I bought a dress yesterday. I hope it turns out cute.
I'm not evil again. Why does everyone think that?
Angel ,'Sleeper'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Jul 25, 2016 4:53:52 am PDT #24998 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Jesse - Jul 25, 2016 5:04:01 am PDT #24999 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ooh, it looks cute!
WindSparrow - Jul 25, 2016 5:04:26 am PDT #25000 of 30003
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.
I won't be able to afford long term chemotherapy for Sammie if she has bladder cancer (a possibility but not certainty after last week's UA, red blood cells still present after a month's antibiotic treatment for bladder infection). I'm waiting to get a call back from the vet who saw her at her first two visits so I can ask the questions I was too stunned to ask the other vet last week. Meanwhile I am pondering the value of spending the $400-500 out of savings to diagnose an illness I can't afford to treat versus simply watching and waiting with a view on quality of life and easing Sammie's end.
Schröedinger's cancer? Knowing for sure but being able to do fuck-all about it, or peace of mind through expensive diagnostics?
First question for the vet is just how dramatic are the results of that UA? Is this a "could be nothing/could be something" situation, or is this a "red blood cells in that concentration mean something serious"?
Jesse - Jul 25, 2016 5:12:16 am PDT #25001 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sorry to hear that, WindSparrow. I wouldn't (and have not) spend the money on a diagnosis you can't do anything about. For me, knowing the dx wouldn't give any more peace of mind than just keeping an eye on whatever you can tell about her quality of life.
Dana - Jul 25, 2016 5:42:43 am PDT #25002 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
My ankle's much better, but everything else that got bruised or got sore because I was walking funny now hurts more.
WindSparrow - Jul 25, 2016 5:52:00 am PDT #25003 of 30003
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.
Thanks, Jesse. Sammie has always been so healthy. Fourteen years, and in all this time, aside from the routine annual stuff, occassional dental cleanings, and kitten stuff like earmites, deworming, and spay, this was only her second time needing to go to the vet. About eight years ago she had another urinary tract infection. And since being treated with the antibiotic this time, her energy level bounced right back.
WindSparrow - Jul 25, 2016 5:52:25 am PDT #25004 of 30003
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.
Well that's no fun, Dana.
brenda m - Jul 25, 2016 6:00:54 am PDT #25005 of 30003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Poor Sammie. I'm kind of with Jesse on how to proceed.
bennett - Jul 25, 2016 6:08:58 am PDT #25006 of 30003
WindSparrow - another question for the vet would be how traumatic would the treatment be for Sammie. Even when I had the money there have been times when I just wouldn't put a frail cat through a rough regimen. Good luck to both you and Sammie.
Calli - Jul 25, 2016 6:32:49 am PDT #25007 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
WindSparrow, if I couldn't afford curative treatment, I'd only spend the money if the diagnosis affected the efficacy of the palliative treatment. If either way it's pain pills and hydration, then there it is. I'm sorry you and Sammy have to go through this.