Re: Hear ye, hear ye!

[Guest guest]

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Gosh, Kayleigh, sorry to hear about your cat. Hope she's doing better.

Cats are great creatures, and one does become very emotionally attached to them.

has been lucky to have you as her owner, and I hope you enjoy many

more good days with her.

~Rita

>Well, sad news, but sort of okay. Last night my husband and I went out

>to dinner, when we came back was straining to breathe. Took

>her to the vet ER, she had fluid accumulating in her chest cavity.

>They think she has a heart problem and will have to have an ultrasound.

> They drained the fluid and she was home after 24 hrs., I am keeping an

>eagle eye on her.

>

>Last year I thought she had eaten some of my arthritis medicine and

>took her to the same ER, they treated her but found at the same time

>she was in liver failure, so I left her overnight and the poor thing

>had a stroke. Ended up four days in hospital.

>

>She is so old, 16, but often when feeling well is spry and kittenish.

>She's very affectionate and I will hate to lose her, but I'm afraid

>she's going downhill. The vet keeps telling me she's a " geriatric

>cat. " I hope I can hang on to her and keep her life high quality.

>When my son and I got her it became clear real quickly she'd been

>abused, and it was four years before she meowed or purred. So sad,

>because she was only six or eight weeks old when we got her. Goes to

>show what lasting effects early abuse can have. Anyway, she's one of

>my main sources of affection, and if something happens to her, I will

>really be sad.

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for your kind words.

Unfortunately the new is even worse, they analyzed the fluid they

drained from her chest and think she has cancer. Only the ultrasound

will tell us for sure.

She is obviously feeling very sick, but I think that must be the result

of being in the hospital. The vet says that the cancer they suspect is

not painful, but she is very lethargic. Still, her breathing is okay

now, so her chest cavity is not filling right back up with fluid, which

they thought might happen. She was eating, but not too well, so we got

her some canned salmon cat food. She ate that right up.

The vet says that if she does have cancer (lymphoma sarcoma) she has

1-2 months without chemo, 6-12 with. I think I would rather let her go

now than put her through chemotherapy, since I know how uncomfortable

that is. I don't want her to suffer at all, and I don't want to keep

her around for my own selfish pleasure if she is unhappy. So I think I

should probably have her put to sleep. Does anyone else out there have

any experience with something like this? If she really would not be

unhappy I would like to keep her around as long as possible.

Let's hope it's heart disease after all.

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>

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> Gosh, Kayleigh, sorry to hear about your cat. Hope she's doing

better. Cats are great creatures, and one does become very emotionally

attached to them. has been lucky to have you as her owner,

and I hope you enjoy many more good days with her.

>

> ~Rita

>

>

>

> >Well, sad news, but sort of okay. Last night my husband and I went

out

> >to dinner, when we came back was straining to breathe.

Took

> >her to the vet ER, she had fluid accumulating in her chest cavity.

> >They think she has a heart problem and will have to have an

ultrasound.

> > They drained the fluid and she was home after 24 hrs., I am keeping

an

> >eagle eye on her.

> >

> >Last year I thought she had eaten some of my arthritis medicine and

> >took her to the same ER, they treated her but found at the same time

> >she was in liver failure, so I left her overnight and the poor thing

> >had a stroke. Ended up four days in hospital.

> >

> >She is so old, 16, but often when feeling well is spry and

kittenish.

> >She's very affectionate and I will hate to lose her, but I'm afraid

> >she's going downhill. The vet keeps telling me she's a " geriatric

> >cat. " I hope I can hang on to her and keep her life high quality.

> >When my son and I got her it became clear real quickly she'd been

> >abused, and it was four years before she meowed or purred. So sad,

> >because she was only six or eight weeks old when we got her. Goes to

> >show what lasting effects early abuse can have. Anyway, she's one of

> >my main sources of affection, and if something happens to her, I will

> >really be sad.

> >

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for your kind words.

Unfortunately the new is even worse, they analyzed the fluid they

drained from her chest and think she has cancer. Only the ultrasound

will tell us for sure.

She is obviously feeling very sick, but I think that must be the result

of being in the hospital. The vet says that the cancer they suspect is

not painful, but she is very lethargic. Still, her breathing is okay

now, so her chest cavity is not filling right back up with fluid, which

they thought might happen. She was eating, but not too well, so we got

her some canned salmon cat food. She ate that right up.

The vet says that if she does have cancer (lymphoma sarcoma) she has

1-2 months without chemo, 6-12 with. I think I would rather let her go

now than put her through chemotherapy, since I know how uncomfortable

that is. I don't want her to suffer at all, and I don't want to keep

her around for my own selfish pleasure if she is unhappy. So I think I

should probably have her put to sleep. Does anyone else out there have

any experience with something like this? If she really would not be

unhappy I would like to keep her around as long as possible.

Let's hope it's heart disease after all.

wrote:

original article:/group/12-step-free/?start=7117

>

>

> ---

>

> Gosh, Kayleigh, sorry to hear about your cat. Hope she's doing

better. Cats are great creatures, and one does become very emotionally

attached to them. has been lucky to have you as her owner,

and I hope you enjoy many more good days with her.

>

> ~Rita

>

>

>

> >Well, sad news, but sort of okay. Last night my husband and I went

out

> >to dinner, when we came back was straining to breathe.

Took

> >her to the vet ER, she had fluid accumulating in her chest cavity.

> >They think she has a heart problem and will have to have an

ultrasound.

> > They drained the fluid and she was home after 24 hrs., I am keeping

an

> >eagle eye on her.

> >

> >Last year I thought she had eaten some of my arthritis medicine and

> >took her to the same ER, they treated her but found at the same time

> >she was in liver failure, so I left her overnight and the poor thing

> >had a stroke. Ended up four days in hospital.

> >

> >She is so old, 16, but often when feeling well is spry and

kittenish.

> >She's very affectionate and I will hate to lose her, but I'm afraid

> >she's going downhill. The vet keeps telling me she's a " geriatric

> >cat. " I hope I can hang on to her and keep her life high quality.

> >When my son and I got her it became clear real quickly she'd been

> >abused, and it was four years before she meowed or purred. So sad,

> >because she was only six or eight weeks old when we got her. Goes to

> >show what lasting effects early abuse can have. Anyway, she's one of

> >my main sources of affection, and if something happens to her, I will

> >really be sad.

> >

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Kayleigh. Several animal friends of mine died last year, only one of

them belonged to me. I don't know what to tell you, except to trust your

own instincts about when the time is right to end the animal's life. It's

never easy, it's just one of those many situations where there is no good

solution--the best you can do is choose the least distressing option. Best

wishes to you and your kitty.

Judith

> The vet says that if she does have cancer (lymphoma sarcoma) she has 1-2

months without chemo, 6-12 with. I think I would rather let her go now than

put her through chemotherapy, since I know how uncomfortable that is. I

don't want her to suffer at all, and I don't want to keep her around for my

own selfish pleasure if she is unhappy. So I think I should probably have

her put to sleep. Does anyone else out there have any experience with

something like this? If she really would not be unhappy I would like to

keep her around as long as possible.>

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[Guest guest]

Kayleigh;

Did you ask the Vet what the chemo was? For Feline Leukemia

the chemo is anti biotics, which aren't painful other than the needle

putting them in as they are IV.

If it was our ten year old Mr Lynx and the chemo was similar in

effect as that for humans, I'd forgo the chemo if the cancer wasn't

painful. We just put Miss Callie down a year ago because of

leukemia, because it was a virulent type and she was feeling

horrible all the time

I'm of the opinion that if she gets only four or five good days a

month from the chemo, the humane thing would be to let her go,

but if it's the reverse, I'd seriously consider it.

I'll hope with you that it's a heart problem or pleurisy. I don't know

if cats get that or not, but they seem to get most things people do.

[Guest guest]

I am so sorry to hear about your kitty. I would just pay really close

attention to whether or not she wants to stay or go. I have had many of my

precious one's that had to be put to sleep. And I was there for a dear

friend with her horse, Sunday Light, when he had to be put down. She said

her goodbye's and went around the corner and I stayed and kept my hands on

him while the vet did what he needed to do. It was very quiet and peaceful

and he just literally went to sleep. We were in Hawaii at the base of the

Kooloau's and it was so strange, but it was like I could feel his spirit soar

away from the confines of his hurting body. And I could tell her that. I

personally find it hard not to be with them at that time, but I absolutely

have a horrendous time with my own little one's so I would suggest doing what

my friend and I did so your baby isn't alone but you don't have to go through

it. I want my little ones's to be free and not have their last memory be of

me crying for them. Hope this wasn't too maudlin. But I will be thinking of

you and how lucky your little cat was to have you in her life. kathy

[Guest guest]

I am so sorry to hear about your kitty. I would just pay really close

attention to whether or not she wants to stay or go. I have had many of my

precious one's that had to be put to sleep. And I was there for a dear

friend with her horse, Sunday Light, when he had to be put down. She said

her goodbye's and went around the corner and I stayed and kept my hands on

him while the vet did what he needed to do. It was very quiet and peaceful

and he just literally went to sleep. We were in Hawaii at the base of the

Kooloau's and it was so strange, but it was like I could feel his spirit soar

away from the confines of his hurting body. And I could tell her that. I

personally find it hard not to be with them at that time, but I absolutely

have a horrendous time with my own little one's so I would suggest doing what

my friend and I did so your baby isn't alone but you don't have to go through

it. I want my little ones's to be free and not have their last memory be of

me crying for them. Hope this wasn't too maudlin. But I will be thinking of

you and how lucky your little cat was to have you in her life. kathy

[Guest guest]

I did not ask what the chemo is. The vet has been discouraging those

kinds of questions. But I will be sure to ask if necessary.

Her breathing is fine, so if fluid is accumulating, it isn't doing it

very fast, but I would expect her to feel better than she seems to.

Apparently the type of cancer the vet suspects is very malignant, but

painless.

I will let you all know the outcome of the ultrasound.

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> Kayleigh;

>

> Did you ask the Vet what the chemo was? For Feline Leukemia

> the chemo is anti biotics, which aren't painful other than the needle

> putting them in as they are IV.

>

> If it was our ten year old Mr Lynx and the chemo was similar in

> effect as that for humans, I'd forgo the chemo if the cancer wasn't

> painful. We just put Miss Callie down a year ago because of

> leukemia, because it was a virulent type and she was feeling

> horrible all the time

>

> I'm of the opinion that if she gets only four or five good days a

> month from the chemo, the humane thing would be to let her go,

> but if it's the reverse, I'd seriously consider it.

>

> I'll hope with you that it's a heart problem or pleurisy. I don't

know

> if cats get that or not, but they seem to get most things people do.

>

>