Jean and Charcoal
Member Since 2009
See update below please:
Some of you have followed my posts about Ketchie. She has been through so much, and she is totally withering away.
Her body temp is low, and she is not eating anything. She is so congested she can barely breathe. I have an appointment this morning at the vet's, with a different vet, one who put my Proto down during an emergency on Aug. 8, 2009, when he was only 5 years old.
Ketchie is 17, and just had that dental last Friday, and now I regret that I had it done in some ways.
I think she either has been suffering with a recurrent virus or she has possible cancer inside somewhere. She has the large tumor on her back (about 2 inches across with nodules around it, most likely fibrosarcoma the vet believes).
Maybe it has spread to her lungs, but I am just guessing at this point.
I will post when I get home later. She may have a Calici virus acting up, which went through my cats back in 1999. They were all really sick back then. I believe that virus stays in the body forever. If Larry is here, give me your opinion, please.
I will not let her suffer any longer. The Baytril evidently is not working, and she has shown rapid decline in this past day.
My heart is in my throat, of course, as Ketchie has been my 'talker' and been so close to me all of these years. Now I have to decide whether to bury her or cremate her.
Love and hug your furbabies, and know how fragile life is, and how quickly it can turn sour.
Thank you all for thoughts and prayers for us, that my car makes it over there this time. If anyone remembers, I had to put down my May-Belle (11 years old) on November 5, 2012. I have still been torn apart from her death. The day of her death, my car sprung a gasoline leak, and I had a two edged sword going against me that evening. Long story.
Today is the 5th anniversary since my Woodee boy had a large fibrosarcoma removed from his side on December 13, 2007. Vet said he might last a year. He is still here, five years later. He was only four years old during the time of surgery, that is why I chose to take a chance and have it done, or he would have been gone anyhow.
Sorry to ramble, but I am going on little sleep, and very upset right now.
Bless you all and your little furbabes.
Hugs,
Jean and Charcoal (GA) cat_pet_icon
Hi Everyone,
I feel like I am on a roller coaster. I took Ketchie over to put her down, then got in to the vet's, and signed the paperwork, and the vet tech who knows me saw I was getting very teary eyed and she said " Are you sure you are ready for this today?" I told her that I was struggling with this decision, because Ketchie had been so stuffy all night, and not eating since Sunday. So, she said she would ask the vet to do an exam on her first. The vet said her nose was clear when she looked inside, and her lungs were clear when she listened to them. Her heart murmur was minimal. Her bladder was large and full, and she suspected, as I thought she would that she is in late stage renal failure. But, she said if I wanted to today, they would give her fluids, and I went to the back with them, and the doctor drew some urine from Ketchie and saw that it had protein in it, white cells, some blood, and sugar also. Then she tested her blood sugar on her ear. It was 209. Of course, that could be due to stress, but Ketchie had not eaten barely anything since Sunday. They gave her fluids, and she told me to come home, give her a full quarter of the Mirtazapine, and see if she would pick up on her eating. She said, "Mind you, she is old and has end stage renal disease, so her days are numbered, but let's try fluids, and the Baytril, and also see if she eats." Plus she has the cancerous tumor on her back, but she didn't seem too worried about that. She also was still slightly anemic.
The saddest thing is, Ketchie's nose was clear and her lungs were too, while out of my house, now back here again, she is all stuffed up in her nose. My oldest tabby, Jibber, has always had allergic reactions in my house, so I am figuring with Ketchie's weakened immune system, I have got to get stuff out of this house; books, that are mildewed, old tapes, and I live over a crawl space, so that makes it pretty bad. In my attic there is mold in the wood, and I would not doubt that the night I brought down a black dog crate to try to put together, that it had mold spores on it. I have a lousy vacuum cleaner, and so, everything combined, I think that is why Jibber gets sneezy in here, and now even this is why Ketchie with her run down immune system, has gotten so bad.
Sorry it took so long to post. I am really tired and wiped out. But, at least Ketchie got another reprieve at least until Saturday. She is still not eating much since we got home.
Thank you all for your very kind words, thoughts and prayers.
Thanks, Larry for all that information about the viruses and link too.
Some of you have followed my posts about Ketchie. She has been through so much, and she is totally withering away.
Her body temp is low, and she is not eating anything. She is so congested she can barely breathe. I have an appointment this morning at the vet's, with a different vet, one who put my Proto down during an emergency on Aug. 8, 2009, when he was only 5 years old.
Ketchie is 17, and just had that dental last Friday, and now I regret that I had it done in some ways.
I think she either has been suffering with a recurrent virus or she has possible cancer inside somewhere. She has the large tumor on her back (about 2 inches across with nodules around it, most likely fibrosarcoma the vet believes).
Maybe it has spread to her lungs, but I am just guessing at this point.
I will post when I get home later. She may have a Calici virus acting up, which went through my cats back in 1999. They were all really sick back then. I believe that virus stays in the body forever. If Larry is here, give me your opinion, please.
I will not let her suffer any longer. The Baytril evidently is not working, and she has shown rapid decline in this past day.
My heart is in my throat, of course, as Ketchie has been my 'talker' and been so close to me all of these years. Now I have to decide whether to bury her or cremate her.
Love and hug your furbabies, and know how fragile life is, and how quickly it can turn sour.
Thank you all for thoughts and prayers for us, that my car makes it over there this time. If anyone remembers, I had to put down my May-Belle (11 years old) on November 5, 2012. I have still been torn apart from her death. The day of her death, my car sprung a gasoline leak, and I had a two edged sword going against me that evening. Long story.
Today is the 5th anniversary since my Woodee boy had a large fibrosarcoma removed from his side on December 13, 2007. Vet said he might last a year. He is still here, five years later. He was only four years old during the time of surgery, that is why I chose to take a chance and have it done, or he would have been gone anyhow.
Sorry to ramble, but I am going on little sleep, and very upset right now.
Bless you all and your little furbabes.
Hugs,
Jean and Charcoal (GA) cat_pet_icon
Hi Everyone,
I feel like I am on a roller coaster. I took Ketchie over to put her down, then got in to the vet's, and signed the paperwork, and the vet tech who knows me saw I was getting very teary eyed and she said " Are you sure you are ready for this today?" I told her that I was struggling with this decision, because Ketchie had been so stuffy all night, and not eating since Sunday. So, she said she would ask the vet to do an exam on her first. The vet said her nose was clear when she looked inside, and her lungs were clear when she listened to them. Her heart murmur was minimal. Her bladder was large and full, and she suspected, as I thought she would that she is in late stage renal failure. But, she said if I wanted to today, they would give her fluids, and I went to the back with them, and the doctor drew some urine from Ketchie and saw that it had protein in it, white cells, some blood, and sugar also. Then she tested her blood sugar on her ear. It was 209. Of course, that could be due to stress, but Ketchie had not eaten barely anything since Sunday. They gave her fluids, and she told me to come home, give her a full quarter of the Mirtazapine, and see if she would pick up on her eating. She said, "Mind you, she is old and has end stage renal disease, so her days are numbered, but let's try fluids, and the Baytril, and also see if she eats." Plus she has the cancerous tumor on her back, but she didn't seem too worried about that. She also was still slightly anemic.
The saddest thing is, Ketchie's nose was clear and her lungs were too, while out of my house, now back here again, she is all stuffed up in her nose. My oldest tabby, Jibber, has always had allergic reactions in my house, so I am figuring with Ketchie's weakened immune system, I have got to get stuff out of this house; books, that are mildewed, old tapes, and I live over a crawl space, so that makes it pretty bad. In my attic there is mold in the wood, and I would not doubt that the night I brought down a black dog crate to try to put together, that it had mold spores on it. I have a lousy vacuum cleaner, and so, everything combined, I think that is why Jibber gets sneezy in here, and now even this is why Ketchie with her run down immune system, has gotten so bad.
Sorry it took so long to post. I am really tired and wiped out. But, at least Ketchie got another reprieve at least until Saturday. She is still not eating much since we got home.
Thank you all for your very kind words, thoughts and prayers.
Thanks, Larry for all that information about the viruses and link too.
