Those of you who’ve come to my house, have met my cats – about 15 years old, brother and sister, lovely personalities. Buster & Suzi.
Alas, things are not so good with Buster.
Long story short: he has thyroid problems (enlarged) and heart problems (racing, elevated blood pressure) and liver problems (enlarged, 2x tumors – slow growing) and abdomen problems: all of the above causing fluid to seep into the belly and bloat him up like a furry water balloon.
A couple of weeks ago I took him to the vet, they ultrasounded him (innuendo abounds: shaved pussy, lube) and drained him. They took a litre of partly-bloody fluid from his belly, he arrived weighing 3.9kg, and left weighing 2.8kg.
And now it’s back.
He’s booked in for another visit on Thursday, it doesn’t look good. My opinion is that while his post-treatment quality of life is good, he should live; and he still plays with dangly things, and sleeps, begs for tickles, etc. When he’s bloated, not so much, but that’s the point of treatment – for so long as the vet agrees.
Once he’s in pain or listless… that’s another story.
Anyway: there are people here who would like to know. I think he will last out the week, I doubt he will last out the month, I seriously doubt he will make November.
Hugs, all.
[Update:] Thursday: He’s been drained again, a bit less than a litre this time because when they approached that amount he started to show signs of discomfort and distress, and they did not want him to go into shock. He’s home now, sitting in the garden on a cushion in the sunshine, for a while at least… Thank you everyone for your kind words and experiences, it helps me a lot, really.
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