March 19, 2010

Keili Cat

So our oldest kitty cat Keili has been looking kind of sick lately. She has lost a lot of weight and has started to throw up some blood. So we took her to the vet this week where they did blood work and x-rays. The vet saw an inflamed colon and a mass on the x-ray and recommended us to have an ultrasound done to see more what was up. We took her in to get the ultra sound the next day as well as a aspiration (like a biopsy) of the mass. We waited all day the next day (patiently) to find out if it was something we could clear up with medicine or not. We finally got the call around 6:00 that evening that Keili has Lymphoma Cancer. We decided because she is not in any pain that we would put her on some medicine to make her feel better, maybe increase her appetite. The vet said usually after the diagnosis cats will live for about another 30days. Keili has been sick for almost 2months now so we really don't know how long we have with her. She'll spend the rest of her time here at home with us. She was born May of 1997, and has really had a great life. Very sad for the whole family, but mostly for Joe who bought her as a kitten years before we even met. Keili has been Joe's little girl for a very long time. Even when we first started dating Joe let me know that Keili had to approve of me before we could continue dating......funny story! Love ya Keili!!!


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  1. That's so sad Margo! I'm so sorry to you and your family. It would be so hard to go through this, they are such a huge part of the family. Give her lots of hugs & kisses...she is such a beautiful cat. :(

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