Jamie & Jupiter
Member Since 2013
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Hey everyone. I apologize, things have just been so overwhelming so I have not posted in a few days. I wanted to give a update. We took Jupiter to the vet today. His wound now measures 1&1/2cm by 1 cm so its a half of a cm smaller each way. (Last time it was 2x 1&1/2 and the time before 3x2&1/2)
Vet said it looks good- and to me it looks great especially compared to before. He only had to trim a small piece off where Jupe had bit and pulled the tissue up a little bit. We are to continue to change his bandages every other day with the dermalone ointment. And his next appt is in 1 week from today to check his progress. The vet said it could be healed within a few weeks, maybe even just 2 more weeks.
Last week when we took him to the vet he weighed 16.5lbs and today 16lbs.
I am so happy and relieved that his wound is making good progress healing.
When we saw the oncologist last week she said the next step would be the radiation treatment. This has me very stressed out and overwhelmed because we cant afford the treatment and its REALLLLLYYY expensive.
She said because of the type of cancer this is, if we dont do the treatment, cancer cells can already be growing in there and increasing the chance of it spreading. This is an aggressive type of cancer and we were so lucky that it hadnt already spread. She said if it does spread, it will be fast and probably very quickly spread to his organs which could be fatal.
She said radiation treatment can cause a weakened immmune system but Jupiter is otherwise healthy so she thinks he will do great with the treatment. She said with the radiation treatment it should kill all the bad cells and that there is such a tiny chance of it ever recurring. She said she cant say never because with cancer - never is something they can know for 100% sure.
I asked her what she would do if this were her cat, and she said she would 100% do the treatment.
She said she wanted to be a vet that only worked with horses, but she had a dog who died of cancer, this exact same kind as Jupiter has. She said that she caught it too late and by the time she caught it, it had already spread to his organs. Its the reason she became an oncologist. Her and I were both teary eyed when she told me this story. She says we are lucky it hasnt spread because its such an aggressive cancer. She said she wouldnt wait long to do the treatment. If we wait, it might be too late.
So this has had me worried crazy this past week. I feel so heartbroken over this. After all Jupiter has been through... I would hate to find out it spreads later. I cant sleep much, its all I think about. Trying to take things one day at a time.... but I am having a really hard time dealing with everything all while I am not feeling well.
Hey everyone. I apologize, things have just been so overwhelming so I have not posted in a few days. I wanted to give a update. We took Jupiter to the vet today. His wound now measures 1&1/2cm by 1 cm so its a half of a cm smaller each way. (Last time it was 2x 1&1/2 and the time before 3x2&1/2)
Vet said it looks good- and to me it looks great especially compared to before. He only had to trim a small piece off where Jupe had bit and pulled the tissue up a little bit. We are to continue to change his bandages every other day with the dermalone ointment. And his next appt is in 1 week from today to check his progress. The vet said it could be healed within a few weeks, maybe even just 2 more weeks.
Last week when we took him to the vet he weighed 16.5lbs and today 16lbs.
I am so happy and relieved that his wound is making good progress healing.
When we saw the oncologist last week she said the next step would be the radiation treatment. This has me very stressed out and overwhelmed because we cant afford the treatment and its REALLLLLYYY expensive.
She said because of the type of cancer this is, if we dont do the treatment, cancer cells can already be growing in there and increasing the chance of it spreading. This is an aggressive type of cancer and we were so lucky that it hadnt already spread. She said if it does spread, it will be fast and probably very quickly spread to his organs which could be fatal.
She said radiation treatment can cause a weakened immmune system but Jupiter is otherwise healthy so she thinks he will do great with the treatment. She said with the radiation treatment it should kill all the bad cells and that there is such a tiny chance of it ever recurring. She said she cant say never because with cancer - never is something they can know for 100% sure.
I asked her what she would do if this were her cat, and she said she would 100% do the treatment.
She said she wanted to be a vet that only worked with horses, but she had a dog who died of cancer, this exact same kind as Jupiter has. She said that she caught it too late and by the time she caught it, it had already spread to his organs. Its the reason she became an oncologist. Her and I were both teary eyed when she told me this story. She says we are lucky it hasnt spread because its such an aggressive cancer. She said she wouldnt wait long to do the treatment. If we wait, it might be too late.
So this has had me worried crazy this past week. I feel so heartbroken over this. After all Jupiter has been through... I would hate to find out it spreads later. I cant sleep much, its all I think about. Trying to take things one day at a time.... but I am having a really hard time dealing with everything all while I am not feeling well.
