To all of you who have followed my diaries on Misty, I want to share the final chapter with you.
To those who helped us get this extra time, who tipped, recc'ed, hugged or just plain supported me in the fight she and I were fighting, thank you. To those of you who donated, some just the little you had, others more than I would have ever expected, you have a special place in kitty heaven and in my heart.
Just to recap, she went to a dermatologist for severe ear infection which turned out to be a polyp. There was one operation with a 50% success rate that I could have done or a larger one at double the price. Well with no money i hoped for the former, and people here came through like nothing other. The donations allowed me to ask the hospital if I could get the larger operation and pay the rest off which they agreed to. So things looked good.
Then the operation, a success until suture removal when I thought there was to much infection and kicked my heels til the dermatologist could look (the surgeon had been called away) He found another polyp..eeps. So at no cost to me she had a second, different type of operation to get rid of it..it turned out to be adhered to her ear canal and pathology showed two aggressive tumors, not a polyp.
Follow me below the fancy croissant for what happened today and how we got here.
The surgeon was excellent, the polyp had hidden which is why he didnt' see it and it should have just shriveled up with its root removed so a no blame type of thing. Unbeknownst to me, this specialty surgeon also has a keen interest in feline pain management and rather than just putting Misty down, theyput her on a regimen of pain relievers, one static, an nsaid for cats always and adding new meds as needed. Misty did wonderfully on that, when one would show it wasn't working as well there was another option for her and we managed to keep her going almost three months after diagnosis, happy and healthy as possible.
Two days ago she stopped eating much and went to "hidey" places. When she didn't come to sleep on top of me as she has every night for years i knew it was time. I called and they immediately booked the comfort room for me and the doctor blocked off an hour.It has big couches and doesn't look like an examining room, the table folds on to the wall and is covered. Because i wanted every second with her they put in the catheter with me there, misty and I had just finished a long cuddle and purrs. Then we sat and talked about her with me crying a little, misty resting and the doctor listening and making me feel better about the decisions i made in her care.
Finally the time came and i curled up on the couch with her in my arms, kissing her while she was put to sleep.
The doctor went to talk to a client but said he would come back and after 15 minutes or so i decided to pay the bill (this hospital isn't cheap i was looking at a couple of hundred) and he was at the computer with the tech. He looked at me and said we have put it in as a compassionate euthanasia, there is no charge except for the paw print in clay you wanted done!!!!!
I started crying again. I couldn't afford what i expected to pay but it had to be done, so this was an incredibly kind gift. Misty had been taken away to get her paw print taken and when they brought her back she was curled in a little stylish box, with a baby blankie over her to take her home in.
Now she is one of my angels, waiting for me at the bridge. It has been a rough road (it isn't the easiest thing to choose to go the pain management route as opposed to getting it over quickly lol) but it was worth every extra second with her.
I had amazing doctors and care but most especially, the support from everyone here helped the most. It truly allowed her to have the extra time or the cancer wouldn't have been found and most removed which gave time before it grew back.
Kossacks are a wonderful community and you have made this long road so much easier.
She will be buried tomorrow and i will send her lots of kossack prayers.
Thanks for listening, i had to get this off my chest as well.