Julie,
I'm so sorry to hear about Lucky! She is at peace now. Cancer isn't easy to beat. How is your husband doing? You've been in my thoughts.
tonya
Julie Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Julie Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear Freinds,I lost my dear Lucky ("Lucky-Duck, the Sweet Baboo") on Friday. She had surgery for mammary cancer just before Christmas and appeared to be recovering well. Eating, playing, just being herself. Toward the middle of last week, she seemed to be straining to poop and on Friday she was having diarrhea, not eating and obviously not feeling well . I took her into the vet thinking that the diarrhea (following a bout of constipation) meant she might have some stool blocking things.What we found was several masses in her belly, fluid in her chest and belly, and an enlarged liver. They were surprised that she was not already in respiratory distress. Her prognosis was very poor. Her cancer is typically not responsive to chemo and only a month ago her chest and stomach xrays were clear, so the cancer had moved aggressively. We made the painful decision to euthanize her.I am heartbroken; I never expected to take her in and find anything remotely like what we found. I'm grateful we had the time since Christmas together. There is always great competition to sleep on my head and she came and found room on the pillow and cuddled with me on Wednesday night; she purred and seemed so happy. I miss her so much, especially in the morning because she always sat on the bathroom radiator and 'helped' me get ready.I found her hit by a car on my lunch hour about 8.5 years ago and she had some injuries to her face and the silliest little forehead that kind of stuck out and reminded us of a little bird.Thanks for listening, everyone; I'd be lost without you all.Love, Julie
"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is
to protection by man from the cruelty of man. "
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged
by the way its animals are treated."
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