#lilmisschloe

[monkeymeghan]

It is with a heavy heart that I share this update. On Thursday evening Chloe crossed the Rainbow Bridge. It’s still too fresh and raw for me to get into details, but I wanted to let you all know and thank you once again for your support over the last year. I like to think that Chloe felt all of the love you sent her way.

[monkeymeghan]

Chloe is currently sleeping in her hammock while I watch stargate on Pluto tv. I’m so scared for her surgery tomorrow. I know it will help her, but it’s killing me knowing that she’ll be scared and confused and in pain. I just want her to be ok.

[monkeymeghan]

Updates on Mom and Chloe

Long story short, Mom is home and Chloe has to have surgery on Thursday.

Mom

Mom came home last Thursday. It took an hour and a half each way for me, to Philadelphia and back home. It was a rough drive, rush hour on the way there, and the tail end of rush hour on the way back, in the rain at night. She's doing well, getting home nursing and physical therapy.

Chloe

Saturday evening I discovered a large mass/sore on the inside of Chloe's hind right leg. I immediately scooped her up and took her to the emergency vet. They shaved the area to get a better look. The mass/sore was 4cm and ulcerated, but not infected. They were unable to tell me what it was based on the exam. There was nothing to be done that night, so they sent us home. Yesterday morning I called and rescheduled Chloe's appointment to yesterday afternoon. The mass measured 3cm. I'm also terrified because she's had some weight loss. She's still eating and drinking and acting pretty normally, except for hiding a bit more than usual. Surgery for removal is scheduled for Thursday, and it will be sent for pathology. I feel terribly guilty that I hadn't found this mass earlier, it was so large. But no one had seen it, as she has been getting weekly temperature checks and quick exams for the last two months. The vet tried to reassure me and tell me it's amazing I found it at all because animals are so good at hiding things. I'm trying to stay positive, but I'm so scared. I know she needs the surgery, but I feel terrible for having to put her through that, knowing she'll be so scared and confused and in pain post-op. But it will help her because now that I know about the mass, I can tell she's having discomfort from it, and the removal will alleviate that.

Just please send prayers and good vibes to both my mom and my Chloe. And if you're so inclined, you can donate to or share my gofundme from last year. It is still active, and I plan on updating it soon regarding the upcoming surgery.

Things have just been crazy here, and I haven’t been on tumblr for almost a week. I’m hanging in there, though, and my anxiety is high but manageable.

[monkeymeghan]

Today I met Oscar and Chloe’s first foster mom. She was so kind to send me photos and videos of them as little babies! They were only 4.5 weeks old here.

Chloe (left) and Oscar

[monkeymeghan]

The vet called me a little while ago with the histopathology results. IT WASN’T CANCER! I was so scared that the mass was malignant and am so grateful that it wasn’t. That’s the good news. The bad news? Still no definitive answer. The doctor is going to continue looking for answers, see if she can find any similar cases.

The report is under the cut for anyone interested in reading it.

Chloe has an appointment tomorrow morning at 11 to have her sutures removed, and her blood count, temperature, and weight rechecked.

History:

Proximal medial aspect of right hind limb. Fever of unknown origin for past year, mild stomatitis, proactively treated with azithromycin in case of Bartonella. Borderline anemic. Mass rapidly appeared over the weekend with a flattened plaque on the dorsal aspect. Purulent discharge was noted today.

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Received: A 4.5 cm x 3.0 cm skin biopsy, with a 3.5 cm x 3.3 cm ulcerated mass.

HISTOPATH REPORT:

MICROSCOPIC FINDINGS:

Haired skin: Ulcerative dermatitis and cellulitis, necrotizing, pyogranulomatous and lymphoplasmacytic, chronic, locally extensive, marked

COMMENTS:

Histologic findings revealed severe ongoing inflammation and granulation tissue formation. No neoplastic populations are observed. Areas of inflammation extend to the deep specimen margin. The extensive degree of necrosis present is suggestive of an infarction. The underlying cause is not evident in this sample. Possible causes include a venomous bite, previous trauma, infection, or a chemical/thermal burn that caused vasculitis, leading to subsequent ischemic necrosis. Special stains are pending to further rule out fungal and acid-fast agents. Results will be forwarded in an addendum. Aerobic culture and sensitivity on fresh tissue may be indicated to further rule out an antibiotic-resistant pyoderma.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION:

Haired skin and subcutis: An extensive area of the epidermis and dermis has undergone coagulative necrosis, admixed with abundant eosinophilic necrotic coagulum, layers of poorly preserved neutrophils, edema, and streaming nuclear debris. Surrounding areas of necrosis are coalescing aggregates of numerous macrophages, lymphocytes, plasma cells, and fewer neutrophils, admixed with granulation tissue. In less affected areas, anagen hair follicles and sebaceous glands are intact.

***************** ADDENDUM COMMENTS - *********************

GMS and Fite-Faraco stains did not reveal the presence of fungal or acid-fast bacterial etiologic agents.

[monkeymeghan]

Chloe’s urgent vet bills, organized by Meghan Day

Hi, my name is Meghan and I’m raising funds for my cat Chloe. She’s five years old and has been p… Meghan Day needs your support for Chloe’

Hi everyone. We still don’t know what’s causing Chloe to be sick, but the bills are adding up. Her bloodwork from yesterday was negative for FIV and FeLV, but still indicates an infection. She’s also running a fever still. She has an appointment tomorrow (11/2) for a more extensive blood panel. Hopefully this will pinpoint the illness so that we can treat it. If you can help out just a little bit or even just share this fundraiser, it would mean a lot. I’ll keep you all updated on tumblr (follow the tag lilmisschloe) and on gofundme. Thank you so much.

[monkeymeghan]

Lil miss Chloe drinking from her bottle

[monkeymeghan]

TL;DR One of my cats got sick and racked up a lot in vet bills. I'm on disability, meaning I barely have enough money to survive as it is. Because of this, I have had to start a gofundme. Please help if you're able to, and please share this post to help me get some visibility. Thank you so much. It is all appreciated more than I can express.

Chloe’s vet bills, organized by Meghan Day

Hi, my name is Meghan and I’m raising funds for my cat Chloe. She’s five years old and has been perfectl… Meghan Day needs your support for

Here is the journey Chloe and I have been on since October...

My name is Meghan and I'm raising funds to help pay for vet bills. One of my cats, Chloe, was recently sick and racked up a lot of bills. This all began on October 22, when I had to take Chloe to the emergency vet. She wasn't acting like herself and just wanted to hide under the bed. She had a fever and elevated white blood cells, indicating an infection. The doctor scared me by mentioning the possibility of leukemia or lymphoma because her lymphocyte count was higher than it should have been. He sent off a blood smear to a pathologist to check the count manually. He also gave me an antibiotic for Chloe to take twice a day, which she tolerated very well. I then spent the next few agonizing days waiting for a phone call with the blood smear results. Thankfully the blood smear was normal in regards to the lymphocyte count.

At the emergency vet

The following week I scheduled a checkup with the regular vet, just to make sure everything was ok once completing the course of antibiotics. She was acting a little better at this point, but wasn't back to herself. The regular vet discovered that she still had a fever, and repeat blood work showed a still increased white blood cell count. Whatever she had, the antibiotics didn't touch it. She was also tested for FIV and FeLV at this point. I was given an immune support supplement to give to Chloe to help her fight whatever bug she had. A few days later the results for FIV and FeLV came back negative, and the doctor recommended more extensive bloodwork. I took Chloe back in for another blood draw, and it was sent to a special lab in North Carolina. A week later these tests all came back negative.

Still not feeling good, wanting mommy snuggles

I continued monitoring her temperature and weight. After November 9th she no longer had a fever. The regular vet had also recommended that I give Chloe and Oscar an additional can of food in the evening (in addition to the morning can and the dry food that is always out). Chloe even gained a little weight, which was good. By mid-November Chloe was up to 6.5 pounds and was starting to act more like herself. She had even started playing with her brother again, just a little bit.

Starting to feel better, and a checkup

Chloe had another checkup on November 14. She was up to 7.1 pounds, and the bloodwork they did that day came back completely normal. The vet was very pleased that Chloe was acting like herself again, that she presented healthy, and that her bloodwork was normal. She said that Chloe must have just had a virus and was able to fight it herself. Chloe is totally back to acting like herself again, talking and playing and getting zoomies, everything. Chloe and Oscar go back on the 22nd for their vaccines.

All better!

I'm on disability, meaning I am on a very small fixed income. I have maxed out my Care Credit card with all of the vet visits and lab tests. That is why I started a gofundme campaign. Several people have been so generous and made donations already, every penny of which is appreciated. If you have the means, please consider donating to help me and Chloe out. Also, please share this post to help my gofundme get some visibility. Thank you all so much.