They will usually tell you. Bless you for listening and for loving
him so much.
On Jul 5, 2011, at 7:42 AM, Ben Williams wrote:
Thanks to everyone for the kind words and encouragement... We spent
some time with Dex at the clinic last night and we told ourselves
that Dex would tell us what to do; that he'd let us know, somehow,
what he wanted. Dex has always been a fighter - he came to us under
the hood of a car that had carried him, at only 4 weeks of age,
across town, on highways and bumpy roads. He clung to the engine of
that car and came out covered in dirt, but full of love. He's been
with us since then (only a year and a half) and we have become so
close to him. We were told he didn't have a chance last October
when his red blood cell counts were at 3 and we discovered he was
felv and fiv positive. He bounced back quickly from the blood
transfusion and seemed to return to normal quickly. It's been tough
for the last three weeks as we've tried immunoregulin, acemannan and
lymphocyte t-cell immunomodulator. He's been a trooper through it
all and always has a sweet chirp and a purr.
So, last night, his wagging tail and happiness at seeing us,
combined with the relative calm he experienced when we were with him
and the look of hope in his eyes told us we couldn't give up. So,
I'm picking him up now and we are taking him to Dr. Wright at
Lakewood Vet Center to hopefully start some other treatment to pull
him out of this. He's a beautiful boy and we owe him every chance
to live happily.
Thanks, everyone.
On Jul 5, 2011, at 1:42 AM, Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
I think talking with a feline cancer group will be helpful. I
couldn't tell you because I don't know a lot about lymphosarcoma.
I'm sure the vets are telling you to let him go but you have to
make the call and don't do it until you're sure so you won't regret
it and wonder later on. I guess it depends on the success rate of
doing chemo on lymphosarcoma at this stage. Maybe you should try
to consult with a vet oncologist immediately about his chances. If
the chemo could give him several more months is it worth it? If
the chemo could give him another year is it worth it? Chemo can be
rough but I'm in a dog cancer group and usually after a few days of
being sick after the chemo treatments the dogs are okay until the
next round. I'm not sure how it affects cats though. My dog was
diagnosed a couple months ago with bone cancer and chemo wasn't an
option but radiation was an option for just a few extra months with
him. I asked myself those questions about how long would it give
him and would the pain he would endure be worth it. It's different
for me because my dog is old so I had to take that into
consideration. Seems like I read in one of the e-mails that Dexter
isn't that old. Anyway, I had a little time because my dog wasn't
in pain so I talked with two different oncologist and they both
said the same thing. Talking with an specialist made me feel
better about my decision.One thing I have learned from the dog bone
cancer group I'm in is that there are no wrong decisions. You do
what you think is right for Dexter. You know Dexter better than
any vet so it's your call and it won't be a wrong decision.Maureen
“I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results
that are profitable to the human race or doesn’t….the pain which it
inflicts upon unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward
it, and it is to me sufficient justification of the enmity without
looking further.” – Mark Twain
From: skastel...@cicresearch.com
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 21:55:58 -0700
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Dexter
Ben, my husband and I are praying that the best decision for Dex
will become obvious to you, whatever that is. The most difficult
decision is deciding that his quality of life...tubes, pills,
anything out of the ordinary on a morre than temporary basis,
would serve only those who will be left behind. God bless you and
your family as you wrestle with this difficult decision.
Dexter....we love you. Please..let your beloved Daddy look in
your eyes and tell him what you need. Sara
------Original Mail------
From: "Ben Williams" <drsiebl...@gmail.com>
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 21:25:37 -0500
Subject: [Felvtalk] Dexter
We are having a hard time making a very tough decision for Dexter.
In the past three days, Dex has suffered facial and paw swelling
and has started having difficulty breathing. Today has been bad
and he is now receiving oxygen at the Dallas emergency vet clinic.
X-rays show that he has lymph node involvement in every area and
his liver and spleen are enlarged and have move out of the proper
body cavity. This puts him in, I think, stage 4 of lymphosarcoma.
He is whimpering and obviously in pain. We don't want to give up
and we are willing to do chemo for him. We want to do what's best
for Dexter, but it is so hard to make that final decision. Is it
time for his suffering to be over? Does he have a chance?
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