Re: Chicken - my cat with FLV   
     By: Janis Kracht to Damon A. Getsman on Mon Mar 23 2015 13:34:28   
      
    JK> That's good to hear Damon.  I hope you can continue his treatment.   
      
     Well, yesterday I started actually getting hours in at my new job.  So, while   
   his treatment may not be something that'll keep him at his original lifespan,   
   it will keep him good while he's still happy and kittening around here.  :)    
   The paychecks make all the difference.  *insert bits about loathing the worship   
   of paper money here*   
      
    JK> That's also good... Hopefully you'll see some improvement in his condition   
    JK> as well.  I guess there's no cure for the leukemia IIRC?   
      
     Well his condition improves like damn nearly 100% while he's on the steroids   
   when the antibiotics are kicked in.  The only sign that things may not be 100%   
   right now is the fact that he still stretches his mouth more than normal, even   
   right after the shots kick in at full strength.  So he's still got a little bit   
   of discomfort, but it's nothing like how bad it gets untreated, and it's not   
   stopping him from sprinting around in happy kittie capers when the shots are   
   kicked in.  He's still got good quality of life.  :)  Now that the economic   
   crap is fixed, I'm pretty sure that it'll go without painful breaks in   
   treatment for him any more, as well.   
      
    JK> Sorry to take so long to get to this message, btw... we've been dealing   
    JK> with our black lab, Toby, and getting him cared for.  He's got a number of   
    JK> problems right now, including old age (he'll be 14 this fall).  We have to   
    JK> take him for a sonogram this coming friday because one of his problems is   
    JK> a very large mass in his abdomen.  We won't know if it's cancerous until   
    JK> they do a biopsy I guess.   
      
     No worries on it taking some time.  I'm really sorry that you're having to   
   deal with these things with your lab.  A loyal and decent dog is a damn hard   
   friend to see going through such things.  I'll be sending good vibes your way   
   and his; I hope that the mass is benign and he's still got some decent quality   
   of life in those golden years to spend with you guys.  :)   
     Do you have a biopsy scheduled or is it just the sonogram for now?   
      
    JK> Good luck with your kitty :)   
      
     Very much appreciated, and right back at you with Toby.  I wish you the very   
   best with him.  I've never had a dog for very long term, thanks to domestic   
   situations, but I've had them long enough to know how deep the bond goes.   
     Take care!   
      
     -Damo   
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