Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[Ninjasquirrel]

Sorry it sure sucks. I lost my dog in Dec she was 12 I think. 18 is a long time to have a pet

This is my lil pumpkin. It's from a year ago. I don't want a current pic because her eye infection makes it look like she's crying. That'd tear me up if she was to go and that's the last photo I have

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

I've decided after much grieving and feeling sorry for myself this is no way to honor my cat. We're gonna fight au natural. I'm gonna look up cancer cures for cats tomorrow and we're gonna try and shrink her tumor. We won't do chemo but we're not going to just let her die because I had a bad day. I thought about it a lot and this is someone I care about. Just because I got some bad news doesn't mean I should let her suffer and just die. If nothing else hopefully I can find something that will improve her quality of life until the end! We fight for the people that we love we should do our animals in kind. Wish me luck and pray for my baby!

 

[Folly's place]

I've had two dogs in chemo, and they were not miserable at all! Have you talked to a veterinary oncologist? Get the straight scoop from an expert, and then make informed decisions.
Mary

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Again this is a fresh wound. I haven't done my research other than being told my cat has a tumor in her lungs. We're going to fight but my neighbor had her cat go through chemo. 5 grand and it still died. I don't think that's the answer.

 

[Folly's place]

Chemo can be expensive, very true. And some will do very well, and sometimes it fails. It's about expert advice, including exactly what's in those lungs, and then deciding about both odds of improvement and budget.
One of our dogs had a very short remission, decades ago, older chemo regimen. Our other dog, very special to us, had an exceptionally long remission, pain free, and not sick on the chemo or radiation.
IMO the issue is personal, and not having regrets later about decisions made.
Mary
And again, I'm so sorry for this!

 

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[Ninjasquirrel]

Chemo can be expensive, very true. And some will do very well, and sometimes it fails. It's about expert advice, including exactly what's in those lungs, and then deciding about both odds of improvement and budget.
One of our dogs had a very short remission, decades ago, older chemo regimen. Our other dog, very special to us, had an exceptionally long remission, pain free, and not sick on the chemo or radiation.
IMO the issue is personal, and not having regrets later about decisions made.
Mary
And again, I'm so sorry for this!

Thank you for the condolences. I'm gonna look up medicines today for her. Its definitely not the news I wanted to get. DH is stone faced about it. I don't know if that's his way of dealing with the news or not. I've seen him grieve before and he was similar. I've just been crying a lot. It comes and goes.

 

[Molpet]

Thank you for the condolences. I'm gonna look up medicines today for her. Its definitely not the news I wanted to get. DH is stone faced about it. I don't know if that's his way of dealing with the news or not. I've seen him grieve before and he was similar. I've just been crying a lot. It comes and goes.

Sorry for your cat's cancer. It's very hard to go through.


I would keep trying on animals when I was young, I found I wasn't doing treatment for the animal but so I felt like I was helping. Sometimes it's just prolonging the suffering so I feel better.
Vet said he had never put down an animal too soon, but many were too late.

 

[aart]

I would keep trying on animals when I was young, I found I wasn't doing treatment for the animal but so I felt like I was helping. Sometimes it's just prolonging the suffering so I feel better.
Vet said he had never put down an animal too soon, but many were too late.

Ditto Dat!

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Sorry for your cat's cancer. It's very hard to go through.


I would keep trying on animals when I was young, I found I wasn't doing treatment for the animal but so I felt like I was helping. Sometimes it's just prolonging the suffering so I feel better.
Vet said he had never put down an animal too soon, but many were too late.

I spoke with her vet today regarding holistic medication. She said her CBC came back ok. Just a little elevated on the WBC count and higher on the glycogen levels. She said she'd check into holistic meds for her. If nothing else just to keep her pain free. She said they might do Prednisone but since she's still eating and drinking ok they won't start that yet