After a series of blood work, it has been determined that Bitty has 1 of 2 types of cancer. Her white blood cell count is at 80,000. Normal counts for cats are usually 4,000 to 20,000. This means she either has cancer in her bone marrow (worse case scenario) or has a tumor.Other than chronic diarrhea and weight loss she is not exhibiting any other symptoms of discomfort. Most recently she has been social again after adjusting to BamBam. She has started sleeping on my bed again despite knowing the dog is somewhere in the room.
There are 2 treatment options.
1. Inexpensive doses of pregnizone to keep her comfortable for awhile.
2. Expensive further diagnostic tests and cat chemotherapy. Yes, there is such a thing and it does have positive results.
After already putting almost $1500 into vet bills for the Bitty in the last 3 months for issues unrelated to her current diagnosis and the big ticket item of the wedding, not to mention soaring gas and food prices, my lack of income ....... Danny and I have decided it would not make sense to spend thousands of dollars more for treatment that may or may not cure Bitty.
But its not just the money, she's a cat. And like all life, she too must die. We will give her the best quality of life we can while she is able to live. And yes, that means cans of tuna and no more diet food.
The vet says she has anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months. Who knows. Its all bad timing with the wedding/honeymoon. But it is what it is.
And yes, my heart is broken with sadness about it. I do, DO love the Bitty.
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