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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMy good friend's cat is in serious medical trouble...
Her handsome boy has pneumonia, and EITHER has
a serious abccess
Or
cancer in an inoperatable place
She's got the antibiotics yesterday, but has to get another determative test.
His name is Joshua.
So any prayers, healings vibes, good thoughts etc his way would be very much appreciated.
Thank you. 🙂
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,841 posts)I am not sure how to say this, but I'll try. We are all here for a relatively short time. Let's celebrate the life we have. Not try to extend things into an indefinite future, but acknowledge how short life can be.
I do hope there is a good outcome here. With love and kindness to Joshua.
electric_blue68
(14,869 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,235 posts)My heart is with Joshua. 🙏
electric_blue68
(14,869 posts)lapfog_1
(29,199 posts)possibly from a chicken bone she may have eaten.
I took her to 3 vets to get some sort of answer... and they were all telling me "best to put her down" or "it will cost $5,000 to do the surgery and then we will possibly not find the perforation"...
Finally I convinced the last vet to give me anti-biotics... and pain meds... and told my niece she would have to stay up all night for maybe 2 or 3 nights and give the cat the medicine and the water via a syringe. She did and the cat got better... that was 5 years ago.
Still cost me like $1200 in vet bills... but I was happy the cat made it and my niece (who was 16) wasn't heart broken.
Miracles (and medicine) can happen.
Hope your friend's cat survives this.
electric_blue68
(14,869 posts)who's a serious animal person will do what she can, research etc.
If (hopefully not) it's cancer she'll monitor, see if anything holistic will help, give him all the cuddles he asks for and if he's in too much distress at some point then she'll let him go.
Glad your niece's cat got well. 👍
samplegirl
(11,476 posts)I hope it gets well. My cat is 19 and every day that I have him is a blessing.
Sending some prayers for kitty right now.
electric_blue68
(14,869 posts)TruckFump
(5,812 posts)electric_blue68
(14,869 posts)CountMyVote4Reality
(209 posts)I hope he can rally. I hope he can "hunt & chase." Most of all, I hope he can purr in the comfort of his guardian for however long is possible.
electric_blue68
(14,869 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,170 posts)I've been there and know how scary this can be. Wishing Joshua a return to good health.
electric_blue68
(14,869 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)electric_blue68
(14,869 posts)MFM008
(19,804 posts)My boy is 10.
I am not going to handle his leaving me well.
LisaL
(44,973 posts)Mine is almost 17.
Fla Dem
(23,650 posts)Last edited Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:34 PM - Edit history (1)
many good thoughts and a rub on the nose. All the best Joshua!
electric_blue68
(14,869 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,670 posts)My Pixie sends