Theresa My Baby Girl Options

[Tom's Dad]

For those of you that follow my Welcome Tang post, you know my little girl cat Theresa.

She came to me by way of PartSmart adoption center 03/2007. She was about 4 1/2 at the time and had no adoption fee. I got her primarily as company for my Sir Thomas (RIP 12/08/2010) From the onset she had to deal with crippling inner ear and upper respiratory infections. But since then (other than a mild case of worms) she has been my rock health wise. Emotionally so when I lost Tom.

Today it looks like her luck has run out. I took her to the vet because she'd been drooling and bleeding from the mouth (I thought she'd been over grooming when I'd find red patches in her fur) My brave baby girl has an inoperable tumor on the base of her tongue The vet gives it about 4-6 month before she may not be able to eat at all even soft food. Perhaps longer with steroid injections. Chemo is way beyond my ability to pay for, and the vet feels it would just make her miserable anyway. I have this sickening feeling her time may come around December. Anyone who's read my post about Sir Thomas knows why that would be sadly ironic. I am devastated but determined to make her as comfortable as I can with the time we have left. She's fighter, so who knows.....

[Tom's Dad]

Hello moon_beam

Thank you, as always, for your comforting words of support. It really is hard to watch her go downhill like this, just as it was watching Tom. She is trying it seems, but so was he. I try not to let this show when I talk to her, but I think she picks up on it anyway; may be why she IS trying so hard to eat, groom etc. I'm very conflicted right now about what's best, which is premature until I talk to Dr. Mills I know. I am off Memorial Day and I have a feeling I'm going to need that extra day off

Thank you again for checking on us as well as your thoughts and prayers. Blessings.

TTT