• Buffy's Hiding Again

    From jmcquown@21:1/5 to All on Mon May 24 17:56:18 2021
    Buffy started hiding again. Saturday she ate but not nearly as much as
    she had been. I literally picked her up and set her in front of the
    food. Nope. Yesterday she didn't eat. She did use the litter box
    (there was poop and pee to scoop both morning and before I went to bed)
    but she's mostly stayed out of sight since Sunday morning.

    When I left for work this morning she was on a chair under the dining
    room table. I gave her scritches, told her to eat! I had hoped she'd
    come out and eat while I was at work today. I found her in the back
    corner of the closet when I got home. She ate a little bit of the
    gooshy food while I was at work but not much. All she wants to do is
    sleep. :(

    My poor Buffy girl could use some more purrs. Meanwhile, I need to make another vet appointment. The predisone appeared to be making her feel
    better but now... <sigh>

    Jill

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  • From Judith Latham@21:1/5 to jmcquown on Tue May 25 21:25:00 2021
    In article <8iVqI.455744$2A5.445093@fx45.iad>,
    jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    Buffy started hiding again. Saturday she ate but not nearly as much as
    she had been. I literally picked her up and set her in front of the
    food. Nope. Yesterday she didn't eat. She did use the litter box
    (there was poop and pee to scoop both morning and before I went to bed)
    but she's mostly stayed out of sight since Sunday morning.

    When I left for work this morning she was on a chair under the dining
    room table. I gave her scritches, told her to eat! I had hoped she'd
    come out and eat while I was at work today. I found her in the back
    corner of the closet when I got home. She ate a little bit of the
    gooshy food while I was at work but not much. All she wants to do is
    sleep. :(

    My poor Buffy girl could use some more purrs. Meanwhile, I need to make another vet appointment. The predisone appeared to be making her feel
    better but now... <sigh>

    Jill

    Hi Jill

    How is Buffy today? I do hope she's feeling a bit brighter. Would she take
    food if you offered it from your fingers? Is she allowed anything lie
    cream cheese. Sweep (RB) and Sophie (RB) both loved to lick Brie cheese
    from my fingers. It's messy but just a thought that something different
    and creamy might tempt her taste buds.

    Mega purrs and prayers from here and I'll post to our FB friends too.

    Hugs

    Judi

    --
    Judith Latham
    Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK.

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  • From Judith Latham@21:1/5 to judith@sick-of-spam.invalid on Wed May 26 20:49:00 2021
    In article <593251c8fdjudith@sick-of-spam.invalid>, Judith Latham <judith@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
    In article <8iVqI.455744$2A5.445093@fx45.iad>, jmcquown
    <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    Buffy started hiding again. Saturday she ate but not nearly as much
    as she had been. I literally picked her up and set her in front of
    the food. Nope. Yesterday she didn't eat. She did use the litter
    box (there was poop and pee to scoop both morning and before I went
    to bed) but she's mostly stayed out of sight since Sunday morning.

    When I left for work this morning she was on a chair under the dining
    room table. I gave her scritches, told her to eat! I had hoped she'd
    come out and eat while I was at work today. I found her in the back
    corner of the closet when I got home. She ate a little bit of the
    gooshy food while I was at work but not much. All she wants to do is sleep. :(

    My poor Buffy girl could use some more purrs. Meanwhile, I need to
    make another vet appointment. The predisone appeared to be making
    her feel better but now... <sigh>

    Jill

    Hi Jill

    How is Buffy today? I do hope she's feeling a bit brighter. Would she
    take food if you offered it from your fingers? Is she allowed anything
    lie cream cheese. Sweep (RB) and Sophie (RB) both loved to lick Brie
    cheese from my fingers. It's messy but just a thought that something different and creamy might tempt her taste buds.

    Mega purrs and prayers from here and I'll post to our FB friends too.

    Hugs

    Judi

    Hi Jill. How is Buffy today?

    I posted on FB rpca and they sent purrs from :
    Suzanne Thompson, Brenda Watkins, Patti Gilson Stott, Mary Stormy Pletsch, Steve Touchstone (he sent a lovely picture of cats nursing a poorly cat.
    I'll see if I can send it via email), Kyla Waterman, Diane Mendenhall and Lesley Madigan.

    Also sent, Care emogis from :Kristi Chong, Steve Touchstone, kathryn
    McMaster, Lena Westberg, Diane Welker, Gen Kiuchi, Kate Kaprosy, Kez
    Chuplis, Victor Martinez and Suzanne Thompson.


    Purrs and prayers.

    Judith

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  • From jmcquown@21:1/5 to Judith Latham on Wed May 26 17:21:05 2021
    On 5/25/2021 4:25 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
    In article <8iVqI.455744$2A5.445093@fx45.iad>,
    jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    Buffy started hiding again. Saturday she ate but not nearly as much as
    she had been. I literally picked her up and set her in front of the
    food. Nope. Yesterday she didn't eat. She did use the litter box
    (there was poop and pee to scoop both morning and before I went to bed)
    but she's mostly stayed out of sight since Sunday morning.

    When I left for work this morning she was on a chair under the dining
    room table. I gave her scritches, told her to eat! I had hoped she'd
    come out and eat while I was at work today. I found her in the back
    corner of the closet when I got home. She ate a little bit of the
    gooshy food while I was at work but not much. All she wants to do is
    sleep. :(

    My poor Buffy girl could use some more purrs. Meanwhile, I need to make
    another vet appointment. The predisone appeared to be making her feel
    better but now... <sigh>

    Jill

    Hi Jill

    How is Buffy today? I do hope she's feeling a bit brighter. Would she take food if you offered it from your fingers? Is she allowed anything lie
    cream cheese. Sweep (RB) and Sophie (RB) both loved to lick Brie cheese
    from my fingers. It's messy but just a thought that something different
    and creamy might tempt her taste buds.

    Mega purrs and prayers from here and I'll post to our FB friends too.

    Hugs

    Judi

    Sorry for the late reply. I got home from work yesterday only to find
    my internet connection was out and it didn't come back until just before bedtime last night.

    Unfortunately, Buffy isn't doing much better. I dropped her off at the veterinary clinic before work today (her appointment was for 1:40pm, I
    work 10-4). This time she saw the vet who did the teeth extractions.
    Even without the biopsy, her blood work shows a higher elevation of
    calcium than the last blood panel. He is certain the mass in her upper
    jaw is a malignant tumor. He gave her a super duper steroid shot and
    told me to discontinue the steroid drops I've been adding to her food.
    He also gave her a 72-hour pain shot and sent me home with a week's
    worth of pain meds to be given by mouth, every 12 hours starting on
    Monday evening.

    The oral pain medication comes in pre-measured doses in individual
    syringes. When I expressed concerns about giving it to her he said,
    "You don't have to pry her mouth open, just get it near her mouth and
    squirt it. She'll get it."

    My boss (yes, he's a keeper!) shooed me out of the office as soon as
    they called to say Buffy was ready for me to pick her up.

    When we got home Buffy immediately went to her water bowl to take a nice
    long drink of water. Meanwhile, I dished up some fresh gooshy food and
    when she finished drinking her fill she ate a few bites. :)

    She's curled up on a pillow on the sofa behind me now. She's not hiding
    and she did sleep curled up next to me last night. She sure wasn't
    thrilled when I popped her into the carrier after I got dressed for work
    this morning.

    Unfortunately, I think time is slipping away. This time next month... :(

    Jill

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  • From Judith Latham@21:1/5 to j_mcquown@comcast.net on Thu May 27 20:29:07 2021
    In article <7ZyrI.92958$qy1.82257@fx26.iad>, jmcquown
    <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    On 5/25/2021 4:25 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
    In article <8iVqI.455744$2A5.445093@fx45.iad>, jmcquown
    <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    Buffy started hiding again. Saturday she ate but not nearly as much
    as she had been. I literally picked her up and set her in front of
    the food. Nope. Yesterday she didn't eat. She did use the litter
    box (there was poop and pee to scoop both morning and before I went
    to bed) but she's mostly stayed out of sight since Sunday morning.

    When I left for work this morning she was on a chair under the dining
    room table. I gave her scritches, told her to eat! I had hoped
    she'd come out and eat while I was at work today. I found her in the
    back corner of the closet when I got home. She ate a little bit of
    the gooshy food while I was at work but not much. All she wants to
    do is sleep. :(

    My poor Buffy girl could use some more purrs. Meanwhile, I need to
    make another vet appointment. The predisone appeared to be making
    her feel better but now... <sigh>

    Jill

    Hi Jill

    How is Buffy today? I do hope she's feeling a bit brighter. Would she
    take food if you offered it from your fingers? Is she allowed anything
    lie cream cheese. Sweep (RB) and Sophie (RB) both loved to lick Brie
    cheese from my fingers. It's messy but just a thought that something different and creamy might tempt her taste buds.

    Mega purrs and prayers from here and I'll post to our FB friends too.

    Hugs

    Judi

    Sorry for the late reply. I got home from work yesterday only to find
    my internet connection was out and it didn't come back until just before bedtime last night.

    Unfortunately, Buffy isn't doing much better. I dropped her off at the veterinary clinic before work today (her appointment was for 1:40pm, I
    work 10-4). This time she saw the vet who did the teeth extractions.
    Even without the biopsy, her blood work shows a higher elevation of
    calcium than the last blood panel. He is certain the mass in her upper
    jaw is a malignant tumor. He gave her a super duper steroid shot and
    told me to discontinue the steroid drops I've been adding to her food.
    He also gave her a 72-hour pain shot and sent me home with a week's
    worth of pain meds to be given by mouth, every 12 hours starting on
    Monday evening.

    The oral pain medication comes in pre-measured doses in individual
    syringes. When I expressed concerns about giving it to her he said,
    "You don't have to pry her mouth open, just get it near her mouth and
    squirt it. She'll get it."

    My boss (yes, he's a keeper!) shooed me out of the office as soon as
    they called to say Buffy was ready for me to pick her up.

    When we got home Buffy immediately went to her water bowl to take a nice
    long drink of water. Meanwhile, I dished up some fresh gooshy food and
    when she finished drinking her fill she ate a few bites. :)

    She's curled up on a pillow on the sofa behind me now. She's not hiding
    and she did sleep curled up next to me last night. She sure wasn't
    thrilled when I popped her into the carrier after I got dressed for work
    this morning.

    Unfortunately, I think time is slipping away. This time next month... :(

    Jill

    at least she's more comfortable now. Purrs and prayers. Hopefully you'll
    have more quality time together.

    Hugs

    Judith

    --
    Judith Latham
    Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK.

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  • From jmcquown@21:1/5 to Judith Latham on Thu May 27 17:53:46 2021
    On 5/27/2021 3:29 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
    In article <7ZyrI.92958$qy1.82257@fx26.iad>, jmcquown
    <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    On 5/25/2021 4:25 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
    In article <8iVqI.455744$2A5.445093@fx45.iad>, jmcquown
    <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    Buffy started hiding again. Saturday she ate but not nearly as much
    as she had been. I literally picked her up and set her in front of
    the food. Nope. Yesterday she didn't eat. She did use the litter
    box (there was poop and pee to scoop both morning and before I went
    to bed) but she's mostly stayed out of sight since Sunday morning.

    When I left for work this morning she was on a chair under the dining
    room table. I gave her scritches, told her to eat! I had hoped
    she'd come out and eat while I was at work today. I found her in the
    back corner of the closet when I got home. She ate a little bit of
    the gooshy food while I was at work but not much. All she wants to
    do is sleep. :(

    My poor Buffy girl could use some more purrs. Meanwhile, I need to
    make another vet appointment. The predisone appeared to be making
    her feel better but now... <sigh>

    Jill

    Hi Jill

    How is Buffy today? I do hope she's feeling a bit brighter. Would she
    take food if you offered it from your fingers? Is she allowed anything
    lie cream cheese. Sweep (RB) and Sophie (RB) both loved to lick Brie
    cheese from my fingers. It's messy but just a thought that something
    different and creamy might tempt her taste buds.

    Mega purrs and prayers from here and I'll post to our FB friends too.

    Hugs

    Judi

    Sorry for the late reply. I got home from work yesterday only to find
    my internet connection was out and it didn't come back until just before
    bedtime last night.

    Unfortunately, Buffy isn't doing much better. I dropped her off at the
    veterinary clinic before work today (her appointment was for 1:40pm, I
    work 10-4). This time she saw the vet who did the teeth extractions.
    Even without the biopsy, her blood work shows a higher elevation of
    calcium than the last blood panel. He is certain the mass in her upper
    jaw is a malignant tumor. He gave her a super duper steroid shot and
    told me to discontinue the steroid drops I've been adding to her food.
    He also gave her a 72-hour pain shot and sent me home with a week's
    worth of pain meds to be given by mouth, every 12 hours starting on
    Monday evening.

    The oral pain medication comes in pre-measured doses in individual
    syringes. When I expressed concerns about giving it to her he said,
    "You don't have to pry her mouth open, just get it near her mouth and
    squirt it. She'll get it."

    My boss (yes, he's a keeper!) shooed me out of the office as soon as
    they called to say Buffy was ready for me to pick her up.

    When we got home Buffy immediately went to her water bowl to take a nice
    long drink of water. Meanwhile, I dished up some fresh gooshy food and
    when she finished drinking her fill she ate a few bites. :)

    She's curled up on a pillow on the sofa behind me now. She's not hiding
    and she did sleep curled up next to me last night. She sure wasn't
    thrilled when I popped her into the carrier after I got dressed for work
    this morning.

    Unfortunately, I think time is slipping away. This time next month... :(

    Jill

    at least she's more comfortable now. Purrs and prayers. Hopefully you'll
    have more quality time together.

    Hugs

    Judith

    Thank you. Last night she slept curled next to me and when I woke up
    she did upside-downy-head and purred and made me smile.

    I do hope we will have more time together without her being in any sort
    of pain. She is sitting on my lap right now, purring and feeling better
    thanks to the pain meds. I'm giving her hugs and scritches every chance
    I get. Unfortunately, she also thinks I'm going to pop her back into
    the carrier and take her to the scary place where they poke and prod and
    stick her with needles. When I go anywhere near where it's stored she runs.

    Unfortunately, she's still not eating much. :( I have a liquid appetite stimulant to add to her food but it doesn't do a heck of a lot of good
    if she won't eat. What she doesn't understand is if she eats she'll
    feel better and I *won't* pop her into that carrier and take her to the
    scary place any time soon. <sigh>

    Jill

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  • From Cheryl@21:1/5 to jmcquown on Fri May 28 06:56:56 2021
    On 2021-05-27 7:23 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
    On 5/27/2021 3:29 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
    at least she's more comfortable now. Purrs and prayers. Hopefully you'll
    have more quality time together.

    Hugs

    Judith

    Thank you.  Last night she slept curled next to me and when I woke up
    she did upside-downy-head and purred and made me smile.

    I do hope we will have more time together without her being in any sort
    of pain.  She is sitting on my lap right now, purring and feeling better thanks to the pain meds.  I'm giving her hugs and scritches every chance
    I get.  Unfortunately, she also thinks I'm going to pop her back into
    the carrier and take her to the scary place where they poke and prod and stick her with needles.  When I go anywhere near where it's stored she
    runs.

    Unfortunately, she's still not eating much. :(  I have a liquid appetite stimulant to add to her food but it doesn't do a heck of a lot of good
    if she won't eat.  What she doesn't understand is if she eats she'll
    feel better and I *won't* pop her into that carrier and take her to the
    scary place any time soon. <sigh>

    It's so impossible to explain to them that "this is for your own good!"
    I'm glad she does seem to be feeling a little better and sleeping with
    you instead of hiding away. Each day can be something to enjoy. I've
    often thought that cats, unlike humans, don't spend time anticipating
    the worst. They just live each day as it comes.


    --
    Cheryl

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  • From cshenk@21:1/5 to jmcquown on Fri May 28 17:35:51 2021
    jmcquown wrote:

    On 5/27/2021 3:29 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
    In article <7ZyrI.92958$qy1.82257@fx26.iad>, jmcquown
    <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    On 5/25/2021 4:25 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
    In article <8iVqI.455744$2A5.445093@fx45.iad>, jmcquown
    <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    Buffy started hiding again. Saturday she ate but not nearly
    as much as she had been. I literally picked her up and set
    her in front of the food. Nope. Yesterday she didn't eat.
    She did use the litter box (there was poop and pee to scoop
    both morning and before I went to bed) but she's mostly
    stayed out of sight since Sunday morning.

    When I left for work this morning she was on a chair under
    the dining room table. I gave her scritches, told her to
    eat! I had hoped she'd come out and eat while I was at work
    today. I found her in the back corner of the closet when I
    got home. She ate a little bit of the gooshy food while I
    was at work but not much. All she wants to do is sleep. :(

    My poor Buffy girl could use some more purrs. Meanwhile, I
    need to make another vet appointment. The predisone appeared
    to be making her feel better but now... <sigh>

    Jill

    Hi Jill

    How is Buffy today? I do hope she's feeling a bit brighter.
    Would she take food if you offered it from your fingers? Is she
    allowed anything lie cream cheese. Sweep (RB) and Sophie (RB)
    both loved to lick Brie cheese from my fingers. It's messy but
    just a thought that something different and creamy might tempt
    her taste buds.

    Mega purrs and prayers from here and I'll post to our FB
    friends too.

    Hugs

    Judi

    Sorry for the late reply. I got home from work yesterday only to
    find my internet connection was out and it didn't come back until
    just before bedtime last night.

    Unfortunately, Buffy isn't doing much better. I dropped her off
    at the veterinary clinic before work today (her appointment was
    for 1:40pm, I work 10-4). This time she saw the vet who did the
    teeth extractions. Even without the biopsy, her blood work shows
    a higher elevation of calcium than the last blood panel. He is
    certain the mass in her upper jaw is a malignant tumor. He gave
    her a super duper steroid shot and told me to discontinue the
    steroid drops I've been adding to her food. He also gave her a
    72-hour pain shot and sent me home with a week's worth of pain
    meds to be given by mouth, every 12 hours starting on Monday
    evening.

    The oral pain medication comes in pre-measured doses in individual syringes. When I expressed concerns about giving it to her he
    said, "You don't have to pry her mouth open, just get it near her
    mouth and squirt it. She'll get it."

    My boss (yes, he's a keeper!) shooed me out of the office as soon
    as they called to say Buffy was ready for me to pick her up.

    When we got home Buffy immediately went to her water bowl to take
    a nice long drink of water. Meanwhile, I dished up some fresh
    gooshy food and when she finished drinking her fill she ate a few
    bites. :)

    She's curled up on a pillow on the sofa behind me now. She's not
    hiding and she did sleep curled up next to me last night. She
    sure wasn't thrilled when I popped her into the carrier after I
    got dressed for work this morning.

    Unfortunately, I think time is slipping away. This time next
    month... :(

    Jill

    at least she's more comfortable now. Purrs and prayers. Hopefully
    you'll have more quality time together.

    Hugs

    Judith

    Thank you. Last night she slept curled next to me and when I woke up
    she did upside-downy-head and purred and made me smile.

    I do hope we will have more time together without her being in any
    sort of pain. She is sitting on my lap right now, purring and
    feeling better thanks to the pain meds. I'm giving her hugs and
    scritches every chance I get. Unfortunately, she also thinks I'm
    going to pop her back into the carrier and take her to the scary
    place where they poke and prod and stick her with needles. When I go anywhere near where it's stored she runs.

    Unfortunately, she's still not eating much. :( I have a liquid
    appetite stimulant to add to her food but it doesn't do a heck of a
    lot of good if she won't eat. What she doesn't understand is if she
    eats she'll feel better and I won't pop her into that carrier and
    take her to the scary place any time soon. <sigh>

    Jill

    Sorry to hear this Jill.

    Meantime, I embark on a new mix with 2 dogs added here. They are
    13YO's. 1 was a late spay with cancer already and not long for this
    world. We give her a final real home instead of a cage. Her brother
    is low vision due to cataracts.

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  • From Judith Latham@21:1/5 to cshenk on Sat May 29 20:34:52 2021
    In article <G-ydnQyEk6ja7Sz9nZ2dnUU7-VvNnZ2d@giganews.com>,
    cshenk <cshenk1@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
    jmcquown wrote:


    Thank you. Last night she slept curled next to me and when I woke up
    she did upside-downy-head and purred and made me smile.

    I do hope we will have more time together without her being in any
    sort of pain. She is sitting on my lap right now, purring and
    feeling better thanks to the pain meds. I'm giving her hugs and
    scritches every chance I get. Unfortunately, she also thinks I'm
    going to pop her back into the carrier and take her to the scary
    place where they poke and prod and stick her with needles. When I go anywhere near where it's stored she runs.

    Unfortunately, she's still not eating much. :( I have a liquid
    appetite stimulant to add to her food but it doesn't do a heck of a
    lot of good if she won't eat. What she doesn't understand is if she
    eats she'll feel better and I won't pop her into that carrier and
    take her to the scary place any time soon. <sigh>

    Jill

    Sorry to hear this Jill.

    Meantime, I embark on a new mix with 2 dogs added here. They are
    13YO's. 1 was a late spay with cancer already and not long for this
    world. We give her a final real home instead of a cage. Her brother
    is low vision due to cataracts.

    It's lovely that you've taken in these dogs. May I thank you on their
    behalf. I know they will have love and excellent care.

    Judith

    --
    Judith Latham
    Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK.

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  • From Judith Latham@21:1/5 to jmcquown on Sat May 29 20:40:46 2021
    In article <LxUrI.309$iY.46@fx41.iad>,
    jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

    snipped...

    at least she's more comfortable now. Purrs and prayers. Hopefully
    you'll have more quality time together.

    Hugs

    Judith

    Thank you. Last night she slept curled next to me and when I woke up
    she did upside-downy-head and purred and made me smile.

    I do hope we will have more time together without her being in any sort
    of pain. She is sitting on my lap right now, purring and feeling better thanks to the pain meds. I'm giving her hugs and scritches every
    chance I get. Unfortunately, she also thinks I'm going to pop her back
    into the carrier and take her to the scary place where they poke and
    prod and stick her with needles. When I go anywhere near where it's
    stored she runs.

    Unfortunately, she's still not eating much. :( I have a liquid appetite stimulant to add to her food but it doesn't do a heck of a lot of good
    if she won't eat. What she doesn't understand is if she eats she'll
    feel better and I *won't* pop her into that carrier and take her to the
    scary place any time soon. <sigh>

    Jill

    It's lovely she's behaving more normally and having some loving. If only
    we could get them to understand it's for their own good.

    I've read your post now about feeding her Sheba, purrs for her to pick up
    now she's got food inside her.

    Judith

    --
    Judith Latham
    Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK.

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  • From cshenk@21:1/5 to Judith Latham on Sat May 29 16:57:12 2021
    Judith Latham wrote:

    In article <G-ydnQyEk6ja7Sz9nZ2dnUU7-VvNnZ2d@giganews.com>,
    cshenk <cshenk1@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
    jmcquown wrote:


    Thank you. Last night she slept curled next to me and when I
    woke up she did upside-downy-head and purred and made me smile.

    I do hope we will have more time together without her being in any
    sort of pain. She is sitting on my lap right now, purring and
    feeling better thanks to the pain meds. I'm giving her hugs and scritches every chance I get. Unfortunately, she also thinks I'm
    going to pop her back into the carrier and take her to the scary
    place where they poke and prod and stick her with needles. When
    I go anywhere near where it's stored she runs.

    Unfortunately, she's still not eating much. :( I have a liquid
    appetite stimulant to add to her food but it doesn't do a heck of
    a lot of good if she won't eat. What she doesn't understand is
    if she eats she'll feel better and I won't pop her into that
    carrier and take her to the scary place any time soon. <sigh>

    Jill

    Sorry to hear this Jill.

    Meantime, I embark on a new mix with 2 dogs added here. They are
    13YO's. 1 was a late spay with cancer already and not long for this
    world. We give her a final real home instead of a cage. Her
    brother is low vision due to cataracts.

    It's lovely that you've taken in these dogs. May I thank you on their
    behalf. I know they will have love and excellent care.

    Judith

    We are still working integration with our cat Luko. The girl is fine
    but he's a bit of a problem.

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  • From jmcquown@21:1/5 to cshenk on Sun May 30 19:41:32 2021
    On 5/28/2021 6:35 PM, cshenk wrote:
    jmcquown wrote:

    On 5/27/2021 3:29 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
    In article <7ZyrI.92958$qy1.82257@fx26.iad>, jmcquown
    <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    On 5/25/2021 4:25 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
    In article <8iVqI.455744$2A5.445093@fx45.iad>, jmcquown
    <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    Buffy started hiding again. Saturday she ate but not nearly
    as much as she had been. I literally picked her up and set
    her in front of the food. Nope. Yesterday she didn't eat.
    She did use the litter box (there was poop and pee to scoop
    both morning and before I went to bed) but she's mostly
    stayed out of sight since Sunday morning.

    When I left for work this morning she was on a chair under
    the dining room table. I gave her scritches, told her to
    eat! I had hoped she'd come out and eat while I was at work
    today. I found her in the back corner of the closet when I
    got home. She ate a little bit of the gooshy food while I
    was at work but not much. All she wants to do is sleep. :(

    My poor Buffy girl could use some more purrs. Meanwhile, I
    need to make another vet appointment. The predisone appeared
    to be making her feel better but now... <sigh>

    Jill

    Hi Jill

    How is Buffy today? I do hope she's feeling a bit brighter.
    Would she take food if you offered it from your fingers? Is she
    allowed anything lie cream cheese. Sweep (RB) and Sophie (RB)
    both loved to lick Brie cheese from my fingers. It's messy but
    just a thought that something different and creamy might tempt
    her taste buds.

    Mega purrs and prayers from here and I'll post to our FB
    friends too.

    Hugs

    Judi

    Sorry for the late reply. I got home from work yesterday only to
    find my internet connection was out and it didn't come back until
    just before bedtime last night.

    Unfortunately, Buffy isn't doing much better. I dropped her off
    at the veterinary clinic before work today (her appointment was
    for 1:40pm, I work 10-4). This time she saw the vet who did the
    teeth extractions. Even without the biopsy, her blood work shows
    a higher elevation of calcium than the last blood panel. He is
    certain the mass in her upper jaw is a malignant tumor. He gave
    her a super duper steroid shot and told me to discontinue the
    steroid drops I've been adding to her food. He also gave her a
    72-hour pain shot and sent me home with a week's worth of pain
    meds to be given by mouth, every 12 hours starting on Monday
    evening.

    The oral pain medication comes in pre-measured doses in individual
    syringes. When I expressed concerns about giving it to her he
    said, "You don't have to pry her mouth open, just get it near her
    mouth and squirt it. She'll get it."

    My boss (yes, he's a keeper!) shooed me out of the office as soon
    as they called to say Buffy was ready for me to pick her up.

    When we got home Buffy immediately went to her water bowl to take
    a nice long drink of water. Meanwhile, I dished up some fresh
    gooshy food and when she finished drinking her fill she ate a few
    bites. :)

    She's curled up on a pillow on the sofa behind me now. She's not
    hiding and she did sleep curled up next to me last night. She
    sure wasn't thrilled when I popped her into the carrier after I
    got dressed for work this morning.

    Unfortunately, I think time is slipping away. This time next
    month... :(

    Jill

    at least she's more comfortable now. Purrs and prayers. Hopefully
    you'll have more quality time together.

    Hugs

    Judith

    Thank you. Last night she slept curled next to me and when I woke up
    she did upside-downy-head and purred and made me smile.

    I do hope we will have more time together without her being in any
    sort of pain. She is sitting on my lap right now, purring and
    feeling better thanks to the pain meds. I'm giving her hugs and
    scritches every chance I get. Unfortunately, she also thinks I'm
    going to pop her back into the carrier and take her to the scary
    place where they poke and prod and stick her with needles. When I go
    anywhere near where it's stored she runs.

    Unfortunately, she's still not eating much. :( I have a liquid
    appetite stimulant to add to her food but it doesn't do a heck of a
    lot of good if she won't eat. What she doesn't understand is if she
    eats she'll feel better and I won't pop her into that carrier and
    take her to the scary place any time soon. <sigh>

    Jill

    Sorry to hear this Jill.

    Meantime, I embark on a new mix with 2 dogs added here. They are
    13YO's. 1 was a late spay with cancer already and not long for this
    world. We give her a final real home instead of a cage. Her brother
    is low vision due to cataracts.

    Thank you for taking them in, Carol. You are a kind person.

    Jill

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  • From cshenk@21:1/5 to jmcquown on Tue Jun 1 19:06:49 2021
    jmcquown wrote:

    On 5/28/2021 6:35 PM, cshenk wrote:
    jmcquown wrote:

    On 5/27/2021 3:29 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
    In article <7ZyrI.92958$qy1.82257@fx26.iad>, jmcquown
    <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    On 5/25/2021 4:25 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
    In article <8iVqI.455744$2A5.445093@fx45.iad>, jmcquown
    <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    Buffy started hiding again. Saturday she ate but not
    nearly as much as she had been. I literally picked her
    up and set her in front of the food. Nope. Yesterday
    she didn't eat. She did use the litter box (there was
    poop and pee to scoop both morning and before I went to
    bed) but she's mostly stayed out of sight since Sunday
    morning.

    When I left for work this morning she was on a chair under
    the dining room table. I gave her scritches, told her to
    eat! I had hoped she'd come out and eat while I was at
    work today. I found her in the back corner of the closet
    when I got home. She ate a little bit of the gooshy food
    while I was at work but not much. All she wants to do is
    sleep. :(

    My poor Buffy girl could use some more purrs. Meanwhile,
    I need to make another vet appointment. The predisone
    appeared to be making her feel better but now... <sigh>

    Jill

    Hi Jill

    How is Buffy today? I do hope she's feeling a bit brighter.
    Would she take food if you offered it from your fingers? Is
    she allowed anything lie cream cheese. Sweep (RB) and
    Sophie (RB) both loved to lick Brie cheese from my fingers.
    It's messy but just a thought that something different and
    creamy might tempt her taste buds.

    Mega purrs and prayers from here and I'll post to our FB
    friends too.

    Hugs

    Judi

    Sorry for the late reply. I got home from work yesterday
    only to find my internet connection was out and it didn't
    come back until just before bedtime last night.

    Unfortunately, Buffy isn't doing much better. I dropped her
    off at the veterinary clinic before work today (her
    appointment was for 1:40pm, I work 10-4). This time she saw
    the vet who did the teeth extractions. Even without the
    biopsy, her blood work shows a higher elevation of calcium
    than the last blood panel. He is certain the mass in her
    upper jaw is a malignant tumor. He gave her a super duper
    steroid shot and told me to discontinue the steroid drops
    I've been adding to her food. He also gave her a 72-hour
    pain shot and sent me home with a week's worth of pain meds
    to be given by mouth, every 12 hours starting on Monday
    evening.

    The oral pain medication comes in pre-measured doses in
    individual syringes. When I expressed concerns about giving
    it to her he said, "You don't have to pry her mouth open,
    just get it near her mouth and squirt it. She'll get it."

    My boss (yes, he's a keeper!) shooed me out of the office as
    soon as they called to say Buffy was ready for me to pick her
    up.

    When we got home Buffy immediately went to her water bowl to
    take a nice long drink of water. Meanwhile, I dished up some
    fresh gooshy food and when she finished drinking her fill she
    ate a few bites. :)

    She's curled up on a pillow on the sofa behind me now. She's
    not hiding and she did sleep curled up next to me last night.
    She sure wasn't thrilled when I popped her into the carrier
    after I got dressed for work this morning.

    Unfortunately, I think time is slipping away. This time next month... :(

    Jill

    at least she's more comfortable now. Purrs and prayers.
    Hopefully you'll have more quality time together.

    Hugs

    Judith

    Thank you. Last night she slept curled next to me and when I
    woke up she did upside-downy-head and purred and made me smile.

    I do hope we will have more time together without her being in any
    sort of pain. She is sitting on my lap right now, purring and
    feeling better thanks to the pain meds. I'm giving her hugs and scritches every chance I get. Unfortunately, she also thinks I'm
    going to pop her back into the carrier and take her to the scary
    place where they poke and prod and stick her with needles. When
    I go anywhere near where it's stored she runs.

    Unfortunately, she's still not eating much. :( I have a liquid
    appetite stimulant to add to her food but it doesn't do a heck of
    a lot of good if she won't eat. What she doesn't understand is
    if she eats she'll feel better and I won't pop her into that
    carrier and take her to the scary place any time soon. <sigh>

    Jill

    Sorry to hear this Jill.

    Meantime, I embark on a new mix with 2 dogs added here. They are
    13YO's. 1 was a late spay with cancer already and not long for this
    world. We give her a final real home instead of a cage. Her
    brother is low vision due to cataracts.

    Thank you for taking them in, Carol. You are a kind person.

    Jill

    Unfortunatly it didn't work. The male was barking and rushing Luko (up
    to baby gate). We tried but they took them back.

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  • From jmcquown@21:1/5 to cshenk on Wed Jun 2 16:53:43 2021
    On 6/1/2021 8:06 PM, cshenk wrote:
    jmcquown wrote:

    On 5/28/2021 6:35 PM, cshenk wrote:
    jmcquown wrote:


    at least she's more comfortable now. Purrs and prayers.
    Hopefully you'll have more quality time together.

    Hugs

    Judith

    Thank you. Last night she slept curled next to me and when I
    woke up she did upside-downy-head and purred and made me smile.


    Jill

    Sorry to hear this Jill.

    Meantime, I embark on a new mix with 2 dogs added here. They are
    13YO's. 1 was a late spay with cancer already and not long for this
    world. We give her a final real home instead of a cage. Her
    brother is low vision due to cataracts.

    Thank you for taking them in, Carol. You are a kind person.

    Jill

    Unfortunatly it didn't work. The male was barking and rushing Luko (up
    to baby gate). We tried but they took them back.

    I'm sorry to hear this. Perhaps only one at a time if there's a next
    time. You never know how animals might (or might not) get along.

    Jill

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