Lymphoma.
If we have to go the Chemo route; there's about a 50% chance he'll live another 2-4 years. We'll do what it takes.
Lymphoma.
If we have to go the Chemo route; there's about a 50% chance he'll live another 2-4 years. We'll do what it takes.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
That's dumb to spend money like that on a cat. "They're a dime a dozen" my Mum used to say.
do you have a reason for posting in this thread?
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
Without trying to sound insensitive here - I gotta agree w/ Glock..
The animal doctors will sap the money right outta you and even then there's no guarantee.
It's always difficult when it comes to pets to make sure we do the sensible thing. I.e. making sure we don't dump all that money in them from our own selfish ambition - even though there's only a 50% chance. If you do that, there's a 100% chance the doctors will rape you of your money. So then you're broke and still w/o a cat.
With all that said, I do hope he gets better asap!
It's a worthy investment if we can help him live for another couple years. -Cp, you might remember we chose to put Mike down rather than keep him half-assed alive. We'll do what's right. You know that.
The difference between your post and Glocks - Glock is a fucking cock-breath asshole... and you're just a guy giving an honest heart-felt opinion.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
dmp .... I am so sorry to hear that Bradlee is ill. I know that you will do what is best for your friend.....no matter what "advice" you get from the gang here .
The first dog that was mine to care for was a Queensland/Pit Bull mix and we used her to herd our cattle and for protection. She helped me and the police capture and arrest a pervert. We had her for 17 years and I when I realized that she was no longer enjoying any part of her day we put her down. Hardest thing I've ever done.
Then I had Missy (a mini schnauzer) for almost 16 years and her liver just up and quit working one day and she collapsed....that was in 2001 and I'm still miss her terribly (she's buried underneath my hammock out under the black walnut trees). She and Bear (our black lab) were good friends...we had him just over 10 years before his heart started giving out. We had to put him to sleep the same weekend as the funeral of one of our friends killed in Iraq. Very hard weekend for us.
All three of these animals were my constant companions over the years and gave me so much love and yes, I spent a lot of money on them to keep them healthy and comfortable, and I wouldn't change anything about that.
People who don't understand the connection with a companion animal are missing out on something special and unexplainable.
Sending positive thoughts your way.
If the freedom of speech is taken away
then dumb and silent we may be led,
like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington (1732-1799) First President of the USA.
dmp, that is a handsome kitty critter. I hope that they can do what it takes to cure him.
"Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views." William F Buckley, Jr
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
poor kitty, hope life can be extended.
All this vitriol from a so-called compassionate guy. Awesome!
Dude can you read? That cat never shat on the floor until we had my second child. Then he targeted their playroom not just once, but twice.
And it was a cloth bag. Doctors abort babies without anesthesia because they "won't remember the pain". What's good for human babies is good for adult cats.
Your argument is a straw man, Abbey:
A cat ain't a person, no law was broken and there was no malice.mur·der
Pronunciation: \ˈmər-dər\
Function: noun
Etymology: partly from Middle English murther, from Old English morthor; partly from Middle English murdre, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English morthor; akin to Old High German mord murder, Latin mort-, mors death, mori to die, mortuus dead, Greek brotos mortal
Date: before 12th century
1 : the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought
Wrong-o. I "stuck his nose in it", meaning I got his nose close enough to give him a good smell of his own shit.
Dominance is how you train pets. Read any book on training and that's the first thing they tell you.
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I see you failed to address the question. You must not like the answer.
They are cats, folks. Aside from rabies shots and anti-parasite meds save the vet bills. That's all I've done with mine except for three instances.
1. After my second child was born our older cat got to defecating on the new carpet that I had installed in the basement playroom. The first time I stuck his nose in it, swatted his ass and tossed him outside. A week later he did it again so I filled the tub with water, put him in a cloth sack and held him under until he was dead, then buried him out back. I did it for the children.
2. My favorite cat's kidneys started failing when he got close to ten years old and it was close to Christmas. My daughter was six then and loved that cat more then anything. We knew it would devastate her on Christmas so we gave it IV injections under the skin to keep it alive for two more weeks. After Christmas we stopped the injections and let it die in a corner of the closet, in peace. I did it for the children.
3. The cat I have now got its tail run over by a car. I wasn't around to put a .22 in its head before my wife hauled it off to the vet and cost us $800 for the amputation. Plus we had to change the bandage daily for two weeks with him squirming all around. The little bastard still bites us if his food bowl is less than half full. I didn't get the chance to do it for the children.