, he will be safely at home (or at the vet if I have to go that route. He could so easily have died of heart failure or a heart attack while he was missing those 4 months.
So, anyway, I needed to know, though I was afraid of the answer how seriously my vet would rate Tigger’s condition. Moderate? Serious? She rated it serious, based on the x-rays. I still need to set up a time (possibly on Monday, my next day off) to get Tigger to the specialist at the emergency vet. Oh, yeah, the vet wanted the x-rays to help rule out cancer and there is no sign of tumors, so cancer is not a concern. Tigger’s littermate, Oscar, died of cancer a week before his third birthday (actually, I had to euthanize him because he was so sick and there was no hope of a cure. It was inoperable cancer). THe vet has said that Tigger could at any time suffer a heart attack or heart failure but we will try to treat him medically to delay or avoid that. I’m worried about him. But I am so thankful that when hs time comes, he will be safely at home (or at the vet if I have to go that route. He could so easily have died of heart failure or a heart attack while he was missing those 4 months.