Big Major Prayers for Tiger

[Catty1]

Tiger's vet is getting him in for surgery tomorrow, or the next day at the latest. Emeraldgreen emailed me and said that if she couldn't get him in - he was so bad she had decided to have him PTS.

Please pray the surgery will work - it will - and that this time, the follow-up treatment will work (it will be started immediately, as she had to wait for it to arrive last time), and Tiger will be well...and his purrents relieved.

This is his last chance, so let's pray it's the best one.

BIG PT PRAYERS FOR TIGER FROM ALBERTA.

[Moesha]

Thank you for letting us know Catty! I sure hope Tiger gets to have the surgery and that it helps him again.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I sure hope that his surgery will go well and that he'll recover and get better and better each day. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way.

[Catlady711]

Please tell her I hope Tiger gets his surgery and is healthy and back home in no time. Thoughts and prayers are with them both.

[Medusa]

Add heartfelt prayers from Ohio for sweet Tiger and Emeraldgreen.....

[Scooter's Mom]

Prayers for everyone on the way from me.
Hugs and very gentle headbumpies too.

[kittykatharine]

Tiger is in my prayers and thoughts. I hope the poor baby will feel better really soon. I can tell by your post Emeraldgreen that Tiger loves you a great deal and she knows that you are doing everything inthe world for her. She is appreciative for your love, concern, and dedication.*****Good thoughts and vibes sent Tiger's way*****

Tiger's vet is getting him in for surgery tomorrow, or the next day at the latest. Emeraldgreen emailed me and said that if she couldn't get him in - he was so bad she had decided to have him PTS.

Please pray the surgery will work - it will - and that this time, the follow-up treatment will work (it will be started immediately, as she had to wait for it to arrive last time), and Tiger will be well...and his purrents relieved.

This is his last chance, so let's pray it's the best one.

BIG PT PRAYERS FOR TIGER FROM ALBERTA.

[jennielynn1970]

About the stinky salmon cat food... can you find FIGARO canned food??? It's basically all tuna or salmon, really smelly, but when I had Bear (who was FIV+ and had horrible URIs) and he was sick, he scarfed it down. I've found it at Redner's in our area. I don't think it's a "gourmet" food at all... so look at some of the cheaper stores, lol.

[Catty1]

New post on June 24 from the older thread on Tiger:

Thanks for your post. Tiger is not doing very well. We're just taking one day at a time right now and I'm praying that the struggles he's dealing with right now are somehow related to the surgery and intubation tube irritation in his throat. He's very low energy these days and won't eat anything that has Transfer Factor in it. I'm basically just trying to make him comfortable and continuing with the prednisilone to help with inflammation.
He still attacks the cat tree but his balance is off and it does seem that he's getting weaker. I'm giving him lots of love though and brushing and visits outside so each day has good stuff along with the not so good.

Oh Lara...I am so sorry to hear that Tiger is not well...

Even the stinky fish food - he won't take the TF?

Is it worth you and hubby doing it the 'quick and dirty way', into the back of the throat with a pill syringe/finger?

{{{{hugs}}}}

PT PRAYERS FOR TIGER!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear that Tiger isn't doing well. Lots more prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way. Please take care. (((HUGS)))

[Emeraldgreen]

I was so hoping to read a good report. Well, we'll take the good and leave the rest. He's attacking the cat tree; that's something at least. Lots of (((HUGS))) to you and love pats to Tiger and, of course, prayers.
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Blessings,
Mary

Thanks, that's how I'm trying to look at it. He may not be recovering but at least he is able to breathe much easier since the surgery. I do think that the cancer is really causing him problems in his lung area now and something is going on with his throat. But at least he can get air in quite well through his nose so he's not in a panic the way he was before the surgery.

Oh Lara...I am so sorry to hear that Tiger is not well...

Even the stinky fish food - he won't take the TF?

Is it worth you and hubby doing it the 'quick and dirty way', into the back of the throat with a pill syringe/finger?

{{{{hugs}}}}

PT PRAYERS FOR TIGER!

Thanks Candace. He just hates this stuff for some reason and he is very fussy. If I try and mix a little bit of it with his food and put the plate on the floor, he somehow knows, even from 4 feet away. He won't even come near the dish. And it's not the act of mixing that he's catching onto because I crush and mix his prednisilone twice a day into his food and he watches me do it and has no problem eating the food afterwards. It's bizarre. The only thing that seems to work is salmon cream cheese and sardine juice with a bit of sardines. I will try and give him some more but he gets tired of the cream cheese and sardines after awhile. The cream cheese really seems to gum up his throat too and he coughs afterward.
I wouldn't try and force this stuff down him, especially because his issues are right in this throat. It's just too traumatic for him. If it was a tablet, it might have been easier but this is a fair sized capsule. And unfortunately he is no longer interested in pill pockets.
I'll keep on trying but my main goal is to make him comfortable right now. I think this thing has become very advanced now and I just don't know if TF could turn it around. I will keep trying though.

About the stinky salmon cat food... can you find FIGARO canned food??? It's basically all tuna or salmon, really smelly, but when I had Bear (who was FIV+ and had horrible URIs) and he was sick, he scarfed it down. I've found it at Redner's in our area. I don't think it's a "gourmet" food at all... so look at some of the cheaper stores, lol.

He does love Figaro tuna! But not with the TF in it. He is such a smartie! Thank you for the suggestion though.

[momtomany]

I am sorry Tiger is not doing well. We will keep the prayers going up for you both.

[Catty1]

Lara - could you open a capsule and do the same thing with it that you do with the pred?

Maybe it is the CAPSULE he senses.

Couldn't hurt to try. Remember that other lady - her cat had had NO cancer treatment and recovered.

As you say, Tiger's may be more advanced by now...but heck, open the caps and stir it in to the stinky stuff!

HUGS to that gorgeous boy.

[Emeraldgreen]

Lara - could you open a capsule and do the same thing with it that you do with the pred?

Maybe it is the CAPSULE he senses.

Couldn't hurt to try. Remember that other lady - her cat had had NO cancer treatment and recovered.

As you say, Tiger's may be more advanced by now...but heck, open the caps and stir it in to the stinky stuff!

HUGS to that gorgeous boy.

That is how we've been doing it. The capsule is too big to do it any other way. I open the capsule and mix in half of it, sometimes even less hoping he won't detect it. I mix it really well with the stinkiest food I can find and he knows it's in there. The cream cheese is the only way to hide it so I'll keep trying with that.
Thanks for the suggestion though. You are right, that woman, Bethany didn't give her cat any cancer treatment other than the TF so I'll keep on.