Plush Life: Friday Update

Friday, November 03, 2006

Friday Update

Maxx was doing the above when I left for work this a.m. No news yet from the vet, but he ate his breakfast and seems to be bouncing back from the biopsy.

More later.

23 comments:

rtalcott said...: Good News1 Good News!

He looks very content!
rt; 10:37 AM
ThePoliticalCat said...: Nothing like squashing a Peep to make a kitty feel better. Smush that myrmidon, Maxxie!!! Thanks for the update, 4LG!; 10:45 AM
Anonymous said...: Aww! Plushy + peep. Thanks for the update.; 1:32 PM
Anonymous said...: Love and hopeful thoughts to the Lion Kitty from my fur persons, Silky and Silver

[The boys tell me that fresh minced mouse is good for what ails a feline.]; 1:44 PM
Anonymous said...: I don't know if you saw it the other day, but my kitty Norton had this same cancer and lasted without treatment for nine months or more after his diagnosis. He didn't seem to be sick at all during that time, either. So Lion Kitty Maxx may be giving you sweetness for quite some time even if you don't get treatment. Our decision to not treat Norton had much to do with his age.; 2:52 PM
flory said...: bonding with the minion.

its a good sign, i think.....; 2:55 PM
Anonymous said...: He's probably so glad he's home.

cgreen; 4:04 PM
Anonymous said...: Mmmm, snuggles. That is one comfy cozy kitty!

Wishing you sweet dreams, from mismn and Pinky; 4:31 PM
four legs good said...: I don't know if you saw it the other day, but my kitty Norton had this same cancer and lasted without treatment for nine months or more after his diagnosis.

Oh, that's good to know.

I'd treat him if it would do any good- the vet seems to think it's not an option, but we won't know for sure until the pathology comes back.; 5:12 PM
Anonymous said...: Maxx is so beautiful. It's just wrong.
I'm so sorry you're having to go through this.; 5:49 PM
ThePoliticalCat said...: I was talking to my vet about Maxx today, and he said everything depends on the results from the lab tests. Some oral cancers are treatable. I just keep sending him healing white and golden light.; 5:50 PM
four legs good said...: I was talking to my vet about Maxx today, and he said everything depends on the results from the lab tests.

True dat.

If he has an aggressive one, he's a goner, because his lymph nodes seem to be involved.

No news yet, so I'm keeping my finners crossed.; 6:36 PM
Anonymous said...: 4lg,
no news good news?

At the risk of seeming cruel, don't be in too big a hurry with this decision.
TAMU is good, but TAMU would've put down the Derby winner who broke his leg this spring.

The Other Sarah; 7:15 PM
flory said...: No news yet, so I'm keeping my finners crossed.

Fingers, toes, nosehairs. Everything that can be crossed is crossed.; 7:39 PM
ThePoliticalCat said...: I even have the cats crossed. They're not too happy about it, but it's cold and damp outside, and whatever meds they got today have made them too narcoleptic to protest. Hugs and purrs to LePlush and mane scritches to you.; 7:43 PM
Anonymous said...: check'n in. hope you get good news.

steve and tai are pulling for him too.; 9:03 PM
Anonymous said...: 4lg- I am not in the least trying to sound airy-fairy but just a word of encouragement to try to stay in "the now." It's always real and it's not a bad place to be. Tests are tests and TAMU is nothing to sneeze at, but don't get too strung out on the diagnostics and predictive expectations. Maxx surely isn't- he may not feel that good but he's not worrying about what's going to happen in the future.

I had an older kitty who received an inoperable terminal diagnosis and she lived another five years and ended up succumbing to something else entirely. Anything can happen, is all I"m trying to say. It may be worse than you think and it might be better.

Now is a good place because it's real and it's where Maxx is.

Peace to both of you.; 9:57 PM
four legs good said...: At the risk of seeming cruel, don't be in too big a hurry with this decision.
TAMU is good, but TAMU would've put down the Derby winner who broke his leg this spring.

Oh, don't worry. I'll get a second opinion on treatment. He's no where close to kicking the bucket.; 11:33 PM
Anonymous said...: I would like to echo Anon. above. I, too, had a kitty with a terminal malignant melanoma, and she also lived five years.

She didn't just survive--she had a happy, secure, love-filled life, with all the things a kitty likes best--delightful prowls in her yard, snug, cozy naps, and time with her own special person. She enjoyed every day, with no fear or worries for the future.; 12:02 AM
CyFlorist said...: No news? Hoping that means good news. Would like to echo everyone above- everything is crossed here.... Scratches and purrs to lovely Maxx....; 12:10 AM
Anonymous said...: I've even gone so far as to cross my purposes for the Maxx cat!
(or was that crossed stictched porposi?)
I need rest.
Love to the kingdom of plush!; 4:23 AM
Sandy-LA 90034 said...: He looks so sweet curled up with his peep. Love you little one. Keeping my fingers crossed for you and your centaur.; 5:02 AM
Anonymous said...: Definite healing and happy, peaceful vibes/energies to you and Maxx.
Years ago, our basset hound developed what turned out to be poliomyelitis (gads, I hope I spelled that right). Our fabu vet did all he could, and then referred us to TAMU. We took him up there and they kept him for some months (we got to visit) doing all they could. Finally, we got the call that they had run out of options and asked to put him down. I still (25+ years later) get broken up about it, but I know that they did everything for him. The students would cuddle with him and kept him calm and cared for. Maybe that was just the way the school was then...but I hope their standards are still as high if not moreso.
Don't let the 'they'd have put down the Derby winner' skew your opinion on TAMU - equine leg injuries are very touch-and-go and I don't even think Vegas bookies would give even remotely good odds on the best of circumstances for a happy outcome.
Just continue your loving care of Maxx (no arm twisting there, it's already happening).
Lots of e-skritches and lap cuddling sessions for you both!!!
Elspeth Ravenwind; 12:12 PM