27 Saturday Dec 2025
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Well I didn’t think even the Power of the Duvet could manage this! Morcilla has not only stopped being all hissy-spitty at Luna (which she had been doing ever since the operation) but she has also gone back to accepting Luna lying next to her on the bed. Phew! And now just three more sleeps until the stitches – and the Dread Cone – are removed. It’s been a long, stressful time for everyone. 🐾🤍
23 Tuesday Dec 2025
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This just in… Sonia has sent me the results from Luna’s biopsy. The two tumours were malignant but Stage 1, and as they were completely resected there is a low risk of metastasis. No further treatment required. I was going to take her in to get her bandage changed this morning but it was bucketing down. Also during the night the bandage mostly came off so I found these stick-on gauze ones in the cupboard which seem to be doing the trick, and Luna is more comfortable not having a full-torso wrap-around one. The two wounds were dry and clean, and she is still taking antibiotics, so Sonia and I decided to just leave her until next Tuesday when she will have the stitches removed. Unfortunately she still needs to wear the dread cone but she seems to be taking it in stride. So, not a bad Christmas gift for my old girl.
HISTOPATHOLOGY: In the two mastectomy specimens submitted, two nodular neoplastic proliferations of the mammary gland of simple/complex nature were observed. The neoplastic epithelial cells in these nodules are arranged in acinotubular structures with sometimes irregular lumens, lined by two to four layers of cuboidal or columnar cells, with rounded, hyperchromatic nuclei and occasionally showing one or two prominent nucleoli. The degree of cellular atypia and mitotic count are low (4-5 mitoses/10 high-power fields). In one of the nodules, associated with the epithelial component, a proliferation of myoepithelial cells in solid nests with typical characteristics is observed. Both tumours show expansive growth and have been completely resected. No evidence of vascular tumor embolization is seen in the histological sections of the submitted specimens.
DIAGNOSIS: Simple/complex tubular adenocarcinomas of the breast, grade I (x2).
PROGNOSIS: Less serious.
COMMENTS: These are two breast tumours of simple/complex nature with histological characteristics that generally confer a low grade of malignancy (grade I). The absence of tumour vascular emboli in the submitted specimens indicates a low probability of distant metastasis from these tumours (regional lymph node biopsy is always recommended to confirm this assessment). Both tumours were completely resected. Finally, because mammary tumours in cats can occur in multiples, periodic monitoring of the animal is recommended for the possibility of new mammary tumours appearing.
20 Saturday Dec 2025
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It’s been all about Luna this week but here’s a photo of Luna with baby Morcilla (she was just a few months old). Luna not only loved her new little sister but she was also very protective towards her. Then, just after Loki died and Morcilla had an operation to remove a (thankfully benign) cyst on her head… everything changed. When Morcilla got home from the op Luna started hissing and spitting at her previously beloved sister and, even once Morcilla was better and no longer wearing a scary collar or smelling like the vet’s office things never went back to how they used to be. Since then the two girls have kept a cool distance and it kind of breaks my heart even still. So whenever I see the Power of the Duvet bring them even a little bit closer together I am happy.
But now the tables have turned and it’s Morcilla hissing and spitting at Luna! And I’m like… wtf chicas?? Anyhow, keeping them mostly separated for now and at night Luna has been shut in the living room / office with everything she needs. Today things changed when Luna sneakily found her way onto Peter’s bed when nobody was looking (esp not Peter who was sitting in his comfy chair IN FRONT OF HIS BED and on his laptop – duh). Luna looked so relaxed I decided to move her “hospital room” and now the food and water dishes and litter box are in there. At least for now. There are cushions along the bed on the floor and, at the end, a little footstool to help her get off and on the bed. Taking things one day at a time.
19 Friday Dec 2025
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Today Luna had her wound cleaned and rebandaged at the vet’s and everything looks great, no sign of infection or fluid build up. She got another antibiotic shot and on Monday I start her on oral antibiotics at home (wish me luck with that!). She’s so compliant at the vet’s… at home she’s a whole other gata.
The biopsy results won’t be back until next week. I have an appointment to get her stitches out on December 30th and between now and then will be keeping a close eye on her. Might take her in again before Christmas Eve just so the vet can have a look at her belly again. Otherwise I should be able to change her bandage here. 🤞
Sonia says I have to keep Luna warm… her temperature is running a bit low… so the heat is on here and I’ve been trying to get her to settle down. But as she seems to be feeling better I think she’s also more restless and won’t stay put. Finally I sat with her for a while in my comfy chair, then transferred her to the “warm spot” and topped her off with the blue thermo blanky… and she seems very happy with that. Except now I don’t have anywhere to sit! More news as I have it…
17 Wednesday Dec 2025
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Last week Luna’s operation was postponed due to stormy weather. The prospect of trying to get her to the vet in the pouring rain with neither of us able to use an umbrella (Peter – carrying cat, me – crutches) while attempting to find a taxi… no way. So today was the day and, as it dawned bright and sunny, we were off to see Sonia and team.
A few hours (and 400€!) later we were home again with a very groggy Luna. I made up a little bed for her on the living room floor, with food and water and a litter box nearby, but she kept wanting to be up on the sofa. Sonia had said not to let her climb up on things but in the end I gave in and let her stay on the sofa and put cushions all around on the floor in case she fell off. She didn’t. In fact, she spent most of the time gazing lovingly at her favourite person in the world (hint: it’s not me) and a while later was ready for a little paté and water.
They removed two cysts and various nodes around the nipples and so now we wait for the biopsy to come back. She has to go back on Friday to get the bandage changed, so we might know by then. I’m so nervous. I’ve told her that after spending so much on her operation she owes me at least 5 more years… hope she listens (for a change). Oh Luna, please be okay… 💙
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