Medical Subsidy For A Cat With Lymphoma (Hew Sook Yean�s)

Hew Sook Yean brought one of the market cats to her regular vet as the cat appeared to be sickly. The vet thought it was FIP and suggested she bring it to the UPM vet for a more thorough diagnosis. At UPM, the cat demonstrated abdominal breathing. An X-Ray showed that she had pleural effusion (build-up of fluids between the lungs and the chest cavity) and the fluid was blood tinged. Ultrasound and other tests showed neoplastic changes of the cells which led to the diagnosis of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system).

The treatment regime involves chemotherapy (vincrystine)�by injection and the administration of Prednisolone (a steroid) at home. Weekly blood screening is required with half-day boarding for monitoring. Vincrystine will be administered weekly for 4 weeks followed by every 2 weeks thereafter.

As of now, 3 chemotherapy injections have been done and Sook Yean is looking after the cat at home.

The bill so far is RM566.30 and we have subsidised RM283.15 for it (which is 50% as per our policy).

We pray the cat, now named Hak Moi, will recover soon. Pleural effusion and lymphoma are very serious. Please keep Hak Moi in your prayers too.

Get well soon, Hak Moi.

Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2012/06/24/medical-subsidy-for-a-cat-with-lymphoma-hew-sook-yeans/

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