Claire says:
Yes, the vet said she did very well, and just laid back and let them do what they had to do, because of this they were able to drain off enough material for two good slides. One that was examined at the vet's office, and the second one that they sent off to the lab.

Claire says:
Claire relaxing at home after her morning with the vet. The lump was drained, and there were 3 or 4 squamous cells visible under the microscope. The vet said this likely means nothing, but is erring on the side of caution, and sending a sample out to the lab for a closer look. Could be a week for results to come back. So not out of the woods quite yet.

Claire says:
Claire saw the vet who says based on the way the lump feels she very much doubts that it is anything serious. She thinks it feels more like a pocket of fluid than a solid mass. She's thinking maybe a cyst, or a broken blood vessel. I'm dropping her off Friday for half a day so they can use a needle to drain it, and check out the results under the microscope

Claire says:
Ambercat, you stubborn little mule! The only thing I ever gave Claire a verbal scolding in an angry raised voice about was getting up on kitchen surfaces. Once in a blue moon she'll have a lapse, but for the most part she got the message. But she never turned on burners like Pyrocat! That's downright diabolical...LOL!

Claire says:
Claire needs good thoughts at the moment...found a big lump in one of her ear flaps. She's going into the vets tomorrow to get it checked out.

Claire says:
Poor puppydog

Claire says:
Fit as a fiddle!

Claire says:
Hi Moritz!

Claire says:
To say nothing of ne'er-do-wells, and nogoodniks!

Claire says:
LOL...reminds me of when you were a kid, and at some of your friends houses, the mother would have all the living room furniture covered in thick plastic, and there would be plastic runners on the carpet that you weren't allowed to step off of!

Claire says:
When she's completely better I want to reintroduce kibble, but maybe just one serving every 2 or 3 days rather than twice a day...only because she gets the Hill's TD for dental health, and the vet says her teeth and gums are in very good shape for a cat that's almost 8...

Claire says:
Yep, it's Lactulose syrup that I'm mixing in with her wet food.

Claire says:
She's getting a lot more water into her now. She went from 1 canned meal, and 2 kibble meals a day to 3 canned meals a day, and I stir in extra water so the food is a soupy consistency. The litter box tells me this is working nicely!

Claire says:
Claire got all clogged up, and dehydrated. She went in and got I.V. fluids, and is now on a all canned diet, with a lubricating laxative and is coming around. I haven't been posting here much because my PC is screwed up, and my iPad doesn't upload very well to this site, so I usually just post to this site's Facebook fan page instead (works much better when using the iPad).

Claire says:
Claire starting to feel better after a bit of a rough patch.

Claire says:
Hello boys!

Claire says:
Hi Wally!

Claire says:
I didn't think so...

Claire says:
Storm is one cool cucumber! It has been a stinking hot, humid week here in Ajax this week, thankfully this apartment building has central air included in the rent (no extra charges if it is on full blast, all the time), so Claire hasn't experienced excessive heat in 7 1/2 years!

Claire says:
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