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Anne W. - Apr 28, 2013 9:46:08 am PDT #20879 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Oh, that's lovely, sara!

Anyhow, I got some bad news the other day. My sweet kitty, Jeeves, has been losing weight at a close-to-alarming rate as he's getting into his geriatric years, and the last time I took him into the vet for a weigh-in, the vet found a lump under his chin. It turns out that yes, it is almost definitely* oral squamous-cell cancer. So far, it hasn't really sunk in, but I think it will soon.

I'm electing not to go with chemo or any other aggressive treatment, as anything that can be done will only prolong the inevitable and be massively stressful and traumatic for the little guy. He has no clue what's going on, so the main goal will to be to keep him as happy and comfortable as possible for as long as possible.

* The samples drawn via needle weren't 100% conclusive. We'd have to do a biopsy, but that would involve general anaesthesia, which is too damned risky at his age. It also wouldn't help anything, anyway.

Zenkitty - Apr 28, 2013 9:57:10 am PDT #20880 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Anne, I'm sorry about Jeeves.

Lee - Apr 28, 2013 10:06:33 am PDT #20881 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Oh, I am sorry Anne. I made a similar decision with Perkins the cat.

-t, you totally need to come down soon (and bring Walter)

Jesse - Apr 28, 2013 10:07:39 am PDT #20882 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Aw, poor old Jeeves. I'm sorry, Anne.

Jessica - Apr 28, 2013 10:21:47 am PDT #20883 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I'm sorry, Anne.

sarameg - Apr 28, 2013 10:23:52 am PDT #20884 of 30001

I'm sorry, Anne. Been there all too recently, I'm sorry you are too.

-t - Apr 28, 2013 10:33:32 am PDT #20885 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm sorry, Anne. Good thoughts for Jeeves comfort.

sarameg - Apr 28, 2013 10:39:20 am PDT #20886 of 30001

Learned Pumpkin can and will scale the french door screens. To the top.

Amy - Apr 28, 2013 10:40:00 am PDT #20887 of 30001
Because books.

Aw, I'm sorry, Anne. That's always a hard call to make.

Ginger - Apr 28, 2013 10:43:30 am PDT #20888 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I'm so sorry, Anne.

Those hosta needed thinning. I can tell from here.

I wanted to turn over the vegetable garden before the rain, which was predicted for last night but actually showed up about noon today. I did it, but I was literally staggering from weariness, and my knees and back are talking to me today. (Poor literally. It's been so debased that I almost wrote "literally literally staggering.") My gardening stamina is in bad shape.

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