| April 2002 |
| Thankfully I don't have too much to report for Sasha. She's still hangin' in there and has been a lot more playful (think because it's spring) and affectionate. It seems the closet hiding is almost a thing of the past, she hardly ever goes in there (since Crystal has now invaded that private spot and will join her every time she goes in there lol) and spends most of her time by me. She still eats like a lil cow and is pretty much acting like your every day cat with only a few exceptions. Her belly is rather bad, the tumors are far more pronounced and you can now feel them easily by her upper teats -which she consistanly licks at but has yet to lick them raw- pretty much feeling her belly is like feeling a sack of marbles of all sizes yet she doesn't show much pain if any as she still runs and plays and hops all over the place! She does let me gently rub her belly now; where she never did before and I can only imagine it feels good to her whereas before it never did. I would've thought any touching of her belly area would tick her off but lately it's the exact opposite, she'll even roll over so I can rub her tummy for her! I don't mind it too much since she enjoys it but it is a horrid reminder that my lil girl is loosing her battle with cancer and feeling those growing tumors...even discovering more of them is a sad reality for me. She also has been having the ear infections again, what my vet mentioned was yeast infections in her ears because of her lower immune system and the allergy to ??? she has, so I still have a tube of her meds from before which I apply when they are looking bad and after a few days of treatment they do clear up. So far by doing this I've prevented her from scratching off her neck fur and there have been no sore instances for quite some time now. Though I do notice she is loosing some of the fur she did grow back on her neck and I hope it's just the winter coat being shed and I'll not have that bald area reappearing, since then it would be off to the vet again! Otherwise, both my gals are quite glued to my side, playful and fun and I still have hope she will last out the year without difficulty. Although the staggering rate her tummy tumors are growing and those nearest her forelegs do make me wonder, the tumors are pushing against the teats and I have to reevaluate my earlier diagnosis that her cancer would internalize and do her in. It's almost a certainty to me that her tumors are going to push enough on her belly that she breaks them open and then I'll have no choice regardless how she behaves .. she'll have to be put down when they leak or she'll not only further poison herself but she'll leak about the house and knowing how Crystal takes care of her the lil gal would be lickin' at the tumors herself and I don't know what that would do! So... for now she's still fighting like a trooper and having fun and I hope she can have a lovely summer with me and sit outside playing in the yard for one last time :) Kit April 29, 2002 |
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