Re: Thanks for info (was Re: Wallace not eating or drinking either

2007-06-15 Thread Belinda
Jean, As hard as it is you really have to get food into Wallace, whether via syringe feeding of offering food every few minutes and getting him to take some. Cancer takes a lot of energy to fight, Wallace needs all the nutrition he can get, cancer robs the body of it's life giving

RE: Thanks for info (was Re: Wallace not eating or drinking either

2007-06-15 Thread Melissa Lind
Jean, I hope your snuggles were comforting. Sometimes we need them just as much as they need us. I hope everything turns out for the best. You and Wallace are in my thoughts and prayers... Melissa -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jean

Re: Thanks for info (was Re: Wallace not eating or drinking either

2007-06-15 Thread wendy
Hi Jean, I am so sorry that the sonogram/biopsy showed cancer. I was hoping it was something more curable. I am sorry that you got this type of news. It's never easy. Do they think Wallace is a candidate for one of the types of feeding tubes? I think Belinda is the one who has had to have a

Re: Thanks for info (was Re: Wallace not eating or drinking either

2007-06-14 Thread Marylyn
OK. Crying is good. It cleanse the heart and mind. Good story because you will hear enough awful ones: The Royal Princess Kitty Katt was diagnosed with cancer (not really sure which one because, when it was discovered, it had spread big time). I took her to specialists. They said treat

Re: Thanks for info (was Re: Wallace not eating or drinking either

2007-06-14 Thread dede hicken
I am sorry you are both going through this right now.. When Smokey had this disease, I cried a lot. I talked to him all the time so he would know how much i loved him, and how special he was. I think they know. Just as they sense stress, they sense love. You will know through the guidance of

Re: Thanks for info (was Re: Wallace not eating or drinking either

2007-06-14 Thread elizabeth trent
Jean, I am so sorry you guys are going through this. elizabeth On 6/14/07, Jean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks-- Just got home from the vet a little while ago. Wallace was such a good boy for both vets that he didn't need to be sedated for his sonogram or biopsy. That's my good boy.

RE: Thanks for info (was Re: Wallace not eating or drinking either

2007-06-14 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
Jean, when a furbaby is sick, it's not off topic! And of course a lot of people on this list have had other cats with other ailments, I'm sure someone has gone through something similar. As for enticing -- the best tips I know are KFC warm and deboned, meat baby food without onions, liver shake