UPDATE: Sunday, Jun 30, 2024 · 2:09:21 PM +00:00 · arabian
It has been 3 ½ months since I posted this. So, an update. I wish it were better.
First, the apartment. I am moved in. I did get some insurance money, less than half, but typical insurance. Still missing a few items in the home, but such is life. I can survive.
And then there is my Katerina. The eye surgery, vet cost, all that was almost $3000.00. Two weeks after the eye was removed, the vet called and told me that they had sent it off and had it tested and it was invasive cancer. It would come back, keep an eye on her, follow up.
Three weeks later, another lump began to form under where her eye had been removed. She was acting fine, normal in every way. The vet said the options were chemo which would cost thousands per treatment and there was no guarantee it would work considering how aggressive the cancer was or let her be as long as she was normal and happy.
Katerina was 15. She had lived a really good life. So, I just let her be. The lump grew bigger quickly. Another one grew next to it. This all happened in two weeks. It was so aggressive. But she was fine. She cuddled with me. She was my sweet girl, laying on my lap, looking at me with love. Until she started crouching in dark corners one Thursday. I fed her some tuna fish, and she could barely eat it. She just couldn’t. And I knew it was time.
So that Saturday, we took her to the vet and they took really good care of her and she went over the rainbow bridge. She’s better now. She’s good.
So that’s my update. I’m sorry, I can’t type anymore. I can’t.
So, I wrote in this post, Rebuilding After the Fire, that my apartment building caught on fire. I mentioned two things of note:
1. My apartment didn't catch on fire itself; the firemen managed to stop the fire before it reached mine, but the smoke damage was massive, so that was something.
2. My cats were stuck in the apartment for 2 1/2 days, and one of them, Katerina, happened to have major conjunctivitis and missed nine doses of her medication--not to mention the smoke.
Well, the piper is being paid in regards to those two things. Since my last post, I have learned that as waivers of liability need to be signed in order to enter my apartment, no movers will enter. And the smoke smell is still intense, to move anything and be there for the amount of time TO move things out for friends/family would be too risky. So, in other words, I truly have lost all of my furniture even though it wasn't "technically" destroyed by fire. Honestly, I feel rather stupid for not even realizing that, to begin with, but I've never gone through anything like this before.
And the second, sigh. Katerina's eye is not getting any better. It's gotten worse. I woke up very early on Saturday morning to a damp carpet in spots. I turned the light on, and there were bloody drops there. I found her and with even the slightest move, more blood dripped from her eye. I brought her into the bathroom and cleaned her eye up as best as I could, but there was so much blood.
I was able to get her into the vet that day, but it was as I feared. They have to remove the eye. My poor baby girl. I have linked to pictures of her before and after. Her eye is truly gruesome, and I don't want to force anyone to see it without a warning.
Katerina (Before) | Katerina (after)
So, a difficult situation financially has become that much worse. The cost of taking care of Katerina's eye, and having to replace all of my furniture has risen. Any help would be truly appreciated.