Topic: Shit Days (Read 227764 times)

Büge · « **Reply #3020 on:** October 26, 2012, 06:23:18 PM »

* Büge hugs TA

I hope the little dear's okay.

TA · « **Reply #3021 on:** October 27, 2012, 11:47:11 AM »

Got the ultrasound. It's almost certainly cancer, FNA will give the final details in time for the oncologist visit Tuesday. It's on his small intestine, but not causing a blockage, and his kidneys, liver, and spleen all look and test fine. So, hopefully this is fixable.

Cat still looks awful, but he doesn't seem to be in distress aside from having his belly shaved. He's practically skin and bones, huge hollows by his flanks, protruding spine and hips, and even his head feels boney to the touch. It's a testament to how big of a cat he is that even like that, dude weighs 17 pounds.

A² · « **Reply #3022 on:** October 27, 2012, 04:22:57 PM »

So he's one of the fat cats.

TA · « **Reply #3023 on:** October 27, 2012, 04:38:26 PM »

Not even fat. Skin and bones, now. Just huge.

TA · « **Reply #3024 on:** October 31, 2012, 12:43:38 PM »

Lymphoma.

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #3025 on:** October 31, 2012, 01:10:35 PM »

Is... is that treatable? I admit I don't know much about cats, being severely allergic.

Either way, you have my sympathies.

TA · « **Reply #3026 on:** October 31, 2012, 02:18:23 PM »

Quote from: Thad Belmont on October 31, 2012, 01:10:35 PM

Is... is that treatable? I admit I don't know much about cats, being severely allergic.

Either way, you have my sympathies.

Treatable, maybe. Curable, no. He's on chemo now. In a couple weeks, I'll know whether the cancer is in remission - if not, he pretty much has to be put down then, but if it is, still only about a 15% chance of him living to see summer.

Büge · « **Reply #3027 on:** October 31, 2012, 04:47:07 PM »

I'm so sorry, TA. :(

Mongrel · « **Reply #3028 on:** October 31, 2012, 04:49:37 PM »

As hard as it is, the only advice I can give is not to try and have him put down within two weeks either side of Christmas day. If it looks like you'll have to put him down, do it earlier.

Not because of bad memories or associations (though those are legitimate considerations for some people), or because it's more convenient (an asinine reason), but because trying to nail down a vet who'll do it properly at that time of year is something you definitely don't want to be doing.

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #3029 on:** November 03, 2012, 07:14:04 PM »

So my brother's in-laws are trying to cheat him and his wife out of their children.

I... literally have never conceived of anything so horrible. This man and woman are trying to steal their daughter's babies.

TA · « **Reply #3030 on:** November 03, 2012, 07:35:03 PM »

Uh, cheat them out of their kids how?

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #3031 on:** November 03, 2012, 07:54:06 PM »

Alright, so here's the story abridged: one of their twin baby boys had some bleeding in the head (of which the cause is still sort of unknown) and the doctors called Child Protective Services on them. The mother-in-law and her wealthy husband footed the bill for a high-priced lawyer. Awfully nice of them, right?

They then proceeded to draw out the process abnormally long and convinced the parents to sign over custody to them as a means of keeping CPS from placing the children into foster care (which it now seems they apparently never had any intention of actually doing), and are now refusing to let my mother -- who it should be noted is legally allowed to care for the children unsupervised -- to babysit them.

Büge · « **Reply #3032 on:** November 03, 2012, 07:56:38 PM »

That's pretty low. Does the biological mother have any legal recourse?

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #3033 on:** November 03, 2012, 08:10:16 PM »

Well, it's not permanent custody. They CAN get their kids back, assuming things work out.

For now all they can do is grin and play nice.

TA · « **Reply #3034 on:** November 06, 2012, 08:32:35 AM »

Harnessing The Power Of Cat

Requiescat in pace, Big Orange.

Büge · « **Reply #3035 on:** November 06, 2012, 09:08:23 AM »

:( You have my sympathies, TA.

Stush · « **Reply #3036 on:** November 06, 2012, 01:21:05 PM »

What a lovely cat, I bet he had a happy life with you. Sorry to hear he's gone. *Hug*

A² · « **Reply #3037 on:** November 29, 2012, 08:37:43 PM »

Today I learned that a longtime friend lost a fight against depression.

NexAdruin · « **Reply #3038 on:** November 29, 2012, 08:51:44 PM »

:( I'm sorry for your loss

Classic · « **Reply #3039 on:** November 29, 2012, 08:54:36 PM »

Another sympathetic frowny face goes here.

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