Ok now I'm really worried

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Oooohh, so happy to see this post - eating - and home - and taking a few small steps - that's real progress and sounds really good.

Your boy sounds like a real fighter and I'm sure he was as happy to be home in your arms as you were to get him home.

You're not too far from us if you're in Portland - we're down in North Bend and there are others on the board even nearer to you.

Let us know if we can help you - so glad to see this good news.

Emmy & Dude (& Mittsi too)
 
Re: Ok now I'm really worried - Update on Bear

Hi everyone, thought I would pop in for an update. Bear is starting to walk again. He's still wobbly and can't jump on or off anything without crashing (hopefully not hitting his head when it happens) but he's starting to act more like himself a little but at a time. We are waiting for our test strips to come in the mail so that we can see where he's at BG wise. He's been drinking more water and showing a couple of signs his sugar may be going up again. They were feeding him dry meow mix in the hospital and between that and all the other trauma he want through I don't doubt we will have to get him regular again with insulin for awhile. He was a PZI user but I heard they are discontinuing that?
 
Rachel,

You should be commended for your proactiveness in getting to the root of your cat's illness, and for your determination to get him well.

Glad he is feeling better.
 
I got a call from the specialist yesterday who said he took a second look at the CT scan and doesn't want to rule out the brain tumor. It's obviously in an inoperable part of the brain and he said if Bear starts to have problems at all after we finish the meds that he wants to do a spinal tap. I knew I wasn't out of the woods yet as he's still in recovery but I've seen him slowly improving and getting my hopes up. I can't afford anymore tests and what is the spinal tap really going to tell me anyway? What type of manageable health problems are going to be revealed in a tap if any?
Grrrr!

Bear and Rachel
 
Rachel,

I hear what you are saying. and I agree - if he has a brain tumor, there isn't anything you can do about it, so why put him through the pain, fear (not to mention $$) of a spinal tap. To confirm what may be and then what.....

I was told something similar with my civvie Buster who has seizures. I took her to a specialist who wanted to do all these invasive procedures - the best one being - exploratory brain surgery - to see if there is a brain tumor. And when I asked what happens if there is one, well, there isn't anything to do. So then I asked the next obvious question, so if you do this surgery, she then has to go through x amount of time to recover, assuming she recovers, all so you can charge me thousands of dollars just to confirm that she may or may not have a tumor?

There comes a point when you have to question will this help the animal? Forget the money aspect for a moment, just think about does this really make sense, should I really put an animal through something like this, just to have something confirmed which can't be treated anyway....now add the $ in and honestly, it just doesn't make sense.

If Bear has a tumor (and I hope he doesn't), but if he does, then you've done everything humanely possible for him and you just need to prepare your head for the realization that you may have to make a decision that you don't want to make. Your heart will tell you otherwise, but the head will need to rule. I know it may sound harsh, but if you can mentally prepare yourself, you will be better able to handle things when and if that time comes.

I hope these meds work and he doesn't have any more issues. Paws crossed........
 
Dearest Rachel, and, of course, you too, brave Bear,

I'm happy that you're seeing signs of improvement and Bear is acting more like himself a little bit at a time.

No one knows what the future holds, Rachel. All we really can do is cherish each day and live and be in the moment. I'm hoping you and your fighting Bear have many, many, many fine moments together.

We're keeping you both close in our hearts, thoughts, and prayers.

Much love and countless hopeful, healing hugs,
Deb and Nikki -- and Giz, forever dancing in my heart...
 
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