Posted Aug 17 2010 8:29 PM by
Angie Baldwin Orbit Jones 
This is Orbit, a 10yr old, domestic shorthair adopted from Animal Control by Buddy and Lisa Jones. Dr. Grosser first saw Orbit as a new pet in January of 2010. Orbits physical exam was unremarkable other than dry skin. Orbit received his Rabies vaccine and had a negative stool sample at that time. Six months later Orbit was brought into Post Pet Hospital for not eating or drinking. After a thorough history and exam, bloodwork and urinalysis were sent to the lab and radiographs were taken.
Radiographs revealed a slightly enlarged liver, a lumpy left kidney, and a possible mass in the vicinity of the stomach.
We placed an intravenous catheter in Orbit and started fluids to rehydrate him while we waited on lab results. Orbit was also placed on a heat source because his temperature was subnormal. Orbits bloodwork and urine showed that he had liver disease. We were able to get his temperature up to a low normal and he started eating a small amount of food for us. We discharged Orbit to the care of his owners after 48 hours of hospitalization. They began force feeding him and giving him water through a syringe at home. At Orbits one week recheck Dr. Grosser was able to palpate a multilobulated mass in the abdomen and became concerned about lymphoma. Orbit was prescribed Prednisone at this time to slow the advancement of and counteract the effects of the tumor(s). Orbit continues to do well at home. He is eating on his own and maintaining his weight at 9lbs. We chose Orbit as our June Pet of the Month because of his remarkable response to treatment and his easy going personality.
