Ugg, Posie Drama.

I received a comment on my Posie (cat) video.

Runies1: And that is one of the reasons why some people take their pets to the vet!! if you knew the cat had a toumer the vet could have removed it and it would atleast have a 50% chance of survival!

but don't worry i aggree with DRLoveH i think it will go to cat heaven where there are lots and lots of mice it could eat and sleep as long as she wants :)


Sorry if my comment didn't help you, i just HAD to and i mean HAD to say something about that poor little cat :(.

Peace.

So of course I had to respond.

Rumspringaa: We take the cat to the vet. I think I mentioned that the surgery would not have benefited her and would put her wayyy more stress than she could handle. The tumor is wrapped around her neck and removing it is an insane process. The vet said that Posie wouldn't be a good candidate for it. There was no medicine the vet could give to help her out.
If you research "feline lymphoma" you will see that even if the surgery increases life span by only 6 about months.

& if you are suggesting that we don't take care of your animals... you have no idea. Last year, my dog (a standard poodle) died at the age of 16! That is reeealy unusual for a big dog. She had many benign tumors which we had removed (she was well enough to survive surgery). She had Addison's disease for the last five years of her life. That means a long drive to Angell Memorial Hospital EVERY month for five years. Yeah. We get them their shots. It seemed as if Posie's tumor developed overnight.

I hear you, but I think you will understand why I am taking it harshly. It is not fair to judge the situation based on the info I could provide in a minute. I don't know where you got the "50% chance of survival" statistic.

Posie is still with us. She doesn't seem to be declining anymore and watched "House" and "I survived a Japanese Game Show" with us. We're doing our best to make her as comfortable as possible.

Generalizing is not nice. Especially about a cat and her owners who love her.

EDIT:
Runies1 has posted a nice reply. It is all cleared up. yay!
I would also like to say that I made this video because one of my biggest regrets about my dog is that I did not capture her life in video. It is a little different because Posie is not in her prime, but I thought it was better than nothing.
Also, we took Posie to the vet the next day after we realized something was wrong, if you care.

ciao.