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#1 Post by a1mamacat » Tue Mar 11, 2014 4:13 pm

Specialist - have you been experiencing any vomiting or bleeding or strange body pains?

Big J -No

Sp - do you have any cats?

Big J - 2

Sp. Are they declawed?

Big J - no

Sp - I would say 95% you have "cat scratch fever" I'll see you is about 6 weeks for a followup to see if the node has gone down.






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#2 Post by silvercamaro » Tue Mar 11, 2014 4:21 pm

Whoohoo!
Now generating the White Hot Glare of Righteousness on behalf of BBs everywhere.
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#3 Post by Ritterskoop » Tue Mar 11, 2014 5:00 pm

This sounds delightfully benign!
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#4 Post by ghostjmf » Tue Mar 11, 2014 5:17 pm

This is almost comical. And a great relief. To you guys, to all of us. But, seriously, they needed to call in the specialist to give Big J this news?

At least they've ruled out the unthinkable stuff. So now we who have cats can all think on cat scratch fever. I hope it doesn't turn Big J into Ted Nugent (this is a very lame reference to a 60s rocker turned very-right-wing-whacko whose hit record, which I've actually never heard to my knowledge, is, uh...).
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#5 Post by Ritterskoop » Tue Mar 11, 2014 5:41 pm

ghostjmf wrote:This is almost comical. And a great relief. To you guys, to all of us. But, seriously, they needed to call in the specialist to give Big J this news?

At least they've ruled out the unthinkable stuff. So now we who have cats can all think on cat scratch fever. I hope it doesn't turn Big J into Ted Nugent (this is a very lame reference to a 60s rocker turned very-right-wing-whacko whose hit record, which I've actually never heard to my knowledge, is, uh...).
Not a fan of Nugent but the song has some great guitar licks.
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#6 Post by Ritterskoop » Tue Mar 11, 2014 5:41 pm

He also did some nice work with Damn Yankees.
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#7 Post by MarleysGh0st » Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:31 pm

Good news!



Even though you make it sound like the cats did something wrong. It's not like they were holding you and Big J hostage. :)
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#8 Post by a1mamacat » Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:37 pm

ghostjmf wrote:This is almost comical. And a great relief. To you guys, to all of us. But, seriously, they needed to call in the specialist to give Big J this news?

At least they've ruled out the unthinkable stuff. So now we who have cats can all think on cat scratch fever. I hope it doesn't turn Big J into Ted Nugent (this is a very lame reference to a 60s rocker turned very-right-wing-whacko whose hit record, which I've actually never heard to my knowledge, is, uh...).
The Dr at the clinic was not sure about the node, so marked urgent on the file. The specialist who does a lot of nodes work, looked at the ultrasound, and was able to make a more specific diagnosis.

Now, if there are any changes over the next 6 weeks, then he'll do a more indepth checking. He did tell Big J that he sees a lot of these.
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#9 Post by jaybee » Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:38 pm

Great news all around!

Note that the biggest WooHoo came from that dog lady person. :P
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#10 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:56 pm

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feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive

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#11 Post by christie1111 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:45 am

This is awesome news!

And a deep, relaxing sigh is in order.

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#12 Post by Beebs52 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:00 am

YAYSERS YOWSERS OUCHIES!!!
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#13 Post by Bob Juch » Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:29 am

He didn't prescribe an antibiotic? The little basdids have a name: Bartonella.
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#14 Post by Buffacuse » Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:50 am

Yesssss!!!!!

Very happy it's such an easily dealt with thing--take him out for his favorite dinner tonight!
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#15 Post by ghostjmf » Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:48 pm

OK, from my vast fund of stored brain knowledge, I am gleaning the full name of Bartonella Hennsallae, spelling of the 2nd word in question. I will now go look it up (to see if I've even got the right word, for one).


Something all cat associators-with should familarize themselves about, anyway.
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#16 Post by Bob Juch » Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:57 pm

ghostjmf wrote:OK, from my vast fund of stored brain knowledge, I am gleaning the full name of Bartonella Hennsallae, spelling of the 2nd word in question. I will now go look it up (to see if I've even got the right word, for one).


Something all cat associators-with should familarize themselves about, anyway.
It's "henselae". Henselae eggs.
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#17 Post by ghostjmf » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:43 pm

At least BJ didn't question my having that vast fund of stored brain knowledge. Stored brain spelling, not always so much.
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#18 Post by tlynn78 » Thu Mar 13, 2014 12:20 pm

So glad the news was benign!
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#19 Post by tanstaafl2 » Thu Mar 13, 2014 3:23 pm

Certainly better that he has a bubo from Cat Scratch Fever than some of the other potential causes!

Some of them come as a result with contact from a different type of kitty...

:shock:
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#20 Post by a1mamacat » Thu Mar 13, 2014 4:41 pm

tanstaafl2 wrote:Certainly better that he has a bubo from Cat Scratch Fever than some of the other potential causes!

Some of them come as a result with contact from a different type of kitty...

:shock:

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#21 Post by DevilKitty100 » Sun Mar 16, 2014 5:37 pm

a1mamacat wrote:
tanstaafl2 wrote:Certainly better that he has a bubo from Cat Scratch Fever than some of the other potential causes!

Some of them come as a result with contact from a different type of kitty...

:shock:

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