Dear
Julie
Well,
Lucky is lucky because she found you--I mean, how lucky is
that!
Totally understand why you might feel spooked...but now we're talking
about lucky Lucky, and she'll be doing her darnedest, helped by all our prayers,
positive vibes, and heartfelt wishes, not to mention the best loving care a
kitty could ever hope for from its mom, to make a full and speedy recovery.
Sending lots of healing thoughts to Tommy and Wink also---hopefully it will all
work out and they can indeed keep each other company when it's treatment time
for them.
Treat time for Julie, I think.
Take
care, and keep us posted when you have time, love, Kerry
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julie Johnson
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 6:42 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Lucky and Wink
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julie Johnson
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 6:42 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Lucky and Wink
Dear Friends,
Some news I'd rather not have had; the lab suspects that based on the
needle biopsy of the mass in Lucky's mammary gland that she has cancer.
She is going in Monday morning to have it removed and have the surrounding
tissue and lymph nodes examined and biopsied. The whoe mass will then be
sent to the lab for biopsy. Evidently, the needle biopsy can not determine
the type of cancer. Based on what happens during surgery, we'll continue
with chemo if it seems indicated.
Lucky has a cold; I found this mass when I was trying to examine her goopy
eyes and she was trying to scooch away from me. She's on antibiotics and
should be OK for surgery on Monday.
It's eerie because my mother-in-law died from cancer just before Christmas,
I was diagnosed on the same date two years later, and Lucky is having her
surgery one day before this yucky 'anniversary'. I am hoping that Lucky is
indeed lucky and that I found this accidentally in time for her to have a good
chance at recovery.
Wink is hyperthyroid; she is not presenting with all the typical
symptoms. The excessive hunger is absolutely not there; she's never been a
big eater anyway. She's fussy and won't eat the Tapazole chews that Tommy
gobbles up and I don't think compounding to put on her ear is going to work;
both her ears are crumpled from hematomas and there literally is no smooth
surface left. I tried to give her a "pill pocket" to see if she'd be
tempted by that, but no....what a little stinker! I guess it's going to
have to be pills for her for a while. We wanted to send Tommy in January
for the radioactive iodine treatment, but now with Lucky's surgery and
aftercare, we won't be able to afford it. Hopefully Tommy and Wink can
maintain well enough on Tapazole until we can come up with the money in the
spring to send them to Radiocat; at least they can go together and be
roomates!
So, that's my news. Wish it could have been better, but I guess I
should be grateful that it wasn't worse.
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."
Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)
Paws Come WITH Claws!!!
If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.
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