joyce-tuscany(GA)
Member Since 2009
No previous post - it was awhile ago. Numbers have been mostly yellow as we continue our hospice care. We get a few blues on some mid cycle checks but we aren't being very aggressive nor checking very frequently. I did update the SS
Tuscany's mass is still growing - the original site on the wrist is now very tense - full. I am not sure how much longer the skin will stay intact around that - surely it can't keep stretching it feels so tight now. Her limp is very pronounced. I have tightened up her circle of travel even more. The litter box, food, and her favorite bed are within 6-8 feet of each other now. She still will get up and come into the kitchen when we have our dinner - she has to get her hand outs you know. She really hates the days we just have tomatoes and corn - nothing she likes. She sits and stares til I get up and find something else for her to snack on.
Tuscany still purrs when we love on her. She still seems to be alert when she is awake - surveying us from her bed, checking it out. She will occassionally take a swipe at Josie if she comes too close. The little trips outside are still a hit - she loves sitting in the grass and having a few nibbles and complains when we make her come in.
I have been trying to engage DH in conversation about when the right time will be to PTS. I know it isn't today but I am getting more focused on when. I am surprised that the decline has been a slowish as it has been. If it wasn't for the limping you really wouldn't know that she was anything besides a senior cat who sleeps all day. My DS was here this weekend (3 peeps Wed-Sunday, 16 for dinne on of those nights. ) she was surprised that I haven't PTS yet - she felt that maybe Tuscany was in more pain than I think and that since it is only a matter of few weeks - month tops and that I should move forward. It is hard to know and we do want to do the right thing by her. Depressing thoughts - it is partially why I haven't been opening a condo daily - (besides all that company). I am sure you guys don't want to hear the same thing everyday from me.
Tuscany's mass is still growing - the original site on the wrist is now very tense - full. I am not sure how much longer the skin will stay intact around that - surely it can't keep stretching it feels so tight now. Her limp is very pronounced. I have tightened up her circle of travel even more. The litter box, food, and her favorite bed are within 6-8 feet of each other now. She still will get up and come into the kitchen when we have our dinner - she has to get her hand outs you know. She really hates the days we just have tomatoes and corn - nothing she likes. She sits and stares til I get up and find something else for her to snack on.
Tuscany still purrs when we love on her. She still seems to be alert when she is awake - surveying us from her bed, checking it out. She will occassionally take a swipe at Josie if she comes too close. The little trips outside are still a hit - she loves sitting in the grass and having a few nibbles and complains when we make her come in.
I have been trying to engage DH in conversation about when the right time will be to PTS. I know it isn't today but I am getting more focused on when. I am surprised that the decline has been a slowish as it has been. If it wasn't for the limping you really wouldn't know that she was anything besides a senior cat who sleeps all day. My DS was here this weekend (3 peeps Wed-Sunday, 16 for dinne on of those nights. ) she was surprised that I haven't PTS yet - she felt that maybe Tuscany was in more pain than I think and that since it is only a matter of few weeks - month tops and that I should move forward. It is hard to know and we do want to do the right thing by her. Depressing thoughts - it is partially why I haven't been opening a condo daily - (besides all that company). I am sure you guys don't want to hear the same thing everyday from me.
