Thank you for that last part, Marylyn. I've been trying to stay upbeat
but the last two days have been hard.
Becca & Paassht
Marylyn wrote:
Kitty was diagnosed with cancer of the lungs and other organs well
over a year ago. She went thru a bad period right after some tests
but I believe that was because of some meds they used to sedate her.
Right now she is in the bedroom, hiding. She'll come out in a bit and
tell me all about how I shouldn't have been gone all day. Her regular
vets marvel at the way she is doing. She has enjoyed life and I have
enjoyed her for all this length of time when, logically, I should have
lost her within a month or two. She did not want chemo, radiation or
any of those other treatments and I would not have (and her regular
vets would not) wanted them with the same problems she exhibited.
Therefore I decided on the most painful course for me--to chose to do
nothing but make sure she is comfortable. To date I have given her no
meds for pain (I carry them though) or sought additional treatment. I
am telling you this so, maybe, instead of worrying about your cat and
mourning for her before her time, you enjoy her and let her enjoy
you. None of us know how many days/weeks/months we have. You may
leave this world before she does. Enjoy her now. Spend all the time
you can with her. Make her happy and, as importantly, let her make
you happy.
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"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: Paassht
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"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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
