3/17 Cinco PMPS 111 +4.5 68 +6 149 OV Visit

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Tricia Cinco(GA) & Harvey

Tricia Cinco(GA) & Harvey

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3/16 Recap:
2.0 units bid
AMPS: 288
AM+3.5: 222
AM+6: 183
PMPS: 262
PM+3: 254
PM+5.5: 277

Yesterday's Condo

Flat yellow kitty last night earned himself a dosecrease this morning! Didn't want to do it, but I wanted to see green for St. Patrick's Day. So far, so bad. I'm hoping he doesn't realize what day it is this evening, since it's bowling night and we'll be gone for 4-5 hours right after his shot.

Grouchy bean right now. I got up early this am because the satellite dish installer was supposed to be here at 9. It's almost noon and no dish. grr_red I've left him two messages. He came a week and a half ago to do the installation and told us half of our cabling was the wrong kind. He could do it for us, for a fee, of course. My DH said, no I'll do it myself, so we rescheduled for first thing this am. Our contractor friend brought his sidekick yesterday and they helped the DH run the cable. I had to clean out our big wall unit in the living room so they could get behind it. The house is in chaos and I'm steaming! Poor Cinco is crashing into stuff every time he comes out of his hidey hole, 'cos it's all moved around. Big sigh :YMSIGH: Sorry to vent about it. I'll stop now. :smile:

OV appt is this afternoon. Paws crossed that he'll think the right eye is better. It doesn't look inflamed to me any more, but I don't know about the other issues with it. I''ll just have to wait and see.

Sending healing vines to all in need and hugs to all their beans. Special hugs and vines to Jennifer & Cain and to Dyana's sister. :YMHUG:
 
Re: 3/17 Cinco AMPS 292 +2 236 +4 185

Service people sometimes have no respect for our time. I bet you're being "punished" for doing some of the work yourself! I hope he shows up soon so you can restore order to your house.

Sending tons of vetty vines for this afternoon. And sending safe surf vines for your bowling night, too!
 
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I hope the OV appointment goes well and Cinco's eye is doing better. Hopefully the dish installer showed up. Poor Cinco crashing into things.
 
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Oh, poor Cinco, I hope the installer showed up so you can get things to right again. Stupid that you have to wait so long! Ours does that too, they don't even give us a time anymore just "between 8 and 5". Helpful if you need to eat, or shower, or go to the bathroom :roll:

I hope that the appointment today went well for Cinco :-D . Good luck with the dosecrease, I'm considering one too. Scritches and hugs to you both...I'm sure you know which one is for who :lol:
 
Re: 3/17 Cinco AMPS 292 +2 236 +4 185

Hi Tricia,
I hope the OV appointment went well today.
Looks like Cinco had a nice slide in the AM cycle. :-D
I hope he's surfing nice this evening, maybe a bit of green?
 
Re: 3/17 Cinco PMPS 111 +4.5 68 OV Visit

Don't know if anyone will still be up to see this or not, but I'll post anyway. We got back from the OV with just enough time to do eye drops, feed the kitties and give Cinco his insulin before we had to leave for bowling. I almost stayed home when I saw the PMPS. :shock: However, knowing Cinco tends to nadir late (but not always!!!), I fed him well, left a big plate of LC in his hidey hole and headed out, praying all the way! We got home at +4.5 and he was at 68. He seemed just fine, and was as hungry as he usually is. Phew. I really was not expecting that PMPS, with the trauma of the trip to the OV, but he just loves to surprise me (hence my hesitating to leave). :roll:

The OV visit was not a happy one. The left eye continues to look good - no inflammation, perfect pressure. The right eye, however, is another story. Although the inflammation on the outside of the eye is better, inside it is worse, as is the pressure. The mass had grown significantly in just the 12 days since he saw him last. Dr. Canton said that in 1-2 weeks it will become very uncomfortable. He sees no other option than to remove the eye. Once it's out they will biopsy the mass and will know if it is cancerous. He said, if it is cancer, they can pretty much tell if it originated in the eye, or if it came from elsewhere in the body. They gave me an estimate for the surgery, meds, etc. and I made an appointment for the 26th. Then I went home and told the DH. He surprised me by saying he's not so sure we should go ahead with it (he was the one who said we should treat Cinco when he was first diagnosed with FD and DKA and at death's door, and he was the one that kept saying we should give Kisa more time to recover, when I knew it was time to let him go). He said that Cinco's quality of life is already not that great, and putting him through more trauma and medical procedures, especially when it's quite possible he'll be found to be terminal anyway, is not really fair to him. I don't know that Cinco's QoL is that bad - I mean, he doesn't do much but eat, sleep and go potty, but lots of cats are like that. Of course, he also gets eyedrops eight times a day, and AB shoved down his throat once a day, and the insulin twice a day, and tested at least 6 six times a day, all things that will continue after the surgery. The thing is, he was already so sick when we took him in, and he'd had such a hard life, we never really bonded. Don't get me wrong, we both really love him and want to do what's best for him, but he has never interacted much with us or with the other cats (except to run afoul of Harvey). So just how happy is he? I'm so confused and torn and heartbroken. I don't know if I'm being selfish to want to keep him alive, or selfish to think about letting him go. It just seems to me that if he isn't suffering, we should do all we can to keep him going. We can afford the treatment (although it stings the pocketbook a bit), so that's not really the issue except a reluctance to spend it if it'll do no good in the long run. Right now I feel like my head is going to explode and I don't know if I'll sleep tonight.

I would be grateful for anyone's thoughts on this - another perspective or two might help. Prayers and vines wouldn't hurt, either. :cry:

BTW: the satellite installer never showed and we rescheduled (with a different guy) for next Monday. cat(2)_steam
 
I am saddened to read this email Tricia. Hugs for you. My prayers are with you and Cinco right now. Cinco is doing well with the diabetes. The mass may not be cancerous. Is the surgery to remove the eye a difficult procedure and what is the recovery? Maybe your husband is afraid of a negative outcome since you have been through a lot with Kisa and Cinco.
 
Thanks, Catherine. I think he is just tired of all the issues poor Cinco has had. They are emotionally and financially draining. Caring for Cinco takes a lot of my time and energy, which I don't mind, but maybe Mark does. We'll have to do a lot more talking about this over the next few days. Meanwhile, I'm not going to cancel the appointment. I think I'm going to try to get some sleep now....we'll see if it's possible. :-|
 
I just want to send more prayers to you and Cinco, Tricia. I know how difficult it can be to balance everything with our human and furry families, and the emotional toll can be hard to manage.

QOL is something only you guys can decide, but you are right....kitties lead a very docile life and it sounds like Cinco is on par with that lifestyle . As for bonding...this is just my opinion, but everyone does bond differently. Some kitties are very interactive with their beans; others are more subtle and I think with those types, the bond is in the fact that they feel safe and secure, even if they are "shy" about showing their feelings. I bet since he had a hard life before you took him in, he really has bonded with you in his own personal way. He knows you love him and will make the best decisions for him.

I hope you were able to get some sleep :YMHUG: :YMHUG: :YMHUG: .
 
Oh, Tricia, I so wish you had better news from your visit. You have a lot to think about right now. :YMHUG: :YMHUG:
Hope you and DH are able to come to a decision that you both agree with.
 
Tricia I'm so sorry. :YMHUG: :YMHUG: Sending prayers for you and your DH as you make your decision. I know some kitties never really are people kitties and don't need a lot of loving. That doesn't mean they don't have a good QOL. It's not easy because you don't know if this will be the last thing that you have to deal with and he'll get better or what else might happen. Just remember you've given Cinco a loving home and made sure he's taken care of. You've done your best for him no matter what decision you make.
 
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