Lily going to have bladder surgery on Tuesday (Update: Back home from surgery! #20)

[Asiel]

I'm so very sorry to hear about Lily Kirsten. Sending prayers and good wishes for her speedy recovery and hopefully it won't be a serious issue when they remove whatever is in there.
Think positive thoughts, good luck...keep us posted.

[Pinot's Mom]

Prayers!

[cassiesmom]

Big big prayers for Lily, Luna and you, Kirsten.

[Randi]

Oh Kirsten, I'm so sorry. I really hope that the removal of whatever it is will solve her problem, it's apparently painful for her.

I think Candace's idea of offering help with photos, or other things is good idea to help pay for the vet bill. I know it's not much you get on disability or pension. I do a bit of cat-sitting myself for a small fee, which helps me survive, perhaps you could do that, too.

You're in my thoughts and I'm sending positive wishes for Lily and hope her operation will be successful.

((((hugs))))

[momcat]

Kirsten, I'm so sorry to hear that Lily hasn't been feeling well. More than anything, I hope her surgery goes well and the problem will be resolved. Please give her some comforting feel better lovies from me? And please let us know how things work out?

[phesina]

Oh, dearest Lily, and Kirsten and Luna, you have all our prayers and good wishes and love coming along, that the surgeon gets to the bottom of all this and is able to take care of it.

Thank you so much for going that extra mile, at the very least, to help darling Lily. She must be hurting and having such a hard time.

I think that is a fine idea, too, to offer your excellent photographic skills as at least some payment.

God bless you all,

Love from Pat and cats (all of us)

[Kirsten]

Thank you everyone for your kind words and for keeping Lily in your thoughts and prayers.

I'm really devastated tonight. I was doing some research on bladder tumors earlier today, and the prognosis is NOT good. Maybe the tumor (if it is a tumor, but after all that I've read, I'm pretty sure it is) is too widespread to be removed from her bladder, maybe it has spread to other organs ... Oh, why didn't I insist on an ultrasound when she first started spraying in February?

Losing Lily is a horrible thought; I have always thought that she would still be with me long after Luna had gone. With Luna's health being declining, I was beginning to prepare for the day she's no longer with me, but now it's Lily ... Lily, who has never been sick in her entire life!


As for making some additional money: I'm not allowed to as my pension is so low that I need additional welfare, and the welfare agency would take every single extra cent I'd make.