Willow's trip to the vet [View all]

Hubby and I took our feisty little tortie to the vet on Thursday, because we had noticed a suspicious lump in her abdominal area. When the vet examined Willow, she also found another smaller lump. She said they could be mammary tumors and suggested doing a needle aspiration of both lumps and sending the samples to the lab to find out exactly what's going on. We readily agreed and are now awaiting the results. She said it could take up to 10 days, maybe less but not more than that. With luck, we'll hear some time next week, and I'll post as soon as we know anything.

I'm trying not to worry too much, but it's hard not knowing if my kitty has the feline equivalent of breast cancer. Willow's only about 7-8 years old, so I wasn't expecting to have to worry about any serious health problems for a few more years.

We also found out she has some bad teeth and probably will need some extractions, but we didn't schedule anything yet. We'll figure that out when we find out what's up with the lumps and the treatment options for that. If she needs surgery, I'm hoping they can take care of the teeth at the same time.

I'm okay right now, since we haven't gotten any definite horrible news yet, but thoughts, prayers, an good vibes are always welcome.

In the meantime, here's a pic of our little lady.