I don't want to put this in the rainbow bridge forum..... not yet. She's still with us, for one more week and on Sunday July 12, we will help her across the bridge.
For those who don't know:
This was Brandy last year at 9yrs old
diagnosed with an inoperable tumor on her nose. I was told 3-6mos.
June:
Me and Brandy July 2008
Nov. 2008
Dec 08/Jan 09 Brandy and my daughter Kendra
Feb 2008
April 2009
my baby made it longer than the predicted 3-6mos. We had followup xrays done to see where the tumor was going. Info here: http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...ghlight=brandy
In May I got scared because it started growing rapidly. Thread here: http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...ghlight=brandy (some of the same pics as in this thread )
By the end of May, beginning of June, the tumor started wrapping around the front, under her nose.
We started antiinflammatories for pain, they didn't seem to change her behaviour any, so we went to painkillers..... again, they don't seem to change her behaviour. She has problems eating a hard treat, but she'll do it anyways. She didn't act sick at all. She doesn't whine, whimper, limp, anything...... What she does do is sneeze, snort, and try to rub her nose on the ground.
The nose rubbing has increased
over the last 2wks. I can understand why though.
She's yawning in the next pic
Our vet said one of the following would happen: The tumor would go into her eye, the tumor would split the skin, or the erosion in her mouth would cause her to stop eating and alot of pain when she does try to eat.
As you can see in the pics, the skin under her nose is starting to split. The really sh!tty thing is, she's still acting fairly normal... She still does normal Brandy stuff, and she eats wet food, and if it weren't for this damned tumor she would be FINE.
Someone, something, sure is testing me these last couple of months...I hope I've proved myself.
I'm doing right by Brandy....she will not suffer horribly. I guessed I am blessed in that I am able to end it before the horrible pain starts.... but I don't feel blessed, more like cursed at having to end her life early BUT I know it is the right thing to do.
anyways, I'm using this thread to prepare....to post random posts on her, her silliness, her life, or just cry because I know her days are numbered.
Thanks for reading.
For those who don't know:
This was Brandy last year at 9yrs old
diagnosed with an inoperable tumor on her nose. I was told 3-6mos.
June:
Me and Brandy July 2008
Nov. 2008
Dec 08/Jan 09 Brandy and my daughter Kendra
Feb 2008
April 2009
my baby made it longer than the predicted 3-6mos. We had followup xrays done to see where the tumor was going. Info here: http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...ghlight=brandy
In May I got scared because it started growing rapidly. Thread here: http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...ghlight=brandy (some of the same pics as in this thread )
By the end of May, beginning of June, the tumor started wrapping around the front, under her nose.
We started antiinflammatories for pain, they didn't seem to change her behaviour any, so we went to painkillers..... again, they don't seem to change her behaviour. She has problems eating a hard treat, but she'll do it anyways. She didn't act sick at all. She doesn't whine, whimper, limp, anything...... What she does do is sneeze, snort, and try to rub her nose on the ground.
The nose rubbing has increased
She's yawning in the next pic
Our vet said one of the following would happen: The tumor would go into her eye, the tumor would split the skin, or the erosion in her mouth would cause her to stop eating and alot of pain when she does try to eat.
As you can see in the pics, the skin under her nose is starting to split. The really sh!tty thing is, she's still acting fairly normal... She still does normal Brandy stuff, and she eats wet food, and if it weren't for this damned tumor she would be FINE.
Someone, something, sure is testing me these last couple of months...I hope I've proved myself.
I'm doing right by Brandy....she will not suffer horribly. I guessed I am blessed in that I am able to end it before the horrible pain starts.... but I don't feel blessed, more like cursed at having to end her life early BUT I know it is the right thing to do.
anyways, I'm using this thread to prepare....to post random posts on her, her silliness, her life, or just cry because I know her days are numbered.
Thanks for reading.