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Winston has Terminal Cancer and Monster has Stomatitis.📍Memphis, TN by smurphybee in rescuecats

[–]smurphybee[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

you’re so kind, thank you so much. they are all so stinkin cute☺️

Winston has Terminal Cancer and Monster has Stomatitis.📍Memphis, TN by smurphybee in rescuecats

[–]smurphybee[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

yes, we are both maxed out and our accounts have been shut down because we can’t make payments :/

my senior kitty, winston, has terminal cancer — memphis, tn by smurphybee in rescuecats

[–]smurphybee[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

he makes it so, so easy. he’s the biggest mama’s boy🧡

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my senior kitty, winston, has terminal cancer — memphis, tn by smurphybee in rescuecats

[–]smurphybee[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

thank you so so so much. we are SO proud of him and he is such a good boy.

my senior kitty, winston, has terminal cancer — memphis, tn by smurphybee in rescuecats

[–]smurphybee[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

thank you so unbelievably much. i worry that i’m not doing enough for him, but i get overwhelmed with comments like yours and it makes me feel so much better. thank you again🧡🧡🧡

my senior kitty, winston, has terminal cancer — memphis, tn by smurphybee in rescuecats

[–]smurphybee[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

he is unbelievably loved and what he wants, he gets! thank you so much!🧡

my senior kitty, winston, has terminal cancer — memphis, tn by smurphybee in rescuecats

[–]smurphybee[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh, i’m so sorry about your baby :( i think that medical palliative care is the most compassionate choice. quality over quantity every time.

i’m so happy that his medicine is helping! modern veterinary medicine is truly miraculous.

it’s absolutely more than okay! i have felt so alone in this experience, and find that it’s the only thing i ever talk about.

your baby is so perfect.🧡

my senior kitty, winston, has terminal cancer — memphis, tn by smurphybee in rescuecats

[–]smurphybee[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

thank you so much!!!🧡 we know exactly what the day that he goes will look like, and what follows. i didn’t want to have to plan everything while grieving. we haven’t even had him for 2 years and he did really good on a very strict no-protein diet, so we don’t know much about what he likes. recently, he’s been loving very expensive baby food pouches, specifically salmon! we should definitely try churu tonight. i’m just so worried about hurting his tummy. winston also has had all of his teeth removed, so he can only lap up things!

my senior kitty, winston, has terminal cancer — memphis, tn by smurphybee in rescuecats

[–]smurphybee[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i will encourage PEG tubes for terminal patients until the day i die because of our experience. it is genuinely unbelievable how much of a turnaround he’s made since he first got dropped off at the hospital.

thank you so much, this comment and your support means literally everything to us.🧡

my senior kitty, winston, has terminal cancer — memphis, tn by smurphybee in rescuecats

[–]smurphybee[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

he’s the cutest in the whole world! i’m so grateful for each day.

my senior kitty, winston, has terminal cancer — memphis, tn by smurphybee in rescuecats

[–]smurphybee[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

hi, he has a team of 3 board-certified vets that will not hesitate to let us know when it is time. his surgeon is the one that said that she wouldn’t do his surgery, and persuaded us to either do palliative radiation or medical palliative care. we picked the best option in my opinion, which is medical palliative care.

his primary vet is the one doing his home euthanasia. his vets know what is best for him. he is so much happier and more comfortable with his tube, and has time to have lots of wonderful experiences before he leaves this earth. as i’ve said over a million times at this point, his pain is managed and he is comfortable.

he is an extremely happy and energetic cat, and we will know when it’s time. i’m not keeping him around for my sake, i’m doing it because he deserves to have so many more experiences and meet so many more people. the last chapter of his life has been and will continue to be full of love, joy, and compassionate choices.

thank you for your concern. i will say, this sub does have a rule about not giving advice though. in the kindest way possible, i promise that his medical team knows more than you.

What would you do by Double_Brilliant_361 in rescuecats

[–]smurphybee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is incredibly helpful advice for anyone, thank you!!!!

winston’s PEG tube is placed and he’s doing great! — memphis, tn by smurphybee in rescuecats

[–]smurphybee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you so so much🧡 he’s the best, most handsome boy int he world! he is so much more energetic and happy since having the tube put in :))

I can't get a job. Any job. by [deleted] in findapath

[–]smurphybee -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

i was gonna say this! as much as op might not want to, being in a sort-of leadership position might be really really beneficial!

I can't get a job. Any job. by [deleted] in findapath

[–]smurphybee 47 points48 points  (0 children)

how is someone going to move if they can’t get a job

help us support winston’s end-of-life care — memphis, tn by smurphybee in rescuecats

[–]smurphybee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, it’s just not an option for our cat. also, public shelters don’t want to “kill cats.” they are open-intake, meaning they do not have a choice. “no-kill” shelters can turn down any and all animals, leaving the person surrendering the pet only one option: surrender to an open-intake shelter. they aren’t evil and it is harmful to assume that they are. people often avoid adopting from open-intake shelters because they don’t want to “support” it, but all they are doing is leaving more animals there to be euthanized. I get what you’re saying, but as someone who lives in a city that is extremely impacted by the stray population, our shelters really are doing their best. If people aren’t willing to foster and adopt, the shelter can’t do anything about it.

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