On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 21:29:39 -0400, "Cat Dancer"
wrote:

Hi,
My fourteen year old Siamese has undergone biweekly chemotherapy for nasal
lymphoma since June. In the beginning, she seemed to bounce back after
treatment: the positive effects now seem to become increasingly short lived.

I decided to forgo radiation treatment because the side-effects (chronic
sinusitus, conjunctivitus, corneal damage) seemed horrific.

At this point, her appetite remains good and she responds affectionately to
petting and brushing. She has chronic discharge (occasionally bloody) from
her left nostril and eye.
Her upper palate is inflamed. She occasionally has painful reactions to
chewing and swallowing food.

I would appreciate hearing from anybody with experience or advice regarding
pallitive care and when/how to let her go.
Thanks.

When she's suffering so much that you have to kill her, as the lesser
of two evils, then it's time for her to go. Until then, rage against
the dying of the light.