Milo is back home: Saturday Afternoon.

Went to the vet, were there for 2 hours.
The biopsy did not show lymphoma. There was a low level of useable cells in the biopsy. The cells that were able to be tested showed they were normal. So we are left with high chance it is amyloidosis. There are no more tests to tell if it is anything else, except the full biopsy. The full biopsy is highly risky for a cat, and though it can tell if it is amyloidosis, it serves no purpose because it is not treatable. All it would do is confirm there is very little time left. Therefore there is no point in putting Milo through that biopsy.

Amy (Richards partner) showed us how to do the SQ’s. We are going to be very strict with his food, renal food plus some animal fat on tiny bits of protein so that he eats and gets enough calories.

We will do 50mls of SQ a day. It takes around 7 minutes. After 2-3 weeks we will get his blood tested. If the levels have come down, we will just manage Milo like that and if that takes forever, then that is fine.

If the levels don’t come down, then we will just make his life full of fun and the things he enjoys until its not fun anymore.

I had been trying to feed Milo Hills Sience K/D which comes in a tine and has a mashed consistency. He does not like it. I mixed it with Evo to get him to eat, and gave him chicken breast. For the two nights he was at the vets, they gave him Hills Science with some whiskers food gravy over it to get him started. Well we bought some Hills and some Royal Canin wet food. Turns out Milo loves the Royal Canin. It is much nicer looking and is even presented as little sumptuous wet morsels. Compared to the Hills food which looks like regurgitated vomit, Royal Canin gets my vote too. I will see if the vet will let us return the Hills Science and swap it for the Royal Canin.

So we have Milo, and his new little donut bed, plus a new bottle of catnip spray and …. A bag of needles, drip, water…. And I found the cutest cat bed! It was only $35 and its is adorable. Its like a big fluffy upside down shower cap. I’ll take a photo.

Let me say this, as we walked out of the vet surgery they told me to look at the sign on the outside of the door. So I said thank you for everything, goodbye and as I walked out, there was a sign that said “Beware of the crazy cat lady”.

He is snuggled up in his donut bed next to me right now. It is so good to have him home. I can’t quite describe how much the house changed without him here for two nights. He is the most active, vocal well rounded cat that kind of holds the entire family together. I’m going to try not to grieve for him right now. I know it doesn’t look good, but we will just hold on to possibilities until we get his blood tested again in 3 weeks.

I will post photos in the next few days I hope.