Toby update

Toby had some bleeding after surgery when I went to pick her up. We had to put pressure dressings on her leg and back because the incisions kept oozing.

She had trouble getting out of the car when I got her home.

I think the anesthesia really bothered her this time. She kept panting and acting like she was in pain and she would not eat her supper.

She did sleep a little but when she woke up she was limping very badly.

The doctor also found some kind of mass [she thinks] on her liver when she x-rayed her today so we have to follow that up in two weeks.

The pathology report will be back in two days from the lump they removed today.

I was able to get her to eat some breakfast [I made her scrambled eggs - she loves them] and she went outside on her leash to pee so that's good.

She is still limping very badly. She barely puts weight on her right rear leg and that is her good leg. She injured the ACL in the left rear a few years ago. I'm hoping it's just arthritic pain and not another ACL injury.

I was able to get some pain meds into her late last night with some bread and peanut butter and that worked again this morning. She also took her antibiotic, another good thing.

I called Dr Tom [my mobile vet] and he is going to come by the house this afternoon to take the bandages off so we don't have to get her in the car and further aggravate her pain and legs.

My poor little girl. She's such a love. It breaks my heart to see her uncomfortable.

I think Chaz knows Toby doesn't feel well. He has been hanging around her and every so often he rubs against her face.

 

 

Toby is having surgery today

I have found another lump on Toby's back and with her history of cancer we are not taking any chances. It has grown a little in the last couple of weeks so it's being removed this morning.
Saying prayers for good news.

Birthdays

Today Casey is 18 years old!
Happy Birthday, Sweetie!

And Sean is 10 months old.
And some days, it's a good thing he's cute. It covers a multitude of sins [like chewing wires on my computer!].

Yoga kitty

Our girls

I'm worried about our girls. Jessie is showing signs of aging. She still appears to be having trouble using the ramp to come back in the house after being in the yard. Sometimes she will use it and other times she seems either confused or afraid. And she stumbles and is unsteady on her feet.
And Toby has a couple of lumps that we are watching. One is growing and is very worrisome. It is in the same area she had cancer a couple of years ago.
I am going to miss them so much. But for their sake, if they have to go, I hope they go close together in time. It will be hard on me but easier on them. They are so attached to each other.

Riley and Sean

What can I say? Such a silly way to sleep.

Jessie

Jessie enjoying her new bed

Jessie is almost 14 years old. She is slowing down quite a bit and seems to be having lots of pain in her back and legs. I had her seen by our vet last week and after examining her, he told me her legs were weaker than they were when he had seen her just a few weeks earlier. She is now refusing to use the ramp we have in the back yard that allows her to get back onto the deck to get back into the house. She will go down the ramp into the yard but she will not use it to go back up. It seems to be either a fear, a pain issue, or a depth perception issue. So we have had to devise a workaround that is very involved so that I can bring her back into the house through the garage.
I also have her on lots of pain medication too.

I don't know how much longer we can do this. It's apparent when she squats that her legs are not strong. She stumbles and falls sometimes and struggles to get up. My fear is she will fall outside and I will not be able to get her up. I can't have that happen to her.
I know "the decision" is coming and I don't want to have to make it. But I will, for her sake. It's not about me. It has to be only about her.
So for now, we are taking it one day at a time. She is getting lots of extra love and all the treats she wants.

Sleeping buddies

Chaz and Sean seem to be forging a friendship. That's nice to see since they had not done so before. Sean is showing signs of maturing and not being a "pain in the butt" little brother. At least not all the time.

Sean still likes to sleep in the weirdest positions. In fact, he prefers sleeping this way, on his back in the sideways twist. The look on Chaz's face is priceless. He seems to be saying "Are you serious? Cats don't sleep like that."