Nebs Sez

"Read all the Rules of Writing. Studying them thoroughly. Learn them well. Then, when you finally sit down to write, toss them all out the window and write what and how you please."

Kitteh Nooz [Medical Decisions Edition]

~At the beginning of July, the tumor was roughly the size of a chickpea. Now it is the size of a walnut, an angry purple/black walnut.

It seems I did in fact make the correct call, as much as any was possible, a month ago. Instead of excising the tumor, I opted for the chemical attempt to break it up. Unfortunately, that failed.

Here is the reasoning behind full amputation:

First: Because of its placement in the pad itself, it is highly probably the tumor will recur...which would lead to amputation anyway, along with more expense for us and suffering for him.

Second: Simply removing the foot would cause him to use the stump, which would irritate it and retard proper healing, etc. [see above]

These factors are why my first call was correct, though I did torture myself about that as we spent a week and a half shoving meds down his throat, poor baby, and the fucking thing kept growing.

There is a third issue here, something call Limb/Lung Syndrome. That is where tumor manifest both on the limbs and in the lungs. It is fatal. They're going to x-ray his lungs before surgery. If he has lesions, then we'll just send him over the bridge. [that's the part that gets me weeping]

So, here is the donation website again: https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/6ty2/icarus-leg-amputation-fund

And the vet info:

Mission Animal Hospital
845 West Palmdale Blvd.
Palmdale, CA 93551
661-526-1300
http://www.missionanimalhospital.org/
Ask for Michelle

His name is Icarus, and his owners are Leesa Hayes and Michael Daly.

A note on the vet donations. If we get them roughly half the amount, they'll proceed with the surgery and we can pay them off as we go. That makes donations to vet preferable as such expedites the surgery. The website does not release funds until the fund raising goal is met, though we can change the amount later to reflect funds donated to the vet.

The site shows funding details with lovely graphics. I'll post a running vet total once a week with a raw number.

Meanwhile, I'm spending as much time with him as is reasonably possible, just in case we do have to send him over the bridge. If such is the case, we'd delete the website, which would refund that money and use whatever is left at the vet to take care of our other kitties' needs. Poor old Mauser still needs to be shaved for instance. *sigh*

And there you have it....