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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2012 23:59:35 GMT -5
I haven't been on the board for a while, and with that, my apologies. My little foster girl Mika has not yet crossed the bridge to be with her sister Jade, but I know that it is only a matter of time. She had a large mass removed last week from behind her arm and just a few days after another huge mass has grown seemingly overnight in her abdomen. She still has a zest for life and acts like her normal, crazy sweet self, I just know when she tells me it's time it will be very sudden, and very soon. The original mass came back as very aggressive, so I know what's coming. It just doesn't keep my heart from breaking... I'm absolutely beside myself but I'm trying to make things as fun for her as possible these last few days.
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Post by Sherry on Oct 19, 2012 0:02:51 GMT -5
Oh no! I am so very sorry  Foster or not- they are YOUR babies. And it's so hard, and so unfair. Why not take a page from other people, and set up a bucket list for her of things she loves. Whether it's playing outside, or a taste of ice cream, or banana, or what have you. That way, you know she really got to enjoy herself, and you can take some piece of mind with that. {{{hugs}}} |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2012 0:10:09 GMT -5
sherry that is such a good idea! O.o oh i know that snorkles has never played in snow or been to the beach  no clue about sheldon but im gonna pretend he hasnt done either and make this their first year for all that  i want them to enjoy their lives! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2012 0:19:41 GMT -5
She's getting lots of her favorite treats and LOTS of supervised playtime running amok in our condo, chasing the cats (normally my guys are in their own ferret-proof room). And of course lots of snuggles and kisses, which she enjoys.
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Post by Heather on Oct 19, 2012 0:19:45 GMT -5
I'm so sorry, I know how horrible this is. I will light a strength candle for you and will get Mika's travelling candle ready for her Love her and treat her like the very special wee one she is. She has a new purpose and a journey, but she's staying for awhile to give you a gift of love, like you did for her. Thor's tumour didn't respond to the pred, in fact seemed to grow even faster. I lost him in 3 days, but I had those 3 days. In cases like this, let them have the fun that we wouldn't normally let them because we're trying to protect them from long term issues. Thor was allowed to take his babies (he would put them in his litter box, which he never used but everyone else did, plus he liked to suck on them) to bed with him, he got a lick of chocolate. ciao |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2012 22:44:17 GMT -5
I would definitely suggest bucket lists. I did this with my ferret when he was diagnosed with Lymphoma. When he passed 2 weeks (after the bucket list, not diagnosis) later , it made it feel so much better that I know he lived life to the fullest. He got to spend all his time in rooms he normally wasn't allowed in, stayed out much longer, visited outside more, got to feel sand, swim, and play in leaves. He got treats left and right (health amount though). I let him sleep where he wanted. Etc.
And the last two days when we knew we had to let him go, he got some tea (which he always tried to get), and chocolate, and some ice cream (which he liked only once it melted).
It hurt so much to let him go...and it still hurts a ton to think that he is gone. But it still makes me feel better that he lived so happily the last 2 months of his life. I think I made it special for him.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2012 23:40:07 GMT -5
An update on Mika... The "mass" on her abdomen turned out to be an abscess. Not sure where it came from, but they were unable to lance it effectively (the tissue was all hard and necrotic and there were multiple little pockets) so she spent one more overnight at the vets and has surgery to remove all the gross tissue... And once again, really has not missed a beat!! She's still enjoying all of her "bucket list" things, (I swear she's gonna end up with insulinoma with all her "bad" treats!!) She's finished half her meds since the second surgery, so that's a plus because she HATES one of them, (at least it's only a once-a-day med and she gets another med that she likes to help cover the bad taste). She looks like a little Frankenferret with her sutures everywhere, but somehow still has more hair than my other adrenal kids! One day at a time... But hopefully we won't need that traveling candle anytime soon. Thank you all for your support and kind words, I've needed it these past few days.
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Post by Sherry on Oct 24, 2012 23:54:39 GMT -5
OMG! I am so glad the "mass" turned out to be what it was! That's WONDERFUL news  |
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Post by Heather on Oct 25, 2012 0:15:20 GMT -5
That's fantastic. I'm glad that your wee frankenfert is going to continue filling her buckets....may she have many many buckets to fill  ciao |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2012 6:20:43 GMT -5
That's awesome!  Wishing her well on healing! |
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Post by crazylady on Oct 25, 2012 15:15:25 GMT -5
sending healing thoughts and prayers your way may she help you fullfill some of your own bucket list before she comes to the end of hers which by my reckoning she will be adding another four pages too pretty soon! lol take care bye for now
Bev
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Post by miamiferret2 on Oct 25, 2012 15:24:13 GMT -5
I am glad the mass was nothing serious! How is she doing?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2012 0:14:44 GMT -5
We know we're still on borrowed time with her as her first mass came back as a leiomyosarcoma, (a highly aggressive malignant tumour) and they were unable to get clean margins because of where it was (it was rooted at her shoulder blade and chest wall) so its only a matter of time before it rears its ugly head again. The abscess could have been some expression of the cancer as well, we'll just never know.
We're just appreciating each day for what it is, and making things as fun for her as possible.
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Post by Sherry on Oct 26, 2012 0:22:29 GMT -5
Regardless, fingers crossed she's got some good time left!
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Post by Heather on Oct 26, 2012 11:09:44 GMT -5
May she continue to enjoy what is left of the journey in this life, to be pain and worryfree, before she begins her travel onto her next life
Give your sweet brave wee girlie a big hug from me
ciao
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