The Official Status Update Thread: Part 162 - Circus Maximus

[mom45]

It has to be hot. Hubby broke down and turned on the air yesterday. It would have been nicer if he had closed all of the windows first, but I got the ones he missed when I came home.

My son is bringing up a trailer load of stuff today so we had to clean out a corner of the garage this morning. I hope we made enough room, but it sounds like he doesn't have too much to go out there...mainly his motorcycle and tools. I think the boxes he is bringing will end up in the spare room.

I am back to making calls about pigs and pig poop...I am really getting tired of this topic.

Oh...and I think my Kitty Lou (the cat that is my baby that I have threatened on numerous occasions to have stuffed by a taxidermist after she dies) has tumors on her neck. Her neck is huge and she has hard lumps on both sides...likely on her thyroid from what I have been reading and not something that can be treated without surgery. They have developed fairly quickly so are most likely malignant. She had a rough start in life but has been with us since she showed up as a sickly kitten back in 2002. I am not taking her in as it does not sound like there is anything that can be done that would cure her and I am not going to spend a fortune on treatments and tests that will just allow her to live a few more months on meds. I told my husband, I will just watch and when she starts showing signs of being in pain or no longer being able to eat and have a decent quality of life, I will take her for her final visit. I dread that day, but I know it is coming.

 

[db1959]

Cold wet rag on the back of the neck red.
I always kept a cooler close with 2 or 3 rags in it. Ice on the wrists to cool the blood.
It works.

Too much work. Get inside an A/C cooled building or car

 

[churchmouse]

It has to be hot. Hubby broke down and turned on the air yesterday. It would have been nicer if he had closed all of the windows first, but I got the ones he missed when I came home.

My son is bringing up a trailer load of stuff today so we had to clean out a corner of the garage this morning. I hope we made enough room, but it sounds like he doesn't have too much to go out there...mainly his motorcycle and tools. I think the boxes he is bringing will end up in the spare room.

I am back to making calls about pigs and pig poop...I am really getting tired of this topic.

Oh...and I think my Kitty Lou (the cat that is my baby that I have threatened on numerous occasions to have stuffed by a taxidermist after she dies) has tumors on her neck. Her neck is huge and she has hard lumps on both sides...likely on her thyroid from what I have been reading and not something that can be treated without surgery. They have developed fairly quickly so are most likely malignant. She had a rough start in life but has been with us since she showed up as a sickly kitten back in 2002. I am not taking her in as it does not sound like there is anything that can be done that would cure her and I am not going to spend a fortune on treatments and tests that will just allow her to live a few more months on meds. I told my husband, I will just watch and when she starts showing signs of being in pain or no longer being able to eat and have a decent quality of life, I will take her for her final visit. I dread that day, but I know it is coming.

Pets get into our lives/souls.
They do not stay around long enough.
I can not take the loss anymore.

 

[jagee]

Too much work. Get inside an A/C cooled building or car

Eating lunch in my truck with the AC on now

 

[db1959]

It has to be hot. Hubby broke down and turned on the air yesterday. It would have been nicer if he had closed all of the windows first, but I got the ones he missed when I came home.

My son is bringing up a trailer load of stuff today so we had to clean out a corner of the garage this morning. I hope we made enough room, but it sounds like he doesn't have too much to go out there...mainly his motorcycle and tools. I think the boxes he is bringing will end up in the spare room.

I am back to making calls about pigs and pig poop...I am really getting tired of this topic.

Oh...and I think my Kitty Lou (the cat that is my baby that I have threatened on numerous occasions to have stuffed by a taxidermist after she dies) has tumors on her neck. Her neck is huge and she has hard lumps on both sides...likely on her thyroid from what I have been reading and not something that can be treated without surgery. They have developed fairly quickly so are most likely malignant. She had a rough start in life but has been with us since she showed up as a sickly kitten back in 2002. I am not taking her in as it does not sound like there is anything that can be done that would cure her and I am not going to spend a fortune on treatments and tests that will just allow her to live a few more months on meds. I told my husband, I will just watch and when she starts showing signs of being in pain or no longer being able to eat and have a decent quality of life, I will take her for her final visit. I dread that day, but I know it is coming.

Damnit mom, that brought a tear to my eyes. Those quick growing ones aren't good, especially in the neck.

 

[db1959]

Pets get into our lives/souls.
They do not stay around long enough.
I can not take the loss anymore.

It sure isn't easy. But, I will always have a cat or 3. Actually they will have me, if they choose to allow me.

 

[db1959]

Eating lunch in my truck with the AC on now

Eating lunch at home and I do not want to go back

 

[db1959]

But I have to so have a great day and stay cool, hydrated and all that other crap.

 

[Snapdragon]

Mom, my Leo had a Mast Cell tumor on his neck, and it was not malignant. I don't know if cats get them, but it might be worth having it biopsied?

 

[mom45]

Hubby is tired of the house cats and wants them gone. He may get his wish sooner than I hoped. Skeaky is 18 and Kitty Lou is going downhill. That leaves Lady inside all the time and Lilly part time. Three of the five outside cats are 17 and 18 and all have lost a lot of weight and are showing signs of their age.

They have had good lives here, and I know they don't last forever. The goodbyes will not be easy...they never are.

My son just texted...he is on his way.

He found this laying in the grass by the garage a block from his house where he stores his motorcycle....I wonder who lost it! LOL!

[/IMG]

 

[Snapdragon]

I remember when Leo had that tumor. I was fairly new to INGO, and I posted in the NW IN thread that I was upset that my dog probably had cancer, and I posted his picture. One of the NW members said "Small dogs suck anyway. Next time get a big dog." One of the many reasons that I'd rather hang with you more distant folk than my own local peeps.

 

[Birds Away]

I remember when Leo had that tumor. I was fairly new to INGO, and I posted in the NW IN thread that I was upset that my dog probably had cancer, and I posted his picture. One of the NW members said "Small dogs suck anyway. Next time get a big dog." One of the many reasons that I'd rather hang with you more distant folk than my own local peeps.

WOW! That's real classy.

 

[Snapdragon]

WOW! That's real classy.

Yeah, we've got some classy guys up here.

 

[Birds Away]

Yeah, we've got some classy guys up here.

It's getting so I really don't like people very much.

 

[maansmit]

Most people suck.

 

[maansmit]

Met the wife for lunch. Stopped by Gander Mountain and Point Blank while I was out.

just rolled back in to the office.

 

[jagee]

Most people suck.

Agreed

 

[mom45]

Mom, my Leo had a Mast Cell tumor on his neck, and it was not malignant. I don't know if cats get them, but it might be worth having it biopsied?

I am thinking about calling the vet and just asking her some questions to see if it is worth taking her in. Given her history, my gut is telling me it won't do anything to improve her quality of life.

This poor cat has had a lot of issues in her life...mostly related to the malnutrition she had as a kitten before she wandered in here with her buddy, Harley. We lost him years ago to feline leukemia.

 

[mom45]

I remember when Leo had that tumor. I was fairly new to INGO, and I posted in the NW IN thread that I was upset that my dog probably had cancer, and I posted his picture. One of the NW members said "Small dogs suck anyway. Next time get a big dog." One of the many reasons that I'd rather hang with you more distant folk than my own local peeps.

I am pretty sure I would have had some choice words in response. Idiots abound...

 

[Expat]

Hubby is tired of the house cats and wants them gone. He may get his wish sooner than I hoped. Skeaky is 18 and Kitty Lou is going downhill. That leaves Lady inside all the time and Lilly part time. Three of the five outside cats are 17 and 18 and all have lost a lot of weight and are showing signs of their age.

They have had good lives here, and I know they don't last forever. The goodbyes will not be easy...they never are.

My son just texted...he is on his way.

He found this laying in the grass by the garage a block from his house where he stores his motorcycle....I wonder who lost it! LOL!

[/IMG]

Huh... I am guessing someone is missing a safe with all their guns...