3 posts tagged “kaylee”
Just sitting here, with a purring kitty in my lap, enjoying these moments because all too soon, they'll be gone.
Our kitty, Kaylee, is still acting like her old self. If you didn't know she was sick, you wouldn't be able to tell -- she's still snuggly, and playful, and she still eats and drinks her water fine. When you look at her straight-on though, you can see her fur puffing out where the tumor under her right cheek is growing bigger. It still doesn't seem to pain her though, so we're happy about that much, at least. She's been getting tons of cuddles and loving from us.
Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate it! Today we're going to my parents' house for dinner, and bringing along my parents-in-law. I hope my MIL behaves herself. She tends to want to be the center of attention, and to dominate every conversation. But maybe she won't be so bad when it's someone else's house/gathering.
HA! Kaylee is pushing me out of my chair. It's become her current favorite napping place... and since we're spoiling her silly while we still can, I'm going to vacate it and let her have it. :-)
Kaylee's cancer has spread to her lymph node. So, putting her through the really invasive surgery won't really help her much, if at all. The cancer will continue to spread, regardless.
The vets at the University of Illinois animal hospital were really wonderful. They gave her all of their attention - told us everything they could about her illness in terms we could understand, and were absolutely supportive when we made our decision on what to do.
We've decided not to put her through all that. We'll manage her pain as best we can, and we'll do our best to determine when it's best for her to say goodbye.
I wish we had more time with her. I wish we could do more. I wish we could have saved her.
