She is so tired...she got up to eat and drink a little. I found her
resting on the floor after she used her litterbox, so I put her back in
her bed and now she's resting there, not sleeping, just resting with her
eyes open. I called one of the vets in the phone book and we're going
to take her in for a consult. The earliest we can go is Wednesday.
Becca & Paassht
Marylyn wrote:
I'd make the drive to a specialist. It is worth the peace of mind.
If it helps, I've made a 3 hour (one way) drive more times than I can
count. Just having someone in the field say what he/she thinks is
important. However, the ones I have gone to often argue for
aggressive treatment. You need to talk to Paassht and see what she
wants to do re chemo, radiation etc if this proves to be the case with
her.
If you have men who
will exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise
with their fellow man.
St.
Francis
----- Original Message ----- From: "Becca DuBose"
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To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 3:27 PM
Subject: Fwd: Paassht
Hi,
I've just been lurking and reading for a few weeks. My little one,
Paassht, is 7-1/2 and tested positive for FeLV in 1999. She was very
healthy with nothing more than occasional URIs until September '05,
when she started losing weight. It has been a bit of a roller
coaster ride since then, back and forth to the vet, on and off
antibiotics etc. About 10 days ago I took her in because she seemed
dehydrated and they gave her some fluid SQ. Within 36 hours or so
she was almost back to her old self but we went back this morning
because the fatigue returned and I suspected she was dehydrated
again. She is eating very well but not regaining any weight. I have
been afraid it was cancer and sure enough, she has a palpable
intestinal mass. The vet doesn't believe she will recover and so has
recommended comfort care only. I had them give her fluids again
since that helped her feel so much better last week. The vet also
sent us home with very low dose prednisone to try PRN and we are
continuing her amoxicillin. I'd like to get a second opinion but our
phone book lists no specialists on veterinary oncology or internal
medicine, just a handful of clinics advertising cancer care (all of
which are a 30-45 minute drive away). There are some others billing
themselves as cat specialist but they are a similar distance away.
The closest option is to take her to see another generalist. She
does OK in the car, but I don't want to drag her all over town if it
won't really help her. Even with the fluids this morning I had to
ask myself was it for her, or for me? What would you do if Paassht
were your kitty?
Becca & Paassht
