Runester

Well, for those that have been following the story, my senior female cate, Snow, has had her third surgery to remove malignant tumors. She is now home and healing up … again. She is very good about the whole process and even the vet’s noted how hardy she is for a cat her age that has already been through this much. Here’s to hoping she’ll be around for years to come.

Here’s some photo’s of her, she has two (2) new scars. These are horizontal instead of vertical like the last two surgeries and are on each side. The incision on her left side is about four inches, and the one on her right side is about two inches.

The cancerous lumps that I’ve reported in the past are back, and worse then ever. This cancer is unbelievably aggressive; there is measurable growth within a single week. Anyway, I dropped her off this morning and she is scheduled to have her third such surgery.

I had to ask the vet, whether it was worth it or not … and he had an interesting answer. As long as her energy levels are good and she isn’t in great discomfort then it is worth continuing because each time increases her lifespan by at least months and may even be ‘the time’ that enough tissue is removed to ensure no new tumors.

But, to be honest, I think this is it. It’s taking her longer and longer to heal after each surgery and the serguries and the aftermath cause a great deal of discomfort … more the tumors are currently causing. She’s already rail thin and over 13 years old … this is probably going to be the last one. Whether the tumors come back or not, this is the last time I’m putting her through this ordeal.