Clark Kent update
Jan. 28th, 2012 04:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ksmithGood news and bad news:
We have good news and bad news about our friend Clark Kent. First, the bad news: following his dental surgery to remove some teeth, a biopsy revealed that Clark has a rare, slow-growing bone cancer in his mouth (calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor). The consulting pathologist from UPenn gave him a "fair" prognosis. Given his many other medical issues, we decided not to put Clark through another surgery and/or radiation. Instead (and here comes the good news!), Clark found an amazing home where he can live out the rest of his days in peace and comfort--however long that may be.
The rest of the story here.
Poor kitty. He has other medical conditions that preclude vigorous treatment of his cancer. I hope he beats the odds and lives a long, full life.
Update: Last year, the vets estimated CK's age maybe 2 years, but it appears he could be as old as 10. Still. Without his issues, he could have had another 5-8 more years, and I can't help but think that mistreatment damaged his health. Poor thing.
We have good news and bad news about our friend Clark Kent. First, the bad news: following his dental surgery to remove some teeth, a biopsy revealed that Clark has a rare, slow-growing bone cancer in his mouth (calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor). The consulting pathologist from UPenn gave him a "fair" prognosis. Given his many other medical issues, we decided not to put Clark through another surgery and/or radiation. Instead (and here comes the good news!), Clark found an amazing home where he can live out the rest of his days in peace and comfort--however long that may be.
The rest of the story here.
Poor kitty. He has other medical conditions that preclude vigorous treatment of his cancer. I hope he beats the odds and lives a long, full life.
Update: Last year, the vets estimated CK's age maybe 2 years, but it appears he could be as old as 10. Still. Without his issues, he could have had another 5-8 more years, and I can't help but think that mistreatment damaged his health. Poor thing.
