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juushikaWarning for discussion of pet illness/death.
Mamakitty's two week bloodwork didn't show all the results we were looking for, so she went in for an ultrasound today. Based on the state of her lymph nodes, she most probably has cancer and it's progressed beyond the point where it could be treated. Ascertaining more information about the disease would be invasive and is incredibly unlikely to help us save her life. The vet says that even if we sunk all the energy and money in the world into her treatment, there's probably nothing we could do. In a way, that's liberating--we don't have to choose between treatments or measure the value of her life.
She's on Prednisone to treat the cancer symptoms, and her feeding tube continues as normal. We'll deal with what can be dealt with, getting food and meds in her, and we'll make her remaining time as comfortable as possible. No matter how long that is, we've already given two miracle years, inside and loved and happy.
Mamakitty's two week bloodwork didn't show all the results we were looking for, so she went in for an ultrasound today. Based on the state of her lymph nodes, she most probably has cancer and it's progressed beyond the point where it could be treated. Ascertaining more information about the disease would be invasive and is incredibly unlikely to help us save her life. The vet says that even if we sunk all the energy and money in the world into her treatment, there's probably nothing we could do. In a way, that's liberating--we don't have to choose between treatments or measure the value of her life.
She's on Prednisone to treat the cancer symptoms, and her feeding tube continues as normal. We'll deal with what can be dealt with, getting food and meds in her, and we'll make her remaining time as comfortable as possible. No matter how long that is, we've already given two miracle years, inside and loved and happy.
