An update on Tiger Tim(the abandoned cat) it's not good.

[Are_grits_groceries]

Tuesday night update for Tiger Tim
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Please forgive the delay in posting this update. It has been very hard to write and we keep getting emotional and having to pause.

The news is not good.

Last night we got the first biopsy report back. It was bad – cancer.

Because we had heard this before, only to be told that it might be a strange infection instead, we immediately requested a second reading of the samples.
We got the second reading tonight. It was even worse than the first.
Tiger Tim has metastasized carcinoma. It’s a death sentence.

To us, the news has been devastating. To Tiger Tim…even after getting a definitive diagnosis of a deadly cancer, this cat continues to confound the ICU staff. He doesn’t look deathly ill. Quite the contrary. “He looks good,” the vets keep telling us, with more than a hint of bafflement. He is resting comfortably. He ate tonight (we just checked with the ICU staff). Far from being lethargic, tonight he decided he had had enough of the catheter and tried to pull it out. That’s why he is wearing the cone - and complaining loudly about it. He even seems to want to play.
Tiger Tim has a will to live.

Tomorrow we speak with the oncologist to evaluate our options. Once we know more, we will post more. From now on, all our efforts will be aimed at keeping him as comfortable as possible. We want to keep him near us, since we want him to continue to be seen by our vet, whom we love and trust. He will be fostered by one of our volunteers, a nurse who can provide a level of care that most of us cannot. In her home Tiger Tim will be surrounded by love and attention at all times, because there will always be somebody there to cuddle him and tell him what a wonderful cat he is.

He will be loved for however long he has left, whether it’s days, weeks or months. We will make sure that until the very end he will get the best care. And we promise that we will not let him suffer.
And now, if you’ll excuse us, we’ll go cry some more.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magnificat-Cat-Rescue-and-Rehoming/335821436543926

He is with a great foster mama who he loves.
Sigh.......

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. An update to the update (last night):

Monday night update on Tiger Tim
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Tiger Tim is still not eating much, but he is active as can be. He is no longer content to stay in the bedroom and has begun exploring the apartment. He has already met two of the resident cats and had an agreeable conversation with them on the sofa, presumably telling them about what the past three weeks have been like. The other two seemed very interested in whatever it was he was saying.

Then he comes back for cuddles with his foster mother. They adore each other, as you can see.

He has his next appointment with Dr. Oberthaler on Wednesday, which will probably involve a chest tap.

But right now he is living in the moment and enjoying himself.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magnificat-Cat-Rescue-and-Rehoming/335821436543926?fref=ts

[niyad]

2. lady bast, hold this beautiful being close and safe.

[Duppers]

3. So sad. TT is the greatest looking kitty.

[City Lights]

4. My heart is breaking.

Such a gorgeous boy. Thank goodness for the vets, their staff, and the foster mom.