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I'm so sorry to hear that Phaylenn! That must be so awful!
I don't even know what else to say .... :hug:
Thank you IllynReaver! His stool was getting better 2 days ago but is back to the bad again since yesterday :-(
I will have to call the vet on Monday and make an appointment and see what happens.....
I hope it all works out well...I can tell you that you will not regret spending the money on your dog to find a solution, even if it's bad news (which I hope it isn't).
My best thoughts are with you and your fur baby!
Thank you PearlieMae! I will do whatever it takes to get him better, no matter the costs.
It is certain that i have to call the vet tomorrow since his stool did not change.
I am happy though that i have done some research myself on what could possibly be wrong and i will share those findings with the vet and take it from there since the vet did not even talk about the things that i found out.
How have you been doing?
I hope they figure out what's up, soon. It's so hard to see those you love suffering, especially those who can't tell you what's causing their distress.
Thank you for asking. Moochie's death yesterday has left me heartbroken. I take her to the vet today to make arrangements to have her cremated. I miss her terribly. :cry:
Pearlie, if you're going to cry, I'm gonna cry too. :sad eyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by PearlieMae
Please, don't be sad. I'm sending BIG BIG hugs to you :hug:
Thank you, Arion. :hug: she was the sweetest kitty who only ever wanted to be loved. She was at least 16, and I had her for almost 13 years. I'm glad she is no longer in pain, cancer is a real bitch... :cry: :sad eyes:
I know the pain of losing a pet. They can be your best friend and little baby. As then when their time comes all you can really do is remember good times. :hug:
Okay. Now you are making me cry...
DONT DO IT ARION 0-0 THE TEARS ARE CONTAGIOUS.
Phaylenn ~ I really hope that all goes well. That sounds horrid - I'm so grateful for the NHS. We're famous for complaining about it, but I don't think I could afford everything I've needed without it...
Pearlie - condolences and hugs. It's awful losing a pet. Only other animal people understand what it's like. Nothing anyone can say will really help, but at least she's not suffering any more and she's had an amazing life with you.
Adalira ~ I hope your pup gets better! At least you're keeping on top of it and doing everything you can.
One of my little rats is going to have a tumour removed on Tuesday. He's cost me a small fortune with all his issues over the past couple of years, but I don't regret any of it. Rats might be small but they really are intelligent and have very distinct personalities. I didn't realise how attached I would get to them when I first got them! We don't know if the tumour is benign or not without sending a bigger chunk of it off for tests, so we've agreed he might as well just have it removed and then hope for the best.
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I can't say it enough PearlieMae how sorry i am for your loss..... i can't even imagine what you are going through right now.
I wish you a lot of strength through these hard times to come.....remember all the great memories you made together and that she is no longer in pain.
Sending you a big jumbo mega hug :hug:
Good luck to your rat LouLoubelle, i hope it will all turn out well!
Hugs to everyone going through pet troubles today!
Condolences to Pearlie: consider me the echo that repeats Adalira and LouLouBelle.
Luck to Adalira and LouLouBelle. I hope everything turns out well!
Also: funny/sad story about a female rat with a benign tumor. The tumor was in her armpit, and had gotten so big she had to sort of roll to get around. But. She still managed to jump from platform to platform by picking up the tumor in her little paws, leaning up for support against the cage grating, and THROWING the tumor across, using its momentum to carry herself.
She was such a smart rat. She held on long enough that we had to put her down - the others died naturally before they were in half the state she got to.
I'm sorry your kitty passed away. I can't even imagine loosing my baby girl, I've had her since I was 5 years old. Sending you lots of hugs and love in your time of grieving! Rest well Moochie ❤️Quote:
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Oh my gods. Seeing that photo again. *cries*
It blows my mind that most insurance providers will fully pay for a tubal ligation (as long as you have experienced a pregnancy), which is not something that is medically necessary for a healthy woman, but refuse to pay for it to be reversed because it's not medically necessary. It's like pulling teeth trying to get a PTLS diagnosis in order to get insurance to cover the surgeryQuote:
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Hugs to Phaylenn!
I think I broke my left little toe. I stubbed it this afternoon on the coffee table really bad. It's blue and swollen. I've iced it twice since then but I'm still in a lot of pain. I really hope my toe nail doesn't fall off, not that I have much of one anyway, my little toes are super tiny. I hate hurting myself, especially stubbing my toes, it's genetic though my mom use to stub her toes all the time when she was young. I almost forgot how bad it hurts, I haven't stubbed my toes in a few months.
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Got an appointment at the vet for 3pm this afternoon which is in less then 4 hours.
Fingers crossed!
@ Kelly, if it is broken there is not much you can do other than have it rested. I had my toe broken years ago, the one next to the small toe and the doctor told me they only cast the big toe when broken, the others are too small and in between the other toes. I had to rest it and it would pass, and it did.
Sending you hugs! :hug:
@ Phaylenn....i will ever understand insurance companies and the way they think.
Their reasoning why they do pay for this but not for that is something i will never understand.
I am so sorry you are in the middle of it, especially since you need the procedure done.
BIg hug to you :hug:
Just offering big hugs to everyone, especially Pearlie and Adalira.
Just got back from the vet. She did a check on the things i asked but they all came back negative.
I have an appointment for a sonogram tomorrow morning at 11.45 am.....
Oh dear. Good luck, Adalira!
Oh Kelly I am so very sorry to hear that. I know that pain. I was a classical ballet dancer with a gift for kicking hard objects after a long rehersal. Icing it can help but go with a warm soak and then rub some arnica/icyhot/etc on it and then use a medical tape and tape it to the neighboring toe it will hurt a lot while you tape it but once it is tightly wrapped up and stabilized it will feel much better.Quote:
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So we went for a sonogram today and we got the worst possible news.....he has cancer spread in his organs. The tumors are in his kidney's, liver and bowel and there are a lot and they are big.
I have been crying my eyes out ever since :cry:
They did a biopsie of the tissue in the tumors and that is being send to a lab now.
The woman who did the sonogram was in shock and almost cried herself when she told me the news. She had never guessed he was this ill since he looks perfectly fine and he is still so young.
I also went back to my vet later to talk about the results and she explained how cancer treatment works, i would have to go to a different clinic further away for that.
But we don't know if it is even treatable or if it is a very aggressive kind.
We also don't know how much longer he has to live. The vet said definitely not to think about putting him down yet since he is still so happy and enjoying life.
My heart is broken......:cry:
I am so very sorry to read this news...since he is so happy and still enjoying life, enjoy every moment you have with him. Once the results come back on the kind of cancer her has, weigh treatment options carefully, as with my Moochie, the chemo was worse than the cause. My heart is breaking for you. :hug:
can this year become any suckier?
I didn't advise anyone in these matters because I've said it already and it wasn't liked, but in most cases, chemotherapy is worse than the cancer itself.
Also, I've NEVER heard of anyone, human or otherwise, who was cured with chemo, they either died quickly FROM the chemo, or their suffering was prolonged for a short time.
I wish you strength and good luck.
And I'll continue to look for a way off this planet, since it seems it has been poisoned so much everyone will sooner rather than later see what that means.
It's true how harsh chemo can be. Unfortunately, I have had way too many brushes with cancer and friends and family, and sometimes chemo does work, but not as much as one would like it to.
I went to mermaid school last weekend at the local community pool. While I was there I asked The Question:
In this pool Mer friendly? That is, are tails allowed in normal hours?
Nope. No way, no how. Another venue closed due to paranoia.
Thank you for your sweet words to me, it means a lot.
Pearliemae, may i ask you something about Moochie's cancer treatment?
The vet told me today that cancer treatment for a dog is not about curing the dog from cancer, it is only to stop the cancer from spreading more and to prolongue the life of the.
I found that odd to hear, why would they not try and cure a dog from cancer?
Is that the same in America?
She also said that since it is not to cure, the treatments are not very heavy on the dog, they don't loose hair, they don't get sick etc.
I would have to go to another clinic for the treatments.
My hubby and i already decided that we will not do a cancer treatment if it means that his happy life will go down the drain.
I hope no one will judge me or laugh at me but i talked to a dear friend of mine from the UK who knows a lot about herbal remedies and when i told her about Orin today she told me to get hemp oil and turmeric pills asap and start a treatment. I did not even think of a natural approach to it myself.
But we immediatly got it and ordered a stronger hemp oil online that will come in tomorrow
A friend if hers makes health enhancement herbs with which she treats both animals and humans with great results, Animals she treat for cancer, skin cancers, melanoma's etc.
I asked her if there was any chance of the herbs working for Orin and she said that as long as he eats there is a chance.
She live in the UK as well and as immediately send the herbs to me, adjusted to Orin since he is a dog.
Hopefully those will be in, in 2 days or so, then we can start with that as well. I am now waiting for her information so i can pay her, she simply shipped them out without me paying for it yet.
She also suggested an aloe vera drink since she said that helps make good cells in the body.
I will do and try anything to get him healthy again or simply be able to live a long and happy life with us.
Even if it means having to give him the herbal treatments for the next 10 years if he can keep living a happy life, i will gladly do it to keep him with us.
I feel deeply for your pain and my best wishes and condolences to you, your husband, and your dog. I lost my Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Pearl, to cancer a few years back and it was very hard. She was still relatively young by breed standards. I didn't want to put her through the chemo because I they said she would still hurt and be sick and the chemo could mess up her remaining happiness and quality of live in exchange for all of maybe 6 months to a year. I went the route of drastic diet changes to 100% natural and gave her herb brothes 2 - 3 times a day and it did help her for about a year when they had given us 4 months left with her. I refused to put her down till her quality of life was no longer what I deemed worthy of her or fair to her. I think going the route your friend has suggested is a very good choice and I hope it does what you are hoping for your precious fur-baby.Quote:
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Adalira - that's such a shame. I wish I could do more than just say I'm sorry to hear it... Cancer sucks. Fact.
I also hate the fact that animals tend to have such short life spans.
Disco had his tumour off today. I now need to try and stop him from removing the glue and stitches... Thankfully, the vet is next door bar one, and they suggested I drop him off tomorrow so they can keep an eye on him while I'm at work. I do love my vet! They've also asked if they can post photos they took of Disco on their Facebook page - I think they liked him! [emoji23]
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Thank you so much for you message.Quote:
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I am sorry for your loss, i am sure it was very hard on you but at the same time most likely rewarding that you got an extra year with her!
I intend to do the same for Orin, go the natural route unless we get a miracle reply from the lab that it is nothing serious and super easy to fix but i don't really have any hopes for that.
At the moment i am drained for all the crying and i feel numb and as if i am in a nightmare, just hoping to wake up and realize it was all a bad dream.
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Thanks Adalira. I really feel for you - I hope you manage to enjoy the time you have with him, even though it must be bittersweet. He looks like such a lovely character.
Just out of interest... Do you have any good quality photos of him? Or could you get any? If so, let me know. [emoji6]
Disco may have been popular at the vets yesterday, but the little beggar removed all the glue and at least one layer of stitches last night so the vet has had to stick him back together again today... I'm praying she finds a way to stop him doing it again - I've tried everything I could think of! I know rats are built to squeeze through small spaces, but Disco's amazed me with just how much he can wriggle out of. Still, at least the horrid lumps gone now - if only I could heal the rest by magic! [emoji23]
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Sending love Disco and Orin's way!
just woke up at the end of my 8am class. I really need to stop taking those.
Well what the actual crap? Some dude is leading rallies to legalize rape, on an international scale and this sicko is going to be allowed here? There are three of these rallies happening in my state alone? No wonder gun permit sales have gone up specifically amongst women. I sure as hell don't understand why anyone would ever be so disgusting. ANGRY
I was reading that. Apparently there's one in Edmonton and Toronto too. Wtf
I hurt the left side of my body and back again. GRRR! I think I NEED to sell my current merfin because of it.
As when I swim, I make a full undulation each stroke, using my whole body, and always end up with a sore back and hurt muscles in my left side! Whereas I don't have this problem with my Finis Foil. And also, the merfin makes a weird double kick each stroke, which I can't figure out how to undo or stop doing.
Ouch, Jaffa.
And holy shit what the fuck.