Smokey has a malignant cancer in his salivary gland which may have already spread into his adjacent lymph gland.
He is going in again on Wednesday morning for an X-ray of his chest to see if the disease has spread . If that's clear, a MRI scan is then coing to be done of the currently affected area to see how far it has spread.
If these tests are encouraging, they will book him in for an operation.The survival time for this sort of condition post op is 12 to 18 months. Might not seem much to us, but in "cat years" its about 5-7 years.
So far his mood is up and down. He is eating just enough. Sometimes he comes downstairs and asks for food, mostly he lies by the radiator in the middle badroom. He's been out and is still able to jump up onto the windowsil. He has also played with a piece of string. But he is spending more and more time on his own.
The fact that he had to have his teeth removed late last year due to a recurring mouth problem he had when we first got him in 1999 from the cats rescue people. Apparently they had not even had him to the vets before trying to rehome him. His previous owner had neglected him obviously as he was in quite a state.
But he's had a pretty good life with us, once he got over most of his fear (he's always been wary of Sue for some reason, even though she's given him all her love).
So, Sue is taking him in on Wednesday morning and we should hear throughout the day what's going on...
Here's a photo of Smokey. It's not particularly endearing, so there will be more to follow.
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