Cats can get skin cancer, who knew?

[logisticslad]

I've been awaiting the test results for my cat and found out that the vet who had done the tests is away for two weeks. Fortunately, she is the partner of the vet whom I usually see, so I'm actually happier that he has now taken over the case. Duncan's urinalysis came back positive for a lowgrade infection. I've got new antibiotics now that seem to be doing the trick (no more peeing in the bedroom). Unfortunately, the skin biopsies came back positive for both squamous cell skin cancer and allergic dermatitis. Apparently chronic skin lesions have a high risk of becoming cancerous (which I am finding strangely comforting, since my indoor cat rarely sees the sun). They don't know whether it has spread beyond the skin, but chances are that it hasn't since we've caught it fairly early. I am taking him in on Thursday for surgical removal of the cancerous areas. They will have to sedate him, but assure me that I can drop him off in the morning and pick him up in the afternoon. After the vet sees him and discovers whether they can remove everything, then we'll see if anything more can be done for the dermatitis (and the sneezing). Oy vey!

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[logisticslad.livejournal.com]

Definitely!!! So if I had a black cat (like all the cool people do), would I even have this problem?

[puzzld1.livejournal.com]

"You know black is this year's pink
You deserve each other, this cat and you..."