Dental Surgery...Dusty

[kittyrefuge]

February has not been a very happy month for me. *sighs*

∙ My husband got pickpocketed. That thief withdrew 1500 CAD from our bank account within 10 minutes before my husband noticed his wallet was gone.

∙ Dusty's chin swelled up like it had been stung by a wasp. She has got a chronic bacterial infection.

The first vet (Dusty's usual vet) told me that the cost for the surgery would be over $3000. OUCH!
And we lost $1500. Double OUCH.

Then, one of my friends recommended a vet who offered affordable services.
The recommended vet told me that the surgery would cost $1500, but it would be really risky procedure for a very old cat like Dusty.

Now I'm here praying.
This April, she will turn seventeen. Please let her be a seventeen year old cat...

Dusty in 2009

Comments

[silvan_lady]

I hope your bank or your insurers will reimburse you eventually.

Thinking of Dusty with everything crossed! *hugs*

[kittyrefuge]

Thank you for thinking of Dusty...

I've just received a phone call from the vet. He said the swollen jaw was not because of the chronic bacterial infection. Dusty has got bone cancer, he says. I have to go now.

Update later...

[silvan_lady]

Oh Kitty, I'm so sorry.

[kittyrefuge]

Now I feel so drained...At least Dusty is not suffering from the nasty bone cancer any more. *weeps*

[silvan_lady]

Sending you lots of love and hugs xxx

[kittyrefuge]

Thank you!
I really need those love and hugs...

[gattodoro]

Oh Kitty, I'm so sorry about Dusty. I hope you can keep her comfortable. We love our fur friends (rather more than family if I'm honest).

I also wish the fleas from a thousan camesl to infest the undeprants of the thief who stole your husband's wallet. Hope you can get the money back.

Send hugs xxx

[kittyrefuge]

Thank you for thinking of Dusty and kind words...
We had to decide to put her down last night. *sobs*

The vet showed me Dusty's X-ray result. Her jaw bone was eaten up by an evil tumor. She must have been in massive pain and hiding it so well. *snivels*
I know I shouldn't blame the other vet (our regular one), but why couldn't they find her bone cancer earlier? Dusty had taken some X-ray tests before. Regret, Regret...Sorry, I'm in a very bad place right now.

[artemisallen]

So very sorry to hear about Dusty and hope that she can at least be kept pain free and comfortable. I will be thinking about you both.

Really tough luck about the wallet theft too. Some really awful people out there.

[kittyrefuge]

Thank you so much for your kind words. *hugs*

Dusty has gone to the Rainbow Bridge last night...
The vet and I agreed that Dusty's being sick with nasty bone cancer would be too cruel. *sobs*