Poor Kitty

Well, I'm kinda sad. Sunday our neighbor Mr Kellner noticied a bump on Conrad's (our 8 year old kitty) back leg. We both thought it was an abscess, so it would be ok until we could get him to the vet on Monday. Well, he was ok. We took him in Monday afternoon. Dr Stump said he wasn't too sure what it was but that it needed to come off. It was definately not an abscess, there was no fluid in it. They had to keep him overnight. And let me tell you, they HATE Conrad down there! My cat is NOT my cat when he's there. He is SOOOOO mean! It's pretty humorous actually. But one girl said that everytime she walks by the cage he wants to eat her! For those of you who know my cat, I know you are wondering how could this be?? That's not Conrad!! And I know, that's why it's so funny. He has NEVER bitten anyone and Jake crawls ALL OVER HIM! He never moves. He's fat and lazy. But the way he act at the vet is just.....well, I can't even really explain it! Anyways, I picked him up today and talked to Dr Oates. (Dr Stump was gone) He said when they took it off, physically, it looked good. It was a tumor, but it was growing outwards, which is not typical of malignant cancer. Usually malignant cancer grows more inward through the tissue. But, when they looked at the cells under the slide, that it DIDN'T look good. In Dr Oates words, he said, "Those cells looked really angry". But we won't know anything for sure until we get the test results back. (They sent the mass off to pathology). So lets hope for the best, I love my kitty! I've had him since he was 6 weeks old.

And on a more positive note, I actually held and petted Conrad today and tonight without scratching my eyes out of my head! I was sneezing though and my nose was running a bit, but at least I could SEE! So, that's an improvement, guess those allergy shots are starting to pay off!

Conrad's foot is wrapped up in a cast, he can't walk. And he's very voiceful about it. I foresee a couple of long nights the next few days! So, here's a couple of pictures I took tonight, he's so sweet. How could anyone say he's mean?!