Kisa isn't doing very well so far. Over the last
week, she's been getting
more lethargic day by day. And now she's at the
point where all she does is
hide/sleep. When we bring her out of her hiding
spot, she vomits almost
immediately. The Chloropromazine didn't help the
vomiting, so I stopped
giving it.
The vomiting makes the syringe feeding all the more
difficult because if we
feed her every four-five hours, she vomits up a fair
bit of the prior
feeding. I'm going to have to feed her a couple of
times a day, and leave
it at that. I think food may be the least of her
worries right now. She's
probably getting dehydrated from all the vomiting,
though I don't know how
to tell that for sure. Her "third eyelid" is very
noticeable now. She
shows very little interest in drinking, mainly just
sticks her paws in the
water and sniffs it.
Plus, even though i've been syringe feeding her
since wednesday, I seriously
doubt she's pooped at all. I'm not sure where the
food is going after it
goes in.
She's not very responsive either, anymore. She will
purr a bit when I pet
her, but that's about it.
I've been trying to find an oncologist, but i'm not
sure she's even strong
enough to handle an anesthetic and a liver biopsy,
or feeding tube
insertion anymore. Considering the vet clinics i've
called don't know of an
oncologist, i'm doubting I can find one anywhere
nearby.
This is just so frustrating, but I guess I need to
remember that even in
people, once cancer gets into the liver, there's
usually not much more that
can be done. I know someone right now who has
cancer, and since the cancer
went into her liver, the doctors have stopped
aggressive treatment. She has
only painkillers and 6 months to live.
Everytime I think of how full of life and mischief
Kisa was only a week ago,
I begin a new batch of tears. She was absolutely
fearless, I could vacuum
her off, nothing would scare her. Everytime I had
an empty box or bag out,
she would be in it. She carried a little stuffed
panda around all the time,
and would proudly announce she had something special
in her mouth. No
matter where I hid that panda, she would find it.
She could break into
anything, including the closets.
She's always been so loving and gentle too. I could
pet her belly, the only
cat that would let me do that. And when she played,
she would be so gentle
when chewing on your fingers, I always thought she
would make the perfect
kitty for a child to play with.
It's so depressing to lose the special kitties, the
ones that can cheer you
up after a long day at work. It's going to take me
a long time to get over
the last 3 months, going through this process 3
times. And I know at any
time, Tomi could get sick again.
I'm sorry for being so long-winded, I just can't
seem to focus on anything
else other than my kitties these days.
Cassandra
----- Original Message -----
From: "wendy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 2:00 PM
Subject: To Cassandra Re: Kisa
> Cassandra,
>
> I agree with what everyone says here, but am
keeping
> in mind that you are limited to location and
funding.
> That being said, even if Kisa does not get chemo,
she
> does need the combo dexamethasone/depomedrol
shots.
> They will not cure anything, but will keep her
very
> comfortable up to her passing if you choose not to
do
> chemo. They are steroids, but much stronger than
> prednisone. I am so sorry Kisa is having to go
> through this (and you as well). Prayers going out
for
> both of you. Please keep us posted.
>
> :)
> Wendy
>
> --- wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Cassandra,
>>
>> I just read this email. How is Kisa doing today?
I
>> am not caught up yet. I hope she's better.
Prayers
>> going out for both of you.
>>
>> :)
>> Wendy
>>
>> --- C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> > Well, after going to the vet today, it's not
>> looking
>> > good for Kisa.
>> >
>> > She has elevated bilirubin in her blood/urine,
and
>> > elevated number of lymphocytes. Therefore they
>> > believe she has a liver disease, possibly
>> > lymphosarcoma.
>> >
>> > The only way they can tell for sure what the
>> problem
>> > is with her liver is to do a biopsy which means
>> > surgery. They didn't suggest doing this
though
>> > because of the FeLV and her immune system being
>> > compromised.
>> >
>> > They gave me prednisone and baytril for her,
>> though
>> > i'm really not sure how she'll handle keeping
>> those
>> > down when she is vomiting so easily. They're
>> hoping
>> > the steroid will make her feel a little better
and
>> > maybe regain some appetite.
>> >
>> > I've really got to try and get her to eat
>> something,
>> > she hasn't eaten since Saturday night now.
>> >
>> > I don't understand why this is all happening at
>> > once. First I watched Tomi get sicker and
sicker
>> > for nearly 2 months. As soon as he started
>> getting
>> > better, Koda got sick with kidney and liver
>> failure,
>> > and died. Now, barely a week later Kisa goes
from
>> > being a super healthy and active cat to death's
>> > door. I haven't even had enough time to get
used
>> to
>> > Koda being gone, now its another crisis
situation.
>> >
>> > This is all after having nothing but healthy,
>> happy,
>> > and active cats for 12 years.
>> >
>> > I used to think how awful it would be if my
house
>> > burned down while I was away and my 5 cats were
>> > inside. What is happening now is almost worse
>> than
>> > that since it is so prolonged and i'm beginning
to
>> > wonder if something I am doing is causing all
this
>> > (like feeding raw food). I've always kept my
cats
>> > indoors because I didn't want them to get run
over
