Latest Update 12-9-09 Storm's Been Diagnosed & Sunny's Biopsy Results

[Moesha]

Excellent research, Catty. That is certainly one area where you excel. You try very hard to help all of us know all of the different options available with different situations.

[Pinot's Mom]

Tracey you are definitely not a bad Mom! The decisions regarding this disease and your kitty are yours and yours alone. We all respect that. ((((hugs)))) for you both.

[slick]

Tracey: I applaud your decision!! **clap clap**
With such a short time left, the only thing to do in my opinion is to enjoy and appreciate each day you have with your dear boy. Quality of life is what really matters and sometimes the cure is worse than the disease.

This has been a very difficult year for you. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Luv
Slick

[krazyaboutkatz]

I absolutely don't think you are a bad cat meowmie! I think you've weighed all the factors involved and are doing the very best that you can for Sunny. Each and every case is unique. Only you know all the different factors and none of us are in any position to judge you for whatever decision you make. (Not that I feel that anyone has judged you at all!) I know it was so frustrating for me trying to get Morgan to eat the Transfer Factor, and it had no positive results in my case. I'm very glad for those that it has worked for.
KAK and I discussed it, and I'm sending the unused Transfer Factor to a friend of mine in North Carolina. She found out last week that her 3 year old Basset Hound has lymphoma. He's going to go through treatments that have an 80% chance of remission, but they still don't think he'll have more than a couple of years. So in addition to the the treatment, she's going to try the Transfer Factor and hopefully get more time with her Wilson.

Thanks. Hopefully your unused Transfer Factor will be able to help Wilson.

Tracey you are definitely not a bad Mom! The decisions regarding this disease and your kitty are yours and yours alone. We all respect that. ((((hugs)))) for you both.

Thanks so much Maggie. You've been a wonderful friend through all of this.

Tracey: I applaud your decision!! **clap clap**
With such a short time left, the only thing to do in my opinion is to enjoy and appreciate each day you have with your dear boy. Quality of life is what really matters and sometimes the cure is worse than the disease.

This has been a very difficult year for you. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Luv
Slick

Thanks Slick. I know that you totally understand what I'm going through and I hope that you and Max will have a lot more quality time together too.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Long Beach Hospital

This is what they use for Squamous Cell Carcinoma






Their website is kinda basic, but here is the contact info:
Long Beach Animal Hospital
3816 E. Anaheim St.
Long Beach, CA 90804
(562) 434-9966
Fax (562) 597-4226

We are open M-TH 7:30 AM to 9 PM
Friday 7:30 AM to 8 PM
Saturday 8 AM to 6 PM
Sunday 10 AM to 6 PM

http://lbah.com/patients.html Cute pics of people and their pet patients!

You know your friends here would do some fund-raising. If you don't want a second opinion, that is cool. But I did some searching and found this.

They have pictures of before and after surgery that are not gross or bloody at all...but they could upset a sensitive constitution.

{{{hugs}}}

Candace, thanks for all of the research that you've done. I do appreciate it. You do have to understand that CA is a huge state and I live in the Northern part and Long Beach is in Southern CA. I think it's about 8-10 hours away from me.

Like Slick said "quality of life is what matters and sometimes the cure is worse than the disease". I totally agree and I just want to make my Sunny as comfortable as possible and when his quality of life is gone then it's time to say goodbye. I'll never keep an animal alive just for my sake. In my eyes it's just plain cruel.

[ChrisH]

No, not your beautiful Sunny boy. Tracey I am so, so, sorry. Both of you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Tracey: I applaud your decision!! **clap clap**
With such a short time left, the only thing to do in my opinion is to enjoy and appreciate each day you have with your dear boy. Quality of life is what really matters and sometimes the cure is worse than the disease.

For what it's worth I totally agree with slick, in similar circumstances it is what I would to do for my Bob and Ebbs.

Much love.

[Medusa]

Tracey, everyone knows what a good mom you are, so no worries there, my friend. You're doing what's best for Sunny and that's true love. The right decision isn't always the easiest decision. Prayers are continuing. Keep the faythe.

[Scooter's Mom]

I wanted to come over to this thread and let you know I read this last week but haven't posted. I have not stopped praying for you and your babies. You'll all be in my prayers...

Many good thoughts and prayers being sent your way.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks Chris, Mary, and Scooter's Mom.

[Grace]

I've decided to just do nothing at this point except to enjoy my Sunny boy and cherish every momemt that I have with him. I'll keep my vet updated monthly about him and when he needs some pain meds then I'll give them to him. My vet said that I may have 3-5 months left with him. She also said that his kidney values are on the high normal side. This is why I don't want to use any pain meds that will attack his kidneys because then I'd have much less time with him. We can use pain patches or the Buprenex that I was giving him after his dental. I hope that you don't think that I'm a bad cat meowmie by making this decision. Thanks again for all of the emotional support.

Bravo Tracey!!

This is exactly what we will do if a similar situation arises with one of our cats.

[Pinot's Mom]

You just let me know if there's anything I can do, or if you need any information from me. My prayers are with you and Sunny. If you drop off, you know I'll be contacting you!

Maggie

[Catty1]

Sorry, Tracey.

The photodynamic thing looked really hopeful to me, as a dye is injected that lights up the cancer cells, and the laser is trained to hit THOSE cells, not the healthy ones. The dye is a newer development.

Kaiser Permanente uses PDT, as do many dermatologists. Whether a researcher at KP would give this a go, or know a vet who would, I don't know.

It was just a thought...it seemed non-invasive, no "surgery" as such, and effective and I thought there might be a hope.

Hugs to Sunny.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Bravo Tracey!!

This is exactly what we will do if a similar situation arises with one of our cats.

Thanks Grace. I'm glad that to hear this and that you understand.

You just let me know if there's anything I can do, or if you need any information from me. My prayers are with you and Sunny. If you drop off, you know I'll be contacting you!

Maggie

Thanks so much Maggie. I most likely will have some questions for you in the future.

Sorry, Tracey.

The photodynamic thing looked really hopeful to me, as a dye is injected that lights up the cancer cells, and the laser is trained to hit THOSE cells, not the healthy ones. The dye is a newer development.

Kaiser Permanente uses PDT, as do many dermatologists. Whether a researcher at KP would give this a go, or know a vet who would, I don't know.

It was just a thought...it seemed non-invasive, no "surgery" as such, and effective and I thought there might be a hope.

Hugs to Sunny.

Candace, I know that you only meant to provide me with information that could possibly help my Sunny. I'm sure that if there was a vet out in my area that did this that my vet would know about it. She specializes in felines, is preparing to become board certified in feline medicine,which she may have already done,and she's also doing a fellowship at U.C. Davis. Thanks for your research work.

[Nomilynn]

I wish I knew what to say.. I feel kind of at a loss for words. You are in my thoughts though, and my prayers daily.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Oh no.......... , I just saw this thread because you made a crss-thread on cat General.....
I'm so sorry Tracey...! Sunny is still a youngster in my eyes, 9 years isn't that old yet . I completely agree with what you've decided to do! Enjoy Sunny as much as you can, and make his last months with you as comfortable as possible! I'm sending you tons of hugs!!!
Please give Storm and the others a good hug too! Maya wants to know how her Sky is doing. She hopes he is NOT hissing at poor Sunny