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Seeking advice re lung cancer
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:03:10 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote: dgk wrote: On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:18:34 -0400, buglady wrote: On 6/27/2013 8:39 AM, dgk wrote: ............Well, you never know how any disease or cat may react. It could be a whole new ballgame. But you do know now they're not quite telling the truth when they say 2 years and decent quality of life. One has to ask oneself who the cat is being kept alive for, yourself or him/her. My cat was over 15 also. I don't think they were lying; I think they probably did have cats that do very well on chemo. I know that cats are supposed to tolerate chemo much better than people do. It just didn't work out in my case. That's what makes it so hard; we can't talk to our cats and explain what's going on. All we can do is what we think is best. That's why I love them so much. They have loads more character than any human being I have ever known. With their limited intelligence and frail bodies they choose a path of action, and then give it their all, and remain in control until the bitter end. It is easy for me to understand why the Egyptians considered them to be Gods..... Did you see "Life of Pi"? -- |
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Seeking advice re lung cancer
Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:03:10 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: dgk wrote: On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:18:34 -0400, buglady wrote: On 6/27/2013 8:39 AM, dgk wrote: ............Well, you never know how any disease or cat may react. It could be a whole new ballgame. But you do know now they're not quite telling the truth when they say 2 years and decent quality of life. One has to ask oneself who the cat is being kept alive for, yourself or him/her. My cat was over 15 also. I don't think they were lying; I think they probably did have cats that do very well on chemo. I know that cats are supposed to tolerate chemo much better than people do. It just didn't work out in my case. That's what makes it so hard; we can't talk to our cats and explain what's going on. All we can do is what we think is best. That's why I love them so much. They have loads more character than any human being I have ever known. With their limited intelligence and frail bodies they choose a path of action, and then give it their all, and remain in control until the bitter end. It is easy for me to understand why the Egyptians considered them to be Gods..... Did you see "Life of Pi"? No. Is it about cats? |
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Seeking advice re lung cancer
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:31:52 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:03:10 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: dgk wrote: On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:18:34 -0400, buglady wrote: On 6/27/2013 8:39 AM, dgk wrote: ............Well, you never know how any disease or cat may react. It could be a whole new ballgame. But you do know now they're not quite telling the truth when they say 2 years and decent quality of life. One has to ask oneself who the cat is being kept alive for, yourself or him/her. My cat was over 15 also. I don't think they were lying; I think they probably did have cats that do very well on chemo. I know that cats are supposed to tolerate chemo much better than people do. It just didn't work out in my case. That's what makes it so hard; we can't talk to our cats and explain what's going on. All we can do is what we think is best. That's why I love them so much. They have loads more character than any human being I have ever known. With their limited intelligence and frail bodies they choose a path of action, and then give it their all, and remain in control until the bitter end. It is easy for me to understand why the Egyptians considered them to be Gods..... Did you see "Life of Pi"? No. Is it about cats? I think you are a religious guy; you might enjoy it. It's about a boy and a tiger. -- |
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Seeking advice re lung cancer
Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:31:52 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:03:10 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: dgk wrote: On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:18:34 -0400, buglady wrote: On 6/27/2013 8:39 AM, dgk wrote: ............Well, you never know how any disease or cat may react. It could be a whole new ballgame. But you do know now they're not quite telling the truth when they say 2 years and decent quality of life. One has to ask oneself who the cat is being kept alive for, yourself or him/her. My cat was over 15 also. I don't think they were lying; I think they probably did have cats that do very well on chemo. I know that cats are supposed to tolerate chemo much better than people do. It just didn't work out in my case. That's what makes it so hard; we can't talk to our cats and explain what's going on. All we can do is what we think is best. That's why I love them so much. They have loads more character than any human being I have ever known. With their limited intelligence and frail bodies they choose a path of action, and then give it their all, and remain in control until the bitter end. It is easy for me to understand why the Egyptians considered them to be Gods..... Did you see "Life of Pi"? No. Is it about cats? I think you are a religious guy; you might enjoy it. It's about a boy and a tiger. I just read Wikipedia's synopsys of the film. It does seem interesting, although a bit fantastic. I may like it, but I am not religious. I liked Grimm's Fairy Tales.....:^) |
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Seeking advice re lung cancer
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:49:10 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:31:52 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:03:10 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: dgk wrote: On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:18:34 -0400, buglady wrote: On 6/27/2013 8:39 AM, dgk wrote: ............Well, you never know how any disease or cat may react. It could be a whole new ballgame. But you do know now they're not quite telling the truth when they say 2 years and decent quality of life. One has to ask oneself who the cat is being kept alive for, yourself or him/her. My cat was over 15 also. I don't think they were lying; I think they probably did have cats that do very well on chemo. I know that cats are supposed to tolerate chemo much better than people do. It just didn't work out in my case. That's what makes it so hard; we can't talk to our cats and explain what's going on. All we can do is what we think is best. That's why I love them so much. They have loads more character than any human being I have ever known. With their limited intelligence and frail bodies they choose a path of action, and then give it their all, and remain in control until the bitter end. It is easy for me to understand why the Egyptians considered them to be Gods..... Did you see "Life of Pi"? No. Is it about cats? I think you are a religious guy; you might enjoy it. It's about a boy and a tiger. I just read Wikipedia's synopsys of the film. It does seem interesting, although a bit fantastic. I may like it, but I am not religious. I liked Grimm's Fairy Tales.....:^) It's fairly profound, and there is no definitive answers to the question, "What was the reality of the story?". Gimm's fairy tales always had a moral to the story. This does, too. -- |
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Seeking advice re lung cancer
Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:49:10 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:31:52 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:03:10 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: dgk wrote: On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:18:34 -0400, buglady wrote: On 6/27/2013 8:39 AM, dgk wrote: ............Well, you never know how any disease or cat may react. It could be a whole new ballgame. But you do know now they're not quite telling the truth when they say 2 years and decent quality of life. One has to ask oneself who the cat is being kept alive for, yourself or him/her. My cat was over 15 also. I don't think they were lying; I think they probably did have cats that do very well on chemo. I know that cats are supposed to tolerate chemo much better than people do. It just didn't work out in my case. That's what makes it so hard; we can't talk to our cats and explain what's going on. All we can do is what we think is best. That's why I love them so much. They have loads more character than any human being I have ever known. With their limited intelligence and frail bodies they choose a path of action, and then give it their all, and remain in control until the bitter end. It is easy for me to understand why the Egyptians considered them to be Gods..... Did you see "Life of Pi"? No. Is it about cats? I think you are a religious guy; you might enjoy it. It's about a boy and a tiger. I just read Wikipedia's synopsys of the film. It does seem interesting, although a bit fantastic. I may like it, but I am not religious. I liked Grimm's Fairy Tales.....:^) It's fairly profound, and there is no definitive answers to the question, "What was the reality of the story?". Gimm's fairy tales always had a moral to the story. This does, too. Yes. And this is what distinguishes a classic story from just another, "pop culture" tale. I'll order it and watch it. |
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Seeking advice re lung cancer
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:49:10 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:31:52 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:03:10 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: dgk wrote: On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:18:34 -0400, buglady wrote: On 6/27/2013 8:39 AM, dgk wrote: ............Well, you never know how any disease or cat may react. It could be a whole new ballgame. But you do know now they're not quite telling the truth when they say 2 years and decent quality of life. One has to ask oneself who the cat is being kept alive for, yourself or him/her. My cat was over 15 also. I don't think they were lying; I think they probably did have cats that do very well on chemo. I know that cats are supposed to tolerate chemo much better than people do. It just didn't work out in my case. That's what makes it so hard; we can't talk to our cats and explain what's going on. All we can do is what we think is best. That's why I love them so much. They have loads more character than any human being I have ever known. With their limited intelligence and frail bodies they choose a path of action, and then give it their all, and remain in control until the bitter end. It is easy for me to understand why the Egyptians considered them to be Gods..... Did you see "Life of Pi"? No. Is it about cats? I think you are a religious guy; you might enjoy it. It's about a boy and a tiger. I just read Wikipedia's synopsys of the film. It does seem interesting, although a bit fantastic. I may like it, but I am not religious. I liked Grimm's Fairy Tales.....:^) I did see it. A very nice movie and well worth a few hours of your time. A boy and his cat. |
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Seeking advice re lung cancer
On Monday, June 24, 2013 4:24:21 PM UTC-7, wrote:
We have a single family pet, a female Manx cat, who is 13 years old. We have had her since a couple of months after birth, having adopted her from a friend. She has always been an indoors-only cat, and has been well cared for. She has lost some weight recently. The vet took x-rays and blood work, examined the x-rays and test results, and had them also reviewed by a radiologist. Before we got the test results back, the vet had suggested we try feeding baby food to help get her weight up, and we have been doing that with success. When the results came back, the vet and radiologist both agreed that there is lung cancer (spots on the x-rays), and that the blood work indicates there is not pneumonia. The vet says our cat could die at any time, and is, or may be, in some discomfort. We are not sure whether the cat is in pain, although she has probably been more sedentary than usual recently. Our vet is a long-time personal friend, whom we trust very much, and we have no reason to doubt the diagnosis. Our family has a strong emotional attachment to this cat. We are struggling with what to do, including whether to have her put to sleep, and if so, when. As far as trying to save or prolong her life, the checkup and tests ran a few hundred dollars, which we can afford, but costs over $1,000 would be difficult or unrealistic for us. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. Thank you. I was the original poster to this thread: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!to...av/nuGihsE--8I Thank you to everyone who contributed. Your posts helped us a lot and we finally had our cat put to sleep recently.. It was just an injection from our vet, while our daughter was petting her, and she went out quickly. It was a difficult situation, but it really was time. She had a good, long life. Thanks again very much. |
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Seeking advice re lung cancer
On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:27:06 -0700, tmpdirr wrote:
On Monday, June 24, 2013 4:24:21 PM UTC-7, wrote: We have a single family pet, a female Manx cat, who is 13 years old. We have had her since a couple of months after birth, having adopted her from a friend. She has always been an indoors-only cat, and has been well cared for. She has lost some weight recently. The vet took x-rays and blood work, examined the x-rays and test results, and had them also reviewed by a radiologist. Before we got the test results back, the vet had suggested we try feeding baby food to help get her weight up, and we have been doing that with success. When the results came back, the vet and radiologist both agreed that there is lung cancer (spots on the x-rays), and that the blood work indicates there is not pneumonia. The vet says our cat could die at any time, and is, or may be, in some discomfort. We are not sure whether the cat is in pain, although she has probably been more sedentary than usual recently. Our vet is a long-time personal friend, whom we trust very much, and we have no reason to doubt the diagnosis. Our family has a strong emotional attachment to this cat. We are struggling with what to do, including whether to have her put to sleep, and if so, when. As far as trying to save or prolong her life, the checkup and tests ran a few hundred dollars, which we can afford, but costs over $1,000 would be difficult or unrealistic for us. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. Thank you. I was the original poster to this thread: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!to....health+behav/ nuGihsE--8I Thank you to everyone who contributed. Your posts helped us a lot and we finally had our cat put to sleep recently. It was just an injection from our vet, while our daughter was petting her, and she went out quickly. It was a difficult situation, but it really was time. She had a good, long life. Thanks again very much. ++++++++++++ ".....Rise up slowly, Angel...." It's hard to let you go. Sincere condolences. MLB |
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