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| Baby girl |
| 07.26.05 (1:39 pm) [edit] |
My baby cat, Whiskers, or "Kitten", isn't doing well. She'd been weezing for a few months, but everybody told us it was a hairball (I knew it wasn't). We finally took her to the vet and she has heart disease. They kept her overnight in an oxygen tank and put her on heart medications, but the meds make her lethargic, and she's barely eating anything.Her heart was enlarged, and shrunk back down to about normal size once the medication kicked in, but now they're concerned about a cloudy area on her lung right behind her heart. They at first thought it might be left over from the bronchitis she had (which was from her heart condition), but they sent the x-rays to a radiologist just to be safe, and he's concerned that it might be a tumor. She had a small, cancerous tumor on her shoulder a couple years ago. They removed it and got a good margain, but I guess now it's coming back in her lung (it could possibly have spread from elsewhere). The vet told me he can give her a type of Cortisone shot that could put the cancer in remission for a couple months, with minimal side effects, but I'm not sure we want to unneededly prolong her life when she's not doing well and her days are very numbered anyway. I hate to see her like this and know she's suffering. I'm not sure she's in pain, but her breathing is still a bit labored and she's almost totally void of energy. She's only 9 years old, which makes this even more difficult. We'll be making a decision today or tomorrow... Dad will be talking to the vet again when he gets home from work. More than likely, we'll have to do it. I knew this would come eventually, but I hate that it's so soon. I was an emotional wreck on the weekend, but at least right now I'm better prepared for it. There'll never be another like her. Even people who don't like cats love her.  |
posted by: aesav23 (reply)
post date: 07.26.05 (11:15 am)
Aww, Mally...I'm still hoping she'll pull through!!
posted by: dustyjumpwings (reply)
post date: 07.26.05 (11:37 am)
Reply to: aesav23
I don't think so AE. She's so weak, and now cancer on top of heart disease? Her days are so numbered anyway, I love her so much.. I don't want her to suffer longer than she has to :o(
posted by: dangerkitty (reply)
post date: 07.26.05 (11:55 am)
Oh dear. I'm really sorry to hear about the cancer. It's been such a roller coaster already without this depressing news. Hang tough, as Major Winters would say, and just give her lots of TLC until the decision is made. We had Felicité for 12 years and she was going strong until two Rottweiler's cornered her and she got stuck under some metal bins. She died alone and we didn't even know what happened to her until Letticia, our Doberman, found her. I feel very guilty about that. Whatever happens, Whiskers has your love and you know she loves you. I never took any pics of Felicité, I regret that. Anyway, your friends are still praying. xxxxxxxxxx
posted by: dustyjumpwings (reply)
post date: 07.26.05 (12:13 pm)
Reply to: dangerkitty
Thank you Nat. I'm trying to hang tough but it's so hard. You have no idea how much I love this cat. I'm sorry about Felicité.
Dad's home which means we'll be making our decision and calling the vet back soon...
I got your card today, it made me feel a little better, thank you!
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