Thanks.  As soon as she said, "I'm VERY concerned about what I saw on the x-rays" I almost didn't need to hear the rest.  I'm just so sad.  They did some blood work to see if he can tolerate steroids, if I get the okay then I'll start him on those tomorrow.  She also gave me a bronchodilator and a prescription for pain medication.  We will not be pursuing treatment beyond that.  🙁  The medication should help reduce inflammation in his lungs and help him breathe a little easier, but unfortunately it won't do anything for the cancer.  It's difficult for me to compute.. he's acting normally aside from the occasional attacks, but to know that he's being consumed again by cancer.. horrible.

I did suspect that this would be the outcome, unfortunately.  Ever time I've taken him to the vet, I've feared the worst, my husband told me not to worry, and I was always right.. intuition, I guess.  And I know that cancer of his type reappears frequently in the lungs.  I wish that (and I) had been wrong though.

Thank you 🙂 Yes, spoiling will ensue!  Although his favorite things are dry cat food and vanilla cake/frosting.. ha.  Fancy guy.

Hey, thanks for the nice words.  What are the next steps with your kiddo?

Fredo seems good.. still has almost daily breathing attacks.  I have had zero luck administering medication despite trying everything I can think of.  The problem is, if we force him to take pills, he gets so worked up that....he has a breathing attack.  I mean.  It's horrible.  So, I spoke with the vet and instead of daily steroids, we're going to get him a steroid injection that lasts 6-8 weeks.  This makes me nervous because of the side effects of the steroids, but I don't know what else to do.  He's having trouble breathing.  This is not the vision of comfort that I envisioned for him.  We do have buprenorphine gel that I put in his ears daily, just to help him relax.  It seems to help, but I would like the chance to get actual steroids in his system to try to reduce inflammation in his little lungs.  It's sad.  I'm trying not to think too much about the way way future because I know he's not going to be around much longer, and that's heart-breaking.  Our world really deserved more Fredo time.. he's the best.  It's so hard owning pets.

On the other hand, I took his sister (adopted sister lol) to the vet, and she is perfectly healthy (if not a little overweight, but that's a work in progress).  So, there's that.