Oh, Kristin, I'm so sorry. All good thoughts going out to you and Byron. It's so difficult and fraught facing these decisions for a creature so utterly dependent on you and so unable to understand what's happening or why. Vibing you wisdom and love in abundance, dear.
Wesley: Hey. Hey, Gunn. Is something weird going on? … Charles, you just peed on my shoes. Gunn: I'll be damned. That's weird.
'Life of the Party'
Spike's Bitches 40: Buckle Up, Kids! Daddy's Puttin' the Hammer Down.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
JZ - Mar 19, 2008 2:56:56 pm PDT #616 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
WindSparrow - Mar 19, 2008 3:00:43 pm PDT #617 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
So many purrs and ~ma for you and Byron, {{{{Kristin}}}}.
Also lots of peace~ma for Scrappy's whole family and healing, pulling-through, miracle~ma for her niece.
hippocampus - Mar 19, 2008 3:03:52 pm PDT #618 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
{{Kristin & Byron}}
Lots of ~ma for Byron. Lots of ~ma for Scrappy.
sj - Mar 19, 2008 3:14:05 pm PDT #619 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
(((((Kristin))))) I'm so sorry. -ma for you and Byron.
(((((Scrappy))))) -ma to you and your neice and family.
SailAweigh - Mar 19, 2008 3:26:11 pm PDT #620 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Much ~ma for Byron, Kristin. That's a tough row to hoe.
{{Scrappy and family}} So much ~ma for you guys, I don't know how to qualify or quantify it. Peace.
Anne W. - Mar 19, 2008 3:27:48 pm PDT #621 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
{{{{Kristin}}}}
{{{{Scrappy}}}}
javachik - Mar 19, 2008 3:43:34 pm PDT #622 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Aww, hell. I am so sorry Kristin. Going through that fairly recently with Sage was so difficult. I'm just so sorry.
And Scrappy, no words will suffice except I am so sorry for your niece and I hope she pulls through somehow.
tommyrot - Mar 19, 2008 3:43:51 pm PDT #623 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
{{{{{Kristin}}}}}
Lots of ~ma for Byron....
Pix - Mar 19, 2008 3:56:31 pm PDT #624 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Popping back online briefly to say thank you, so much, for your incredible support. I'm home, and I've taken what few steps I can. The surgeon is going to have me come in Friday morning (thank god for Good Friday and spring break) at 9:30am. After doing some research, I do think she is likely to recommend amputation. If so, I will do it. If it gives him a chance to live a few more happy years, it will be worth it. Again, the research I've done suggests that cats adapt well, even when it's a hind leg. Thank you to those above who offered insight into this possibility, too.
One of the things I need to think about now is this inside/outside dilemma. Byron is vehemently, loudly, and (if not let out) destructively a cat who likes to go outside every day. Aside from issues with injury and three-leggedness, he won't be able to get vaccinations anymore, so his outdoor days are likely over. I've been thinking about ways to give him a little outside time without actually letting him out--because that will be necessary if he isn't going to be miserable and start marking the house--and all I can come up with is getting permission to screen in the back patio. Something to think about, I guess.
I've done a lot of crying these past couple of hours, and I think I need to get something to eat and turn my brain off for a bit. I would cuddle Byron, but he's feeling so much better that he wants to go out.
Thanks for listening.
Also, Scrappy, I know I offered my love earlier in Natter, but {{{Scrappy and family}}} just in case.
Ginger - Mar 19, 2008 4:07:21 pm PDT #625 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Outdoor cat tunnel? [link]
I hope everything goes well, Kristin. I've known several three-legged cats and dogs and they got around fine.