We haven't forgotten about Sydney or you, Kat, and we pray for you both all the time. We're hopeful that this time off from her next chemo treatment will be pleasant and enjoyable. :) You're doing such a great job at momming. :p
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We haven't forgotten about Sydney or you, Kat, and we pray for you both all the time. We're hopeful that this time off from her next chemo treatment will be pleasant and enjoyable. :) You're doing such a great job at momming. :p
Glad to hear that Sydney continues to do well. I'm glad the vet gave her an injection for the iron so she'll have more energy.
Big hugs and gentle pets for Sydney (and big hugs to you too!)
Just sent my donation.
How's our girl doing?
How are YOU?
{{{{hugs}}}}
After Sydney's treatment on Monday, she was not doing poorly, although I could tell that she was not doing well. Tuesday and Wednesday where two very hard days for us. I couldn't get her to eat, anything. She had started to refuse to eat the pill pockets, because she has figured out that we put a pill in them. Even when we grind the pill and put it into it, she still refuses. She just laid around all day on Wednesday, she wouldn't even go outside which is her favorite thing in the world to do. I had been given her pain medicine because I felt that she wasn't feeling well and I had to give her an anti-nausea medicine as well. Thursday she thankfully perked up and made me feel a lot better. She was walking around and feeling better - plus she is eating a little bit better as well. I am taking her in on Monday to have her blood checked - hopefully her CBC levels will be back into the normal level. My little princess is holding on in there.
Catty1 I wanted to thank you so much for the generous donation - it is so greatly appreciated. That is truly going to help a whole bunch. I wish I could show just how much I have appreciated your help other than words, you have truly helped a great deal. You are so wonderful and Sydney is so thankful as well. :love::love::love::love::love:Thank you!:love::love::love:
There are so many of us here praying for you and Sydney, sending good thoughts and funds when we can.
You DO realize that she is PT's kitty now?:D
Glad to hear she is perking up!
Poor little thing... I know how chemo can ravage a human body, and we know what is going on. Sydney must feel crappy and confused, but I'm glad she's feeling somewhat better! I hope that the few extra days of rest between chemo treatments will help her rebound so she feels better before the next one.
Big gentle hugs, Sydney dear, and to your meowmy too!
I'm so sorry to hear that she had a few very rough days:( but I'm glad that now she's doing much better.:) She continues to remain in my thoughts and prayers.
Last night, the weirdest thing happened with Sydney. I was in the kitchen talking on the phone, when she ran up to me and started yelling at me. This meowing was much louder and much more intense than her usual "feed me" meow. My other cat Charlie came to check out what was going on, and Sydney ran up to him and hit him in the face and then preceded to chase after him around the house. I dropped the phone and my sister and I preceded to chase the two of them yelling at Sydney to stop trying to attack him. I managed to catch up to her and grad her before continuing to attack poor charlie. Charlie is the most unaggressive cat ever - he was rescued from an abusive home and he has never been able to shake his skiddishness. He is afraid of plastic bags and brooms and hides for hours if anyone unknown comes into his territory. I just don't get why Sydney attacked him. The only thing I can think of is, she wasn't feeling well and was overcompensating by attacking so she wasn't pegged as the "weak" link. After all she is the alpha queen. I just wanted to share this strange story with you guys - it was so weird. I am wondering if I should segregate them when I am out, because I don't want her to attack him when I am not at home. She hasn't done anything since the incident, it was just strange. Also, Sydney got her blood tests done today and the vet said that she was amazed that she is doing so well - the vet said that her blood work has consistently improved and that she is doing amazingly. Just thought I would share the good news, since Sydney is a PT kitty!:love:
Great news about the blood tests. :D:D
About the attack, could it ne the opposite?? that Sydney feels so GOOD that she needed to assert her authority?? Did she ever pick on Charlie before she was sick?
That's what I was thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by jenluckenbach
"MOM, come watch me! I feel so good that I am gonna chase Charlie ALL OVER THE HOUSE!" :D
Poor Charlie - I know he would be scared - but was she growling, had airplane ears? Were there signs that she really was angry and about to attack?
Great news on the blood work. :)
Hmmm, I wonder if Charlie may have started it in another room and she came to tell you about it and then she took off after him to let him know she'd had enough? In any case, it sure sounds like a good sign that her energy level is up and that she might be feeling better.
If there is another spat, I would consider keeping them in different rooms when you are not there as she sure doesn't need anything else on her plate to deal with such as wounds from fighting. And then they could 'be with each other' when you're around? But who knows, maybe it was a one time thing.
Glad to hear that she is so full of beans! :)
I can tell you she was definitley not playing. Her ears where back and she was actively trying to attack him (I guess lucky for Charlie she has few teeth and no front claws). Charlie is the most submissive cat ever, I am pretty sure that he has never even tried to pick a fight with Sydney because he knows that she will kick his but. She has attacked him twice before, but it was because I ran after Charlie because he went outside to where my feral cat lives (who would definitley tear him to shreads). After chasing him back into the house, I really feel that Sydney thought he hurt me, because she ran in front of me and preceded to "protect" me. She is so cute when she sees that I have gotten angry, because she will place herself between me and the person I may be raising my voice at and she will precede to scream at us to stop. If you don't stop, she will give you a warning nibble in the calf that she doesnt like fighting. She is the best mediator ever! Back to this incident, I was just talking in normal tone on the phone - no yelling or anything. Maybe you guys are right and she was just letting me know that she is still the queen...;)
I wonder if Sydney saw any of your other cats having a spat and took it out on Charlie? Your post above made me think about how my cat George will attack ANYONE in the vicinity, including me, if there is a fight going on between other cats. He doesn't seem to care 'who' started it but he feels the need to get involved and beat someone up. Even if he hears a neighbours cat in the middle of the night screeching! If that happens, I have to jump out of bed, race into his room because I know he will be all 'fluffed' up because of the cat sounds he's heard and will ultimately take it out on one of the other cats.Quote:
Originally Posted by kittykatharine
Do you think some of your other cats could have had a fight in another room while you were on the phone?
Boy -- these cats of yours won't ever let you have a boring day, will they?
On one hand, I feel kind of sorry for Charlie (who looks JUST like my Zorro) -- but on the other hand, it is SO great to know that Sydney is feeling up to running around and attempting to kick some butt!
I think that keeping them apart when you're not around, at least until you've seen that they're back on "regular" terms for a while, is probably a good idea. You will probably never know what started the ruckus to begin with, but it's worth making sure that it was a one-time event and not part of a developing pattern of behavior.
Great news about Sydney's blood work -- she remains in our thoughts and prayers, as you certainly do as well!
Hugs,
Diana
The most horrible thing happend today. While I was at work, a bug man that was coming by my house accidently let in the "feral" cat into my house, and the result was horrible. He attacked Sydney and we think he has hurt her badly. My dad was at the house and he was supposed to keep track of Hercules (the wild one), while the bug guy sprayed, but unfortunatly did a bad job. My dad called me at work, to tell me this horrible news (I am stuck here till 3:30). She is in a closet and refuses to come out. My dad says he has no idea how long Hercules attacked her, but that he didn't see any blood on her (although she wont let him near her). I am just so angry - this was exactly what she didnt need:mad:. She needed to be stress free and healing, not brutily attacked! I love Hercules, but he is just such a hard cat to deal with. He is like the pitbul version of a cat - he is ferocious around other cats and will kill them if allowed (this is from his abusive past). I adpoted him because he was going to be put to sleep because he was "unadoptable". He is the sweetest around people, he just could never be around other animals or children. I had kept him completely segregated from the other cats, by making him his own room (equiped with animal planet). This arrangement has worked out well, except for the rare occasion someone lets him in. I even have a huge sign on the door stating, "Beware of Animal, Do NOT let out under any circumstances!" I am so very uspet. I am about to leave work and I will update everyone to how she is...Hopefuly she is not injured and just upset.
Oh my, I can certainly understand your worry! Hopefully, Sydney is ok and is just frightened by it. Is Hercules immunized?
Oh dear!!! How terrible. Please keep us posted as soon as you know something.
Ok, so I have checked her and she has some teeth marks on her behind, but she appears to be ok. I called the vet and they told me to put some hydrogen peroxide on it, so I did - there was no foaming so it appears to not be infected yet. I think she is more shook up then anything. She wont let anyone near her but me. Hercules is up to date on all his shots and he has a clean bill of health, so there is no worry there. She isn't limping, so that is good as well, she just is really upset. I guess it was stressful more than anything. ***I am making a sigh of relief*** :rolleyes:
Make sure to keep the wounds clean so it doesn't get infected and get abcessed. Believe me you don't want to deal with abcesses. I think Carole just successfully helped abcesses heal. I'll try to find the link to her thread and post it here. What stress we get from our furbabies. Here it is.
OMG - I am glad she is physically okay! Poor baby...at least she knows who Mom is and where to get love and cuddles and soothing. I hope she settles down soon.
I'm sure your dad feels bad...
{{{hugs}}}} to everyone.
I'm so sorry to hear that Hercules has attacked Sydney.:( I sure hope that she'll be okay and heal up quicky. I'm so glad that her blood work is looking good..:)
Oh, honey...!
I can't imagine how you must have felt, being at work and unable to come home to see how Sydney was doing. You poor baby!
As everyone else is saying, do keep on the wounds with the hydrogen peroxide -- but it might also be not such a bad idea to call her vet and let them know what has happened with Sydney. I don't know what kind of effect the chemo is having on her immune system in general, and if that would have any effect on her susceptibility to infection.
I've been through a couple of abscessed bite situations recently, and the second time around, we were able to use a brand new medication, which is a one-time injection of an antibiotic that releases itself gradually into the animal's system over a two-week period of time. It was AMAZING.
Now, you're doing such a good job of keeping on top of Sydney's owies that it probably won't be an issue; you're SUCH a good cat mom. But in case she needs it -- there's good stuff out there to fix an infected bite that would NOT involve you trying to have her take more medicine! Poor little thing is doing enough of that already. :(
Hang in there, honey -- positive thoughts and prayers for you & Sydney!
Big hugs,
Diana
I took Sydney into the vet this morning for her 6th week of chemotherapy. The vet also looked at her bite marks on her backside, and she said it looked fine, but gave me an antibiotic cream to help it heal better. Funny thing is the vet said that all of her blood values look great, but the only negative thing is the vet said I am spoiling her too much. She has apparently gained a pound! So, I am going to have to cut back on the treats and wet food, and just feed her like I did before this whole thing has happened. The main problem is, I have Charlie in the house as well and he will eat any of her food that is left over. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to feed a cat a portioned amount of food, without having your other cat eat it? Sydney likes to take small bites and go back to her bowl frequently, where Charlie likes to eat all of his and hers all at once. I have to go to work in the morning, so sitting there and watching them is too difficult. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! :love:
Feeding in separate rooms - if Sydney will tolerate being in one room, maybe yours?
Or - take up the food dishes when you go to work and put them down when you get home. :)
Wow - when a cancer patient GAINS weight, that is good! :D Was this another strong chemo, KK?
I have to feed Morgan seperately from Aroara. Aroara eats in the bathroom. Morgan can only eat 3/4 - 1 cup of diabetic food per day. I dole out small portions of it throughout the day. In the morning when I first get up, later before I leave. When I get back home. At my dinner time. Then before bed. He snacks on his food and if Aroara happens to eat some of it, at least it isn't alot. He never has access to her food though. She knows her food is in the bathroom and will run to beat you in there if she thinks that you are headed in that direction. So she'll mostly leave Morgan's food alone.
Such good news about Sydney's blood levels!
Thanks Moesha and Catty1 for the suggestions. I think I am going to try a combination of both your suggestions, feeding her in my room, several times a day. This way I can monitor how much she is eating. The chemo she had done today was just the Vincristine, and to my knowledge it isnt one of the super strong doses, where she feels skick for days. She is actually begging for food right now and walking around the house like everything is ok. She looks really good! Here is a pic of her:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3...e/IMG_1664.jpg
:love::love::love:
Wow! She is looking great! You can hardly tell that she had that lump on her head at all. YAY for Sydney!!
Awe... sweet girl!! I'm so glad to see she's doing so well!
Big hugs and kisses to Sydney!
WOW - her face looks normal, and those sweet eyes with the beige eyeliner...what a SWEET face!
Has the vet said anything about the cancer? I know it got systemic. Or will Sydney get tests soon?
Re: Fundraising - any garage sales you could hold? Sell the prom dresses? How are things going? ( I can't give for a while yet).
Wow Sydney looks so good. You are doing a great job with her. Give her a head scritchie from the Dunn gang please.
She looks great and I'm glad to hear that she also has a good appetite.:) She'll continue to remain in my thoughts and prayers.
**UPDATE** (also posted in Candice's post)
I'll go update my thread - sorry guys - life has become so very busy, I have been having difficulty keeping up with everything. My boyfriend is applying to 24 medical schools and I have been deemed the proof reader for all of the application essays. Sydney is doing great. She is eating and drinking normally, acts in high spirits, and is running around like normal. I haven't had any problems with her (*knock on wood). It has felt like my Sydney is back. I am keeping up with her medicine and checking in with her vet regularly. It is so funny, she has accepted our "pill time", and she takes her pills like such a good little girl. As for fundraising - my parents have been so wonderful in letting me live with them to save rent money. I also get paid every two weeks, so I put my whole paycheck towards her treatment when I get paid. My vet has been flexible with me which has made a big difference. The big expense I am a little worried about is for Sydney's week 9 treatment - which is going to be $1000 - chemo tx and her restaging. I am still trying to sell my prom dresses - although no bites yet. I will keep you all updated - Again thanks so much for the support, donations, and care. Sydney and I appreciate it from our heart!:love::love::love:
Kat - at what point does Sydney get checked to see how fast the cancer is disappearing?
Prayers for her!
When is the 9 week treatment?
I'm so glad to hear that Sydney is doing so well and I hope that she'll continue to do so.:) I'll continue to keep her in my thoughts and prayers.
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Originally Posted by Catty1
Sydney will be going in to see if the cancer is shrinking, etc. during week 9, for the restaging. This will consist of lots of blood work, and ultrasound, ECG, etc. Week 9 is August 15th, so approximately 2 weeks from now. I'm going to try to see if my parents can help out a little bit. I am so very nervous for that week - hopefully everything I hear is postive news and that her cancer has gone into remission. She still has bad days and good days so I don't know. Fingers crossed and constant praying is what I am going to be doing :-)
IS there a place at school/work you can set up a donation can station (with permission?)
How about taking the prom dresses to a good consignment store - and if you tell the manager what the funds are for, she might let you have a donation can at her place too!
Maybe a local pet store or two would help in the same way?
Sydney has the CUTEST face! Any poster with that pic on it would melt the wallets----er, HEARTS, of everyone! :D
That is a great idea! I know of a consignment shop down the street and I will see what I can do (i'll use some old coffee cans to make them. Also, I will see about whether I can put a donation can up at my work. Thanks for the great ideas - Candice you are truly a super resourceful person! Thank you so much! I wanted to show you guys the CUTEST picture of sydney:Quote:
Originally Posted by Catty1
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3...05-07_2359.jpg
I got this one with my boyfriends phone. She is just so gorgeous to me! :D
I also found this pic I had of Sydney, before she had the tumor removed on her head - it definitley shows why I was so panicked about getting her treatment and quickly. She looks like a unicorn :-( My poor baby girl, she has been through alot, she is doing much better now, thank God!:love::love::love:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3...rine/Tumor.jpg
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Originally Posted by kittykatharine
The face of an angel! :)