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I keep seeing the old post from her about her boy haveing a lump under his nipple, but I have never seen any posts since.

I sent her an email but got no replies.

Does anyone know how she and her boy are?
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Heidi - mom
Kotton - LOVING Ice-blue-eyed Siamese girl
Ben - Young Mr. Wonderful Spotted Tabby boy
Princessita Missy - Tiny courageous Silver/white- protector of her boys - Kitty girl
Panther - Young Black "Master of Da Bird" boy

3 SPECIAL Angels

Minnie -CA LICO Saint of a Kitty girl
Schatzi- LOVINGEST EVER Tuxedo Standard Poodle Boy
Corkie - BEST EVER - cat - & LOVE OF MY LIFE

Not in a while...

By the way, it is good to see you back on here from time to time, lately...

Pookey is almost 18 now (in August). As of this month, it has been five years since his right rear leg was amputated from a Rabies Shot induced Sarcoma (cancerous tumor). He's doing well. He is starting to show signs of early kidney failure as of his last vet visit. He goes back within this next month, so I'll see how it is progressing. Hopefully, slowly and I have another year or two with him. But, I know I am very blessed to still have him at 18 years. His brother/littermate, Stanley, passed away at 16 of kidney failure. It claimed him two years after diagnosis. It is hard to believe it has been almost 2 years since we lost Stanley (in August).
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Tammy and Pookey
(Stanley 8/91 - 8/07)

>>>>>>>>By the way, it is good to see you back on here from time to time, lately...

Pookey is almost 18 now (in August). As of this month, it has been five years since his right rear leg was amputated from a Rabies Shot induced Sarcoma (cancerous tumor). He's doing well. He is starting to show signs of early kidney failure as of his last vet visit. He goes back within this next month, so I'll see how it is progressing. Hopefully, slowly and I have another year or two with him. But, I know I am very blessed to still have him at 18 years. His brother/littermate, Stanley, passed away at 16 of kidney failure. It claimed him two years after diagnosis. It is hard to believe it has been almost 2 years since we lost Stanley (in August).>>>>>>
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THANKS! I was in a group on yahoogroups - 4000 members and it was so busy but I THOUGHT they were my friends and then !!!!!

I am thrilled over Pookey! Corkie made it 4 years before she died of ?

My little Missy girl has CRF she was stable for a few years but suddenly her Creatnine has climbed to 4.4 - not terrible but she does not seem to want to do much. I am facing - or tying to - the fact she may not be with me at Christmas and that hurts so much as she loved Christmas.

The group I left has a person on it who thinks I should have put Missy down the minute she stopped eating and says it is cruel to assist feed her. NOW Missy has to have fluids she has repeatedly told me I am being terrible and I should put her down now as she is suffering. She got several other members saying that and it got to be too much - Missy is not suffering - I won't allow that to happen - but I am. I also worry what her "Boys" will do when she goes as they love her so and she takes such good care of them.

So anyway I left that group and am now trying to stop feeling depressed and come back here.

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Heidi - mom
Kotton - LOVING Ice-blue-eyed Siamese girl
Ben - Young Mr. Wonderful Spotted Tabby boy
Princessita Missy - Tiny courageous Silver/white- protector of her boys - Kitty girl
Panther - Young Black "Master of Da Bird" boy

3 SPECIAL Angels

Minnie -CA LICO Saint of a Kitty girl
Schatzi- LOVINGEST EVER Tuxedo Standard Poodle Boy
Corkie - BEST EVER - cat - & LOVE OF MY LIFE

You can feel welcome back here. I have never heard any member here question what another one is doing for their pet, just provided support and listened. We have several members here whose cats are on force feeding and fluids as well for CRF and no one ever scolds any of them. We would not stand for it. Even if it is not what someone else would do, it is the pet parents right to decide and they know their pets the best of all. Hummph to those other people.

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Tessa Foudini, Charlee, Spottie, ShyRaven, Buddy, Tuxie, Widdle Attila Sipowitz, Lizzie, Minnie, ET, Mylo,Salem, Wicca, Marmalade, Amelia, Rocket and Turbo (we iz NOT fosters) and the 5 porch kits, Mocha, Tigger, Cali, Torti and Smudge also Riley da goggie and Buddha da baby hamster too
Onyx,Tabitha and Samantha..always in our hearts & together again//Fly free Penny 12/12/07
A house without cats is like a garden without flowers

Thank you! That is kind of you!

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Heidi - mom
Kotton - LOVING Ice-blue-eyed Siamese girl
Ben - Young Mr. Wonderful Spotted Tabby boy
Princessita Missy - Tiny courageous Silver/white- protector of her boys - Kitty girl
Panther - Young Black "Master of Da Bird" boy

3 SPECIAL Angels

Minnie -CA LICO Saint of a Kitty girl
Schatzi- LOVINGEST EVER Tuxedo Standard Poodle Boy
Corkie - BEST EVER - cat - & LOVE OF MY LIFE

Regular fluids are a very common course of action for CRF. Vets encourage it. I haven't had to force feed Pookey yet, but I do give him a very low dose of appetite stimulant every couple days that seems to work well. He started lost interest in food without Stanley and his appetite comes and goes. I don't think it is associated with anything medical at this point. He eats on his own, but not quite as much as he should to maintain weight. I give him about 1/4 of a Cyproheptadine pill very other day and it works (you can give one to two full pills daily, so a much lower than normal does works on him). If you haven't tried an appetite stimulant, something to look into.

Stanley had CRF and anemia associated with it. He was doing well for quite a while, holding his own with weight and blood work and eating well, then suddenly, he lost a lot of weight and interest in normal things. He became listless. For about a week, I worked with the vet and tried varous things, but nothing worked and I knew it was time. When they lose interest in normal day to day activities, it is a big sign they aren't doing well.
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Tammy and Pookey
(Stanley 8/91 - 8/07)

Well we went back for a recheck and she is no longer dehydrated and HAS gained 2 ounces BUT she DOES have a grade 3 murmur.

NOT what I was hoping to hear.

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Heidi - mom
Kotton - LOVING Ice-blue-eyed Siamese girl
Ben - Young Mr. Wonderful Spotted Tabby boy
Princessita Missy - Tiny courageous Silver/white- protector of her boys - Kitty girl
Panther - Young Black "Master of Da Bird" boy

3 SPECIAL Angels

Minnie -CA LICO Saint of a Kitty girl
Schatzi- LOVINGEST EVER Tuxedo Standard Poodle Boy
Corkie - BEST EVER - cat - & LOVE OF MY LIFE