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I love that puking pumpkin...

*cough* The last time I weighed Frisky, a few days ago, I'd asked one of the receptionists to tell Dr. Harrell about the sore. I was checking my messages a little bit ago and there was one from the vet left two days ago. She said that Dr. Harrell said the sore will not get any better and will just get worse as the cancer progresses, and that, again, the only thing to do is keep him comfortable.

Funny how I'd find that message after the thing opens up this morning. Go fig.

My work is a drugstore, but we're generally ok with service animals, and small animals as long as they're carried in the owner's arms. Nene's probably right about the "health issue" thing, but that doesn't mean it didn't sting when she told me to leave. Harumph. :evil: The customers were fine, they were just wondering what the thing was on his mouth (they didn't see him bleed).

Eh, stressful day...and yet Frisky's still acting like nothing's wrong... X|
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I'm sorry to hear the sore will not heal. :hurt: And I'm sorry Frisky lost more weight. This must be a difficult time for you, and I admire your strength in how positive you've been through it. :friends:

Frisky's probably trying to not stress you out by being his usual happy self! He's also a strong willed kitty! :)
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Eh, for the sake of an update...

Got Frisky weighed again. He's back up to 12.9. Hooray. Plus, the opened-up sore kinda sorta healed up. It's not festering and not infected; now it's just...a hole. Lovely. And he's drooling a-plenty, way more than he usually does.

Left several large bloodstains on the sheets this morning too. Agh. What a way to start the day. Needless to say that woke me up right away and the first thing I did was pitch the sheets into the washer X|
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That's great new Priss! (That Frisky has gained a little weight - not the bloodstains on the sheets :P )
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Things are not going well.

Later in the night, after the last update I posted here, his sore started seeping and he bled again. I was cleaning him up, and as I was dabbing the tumor -- he actually opened his mouth a little bit to let me get at it -- I saw the damage the tumor has done. I'd always figured it had taken out a chunk of jaw when it tore away from the jaw at the end of August, but that was my first confirmation of it. I could actually see jawbone visible, stark white against the gums and tumor tissue. To think it's probably been like that the whole time... I thought I was gonna be sick. I thought "What do I think I'm doing? What AM I doing?"

Then I took some pictures, though I couldn't get too close or they'd get blurry. Haven't put those up yet, but they're not pretty.

12:30 that night (shortly after I cleaned him up) I was just looking at him, and he stood up, looked at me, sat down, wrapped his tail around his legs, and just looked at me. And suddenly I could hear his voice, loud and clear. "You gotta help me out, Mom. I don't like this, Mom."

I think that was the signal I've been waiting for. But...my b/f is out of town. And I didn't want to do this by myself. I mulled it over yesterday, and decided I couldn't do it. Not yet.

Also yesterday, his tongue has started to stick out of his mouth a little bit. Not all the time, but it certainly never did that before. He can't close his mouth all the way anymore either. It sits slightly unhinged all the time now.

And yet he's still eating. A lot.

I need help.
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I know how hard it is to have to have your pet put to sleep. I had to take my kitty, Samantha, just a year ago when her kidney disease got so bad that it was beyond control, and she was miserable and it wasn't fair to her. If your boyfriend isn't gong to be back for a while, is there anyone else who can go with you? I really don't recommend going by yourself. My sister went with me, because there was no way I was going to be able to drive myself home.
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He won't be back till Monday night. I'm the only one in my family who lives in Colorado Springs, everyone else is in Denver.

I had the feeling he wouldn't get through November. Argh. Of all the times to be right... *huggles Frisky although he's curled up in her lap right now*
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You know from my PMs that I'm here for ya Priss. I'm in CO if you need anything. :friends:
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aw im so sorry, Priss! :( /sob
definately dont go alone!
i know how hard it is, (cant remember if i told you this or not.. i know ive probably told it so many times people are tired of hearing this).
my mom bought me a parakeet on my 8th birthday and we had to put him to sleep when i was 21 (he wasnt my pet, he was like a little brother to me). im still devastated over loosing him (fact i wont get another bird ever again b/c Spike was a one of a kind and in my mind anything else would be a replacement of him).

im so sorry about Frisky! *hugs to you*!

keep in touch and know were all here for you! :friends:
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When our cat, Willy had his tumor, we did the same thing you are doing for Frisky - we just made him comfortable until we knew it was time to put him to sleep.

I was the first one in our family to know that we had to put him down. One night when I was feeding him some soft cat food mashed up with water he got a little stuck behind his jaw, where his tumor is. He started screaming and screaming. I was so scared, I've never heard an animal make sounds like that before - it must have hurt him so much. I felt helpless too because I tried to get the stuck food out but I couldn't reach it. Eventually he got it out on his own, but I was afraid to feed him from that point on. He couldn't even handle liquified soft cat food. I told my mom and dad and we put him to sleep a couple of days later.

Other than that incident Willy had a good appetite and was very loving. He wasn't acting sick, but I knew that he was in pain. I think that animals handle pain a lot better than humans - they don't always show that they are hurting.

Our family always have a lot of pets, and we've put down a lot of them. Some of them we put down peacefully, some we had to put down during a crisis caused from us waiting too long. Believe me, you don't want it to get to that point. When you put them down while they are in pain or are already dying on their own, you feel guilty because you know you could have prevented it, and you don't have any time to spend with them in their last moments. If you wait to long, its way harder.

Considering you had a moment with Frisky where he told you he was ready, this would be a good time to do it. I know this is so hard and I am really really feeling for you right now.
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Why, oh why did I have to look in his mouth again?

I looked in there again an hour ago, and that spot of bone that was exposed, well...there's no gum left behind his left lower canine. It's all exposed.

This wasn't anything I had heard about in all the SCC stuff I've read, so you can imagine how I freaked out when I saw all that bone.

I rushed him down to the vet, not for an appointment but just for opinions. Dr. Harrell said it is indeed bone (and said he was surprised Frisky's even still alive two months post-diagnosis), and that the tumor will just eat everything up. Gums and all.

I fed him just before I took him, just to see if he'd still eat. HE DID. ALL OF IT. @_@; How the heck is he doing that?!
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*sigh*

I need help, one more time. This isn't something I wanted to ask for help with, but here I am.

It's bad enough to know I need to end his misery. It's another to be aware of the lack of funds to DO it. The vet I've been seeing can do it and give me back his ashes for a little over $200. The humane society can do it for cheaper but I wouldn't be allowed to sit with him when they do it.

(I could wait for my b/f to come home on Monday, and he could do the job with a .22. But...no. Just no. I have enough issues with guns -- those who know me know what they are -- without having to deal with THAT. Nuh-uh.)

Can anybody help me pay for his trip over the rainbow bridge?
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Priss,

I'm really, really sorry about what's happening. I know you can be strong enough to do it, even if you have to do it on your own... now is the time to stand on your own two feet, for him. As to the money, can't you get your family to lend it to you, and you can pay them back? It is an emergency, so surely they would understand. I think maybe it would be a good idea to call one of them and ask them to be with you too, or else go to them... even though they live in Denver, it isn't really too far when it's a genuine family emergency.
I could wait for my b/f to come home on Monday, and he could do the job with a .22. But...no. Just no.
Uh... I didn't even know that was legal O_o (although I kind of suspect you're just being flippant).. No, I'd recommend something a bit more... peaceful.


Most people know how difficult and painful this kind of thing is, and there's not really a lot anyone can say to make it better (I really don't think you need a whole lot of people crowding round you and pouring on sympathy anyway - it might be just me, but I don't always find that very empowering. Especially when you have something important that you need to be focusing on doing). But for what it's worth, I wish you luck with finding a quick resolution, and I know you'll see this through. Take care of yourself, okay?
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I was being partly flippant. Justin does have a gun collection so he certainly has the means. Not like I'd let him do it. Noooo. (The legal side is probably iffy too...)

My mom is stretched for cash too, although I'll admit I haven't called her to ask for help. It's just tough...
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More piccies.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... Id=2018453

The last two from Oct. 29th are new, as is everything after them. The first two from the 6th are the bad ones I was talking about earlier. Those two were taken just after midnight, the others from the 6th are from way later in the day.

I do not have pictures of the latest damage because frankly, I don't WANT to take pictures of that. Plus, I don't think Frisky would appreciate me sticking the camera in his face again =P
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