Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy
On 18 Dec, a very large cat showed up at our house. It was late and cold, and he looked in the door and made it clear he wanted inside. Well, since we have two cats already and he was a stranger, we...
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After today's unfun, where he threw up three times so hard his legs nearly gave way, I know we'd never be able to get him into/out of the motorhome safely -- not to mention vomit cleanup in a motorhome has to be so much worse than in a S&B. Yesterday's diarrhea is a known side effect of the radiation, but the nausea was unexpected.
I'll be adding air sickness bags to the truck's standard equipment.
We should find out tomorrow just how many more radiation treatments he'll have this go round. Today, the urology oncologist said he's adding another medication to help destroy the prostate cancer. Current med suppresses testosterone production; next med will stop any residual testosterone from binding to the cancer cells, thereby starving them. He'll also add an injection to rebuild his bones.
I just hope the insurance company approves all this, considering it rejected a pain patch, even though its own policy says it will approve that patch for cancer patients. We're working on that one now, too...
At least today we finally got all the various appointments rescheduled so nothing interferes with the radiation schedule.
Poor Czarny just can't figure out the schedule, so even though he can go outside as soon as we get home, he keeps running back to make sure I'm still here. At the moment, he's stretched out on the tile floor in front of my chair. As soon as I move, he'll be ready to escort me outside. Such a sweetie...
Time to load up the percussion and head off to band practice. Later, y'all.
I'll be adding air sickness bags to the truck's standard equipment.
We should find out tomorrow just how many more radiation treatments he'll have this go round. Today, the urology oncologist said he's adding another medication to help destroy the prostate cancer. Current med suppresses testosterone production; next med will stop any residual testosterone from binding to the cancer cells, thereby starving them. He'll also add an injection to rebuild his bones.
I just hope the insurance company approves all this, considering it rejected a pain patch, even though its own policy says it will approve that patch for cancer patients. We're working on that one now, too...
At least today we finally got all the various appointments rescheduled so nothing interferes with the radiation schedule.
Poor Czarny just can't figure out the schedule, so even though he can go outside as soon as we get home, he keeps running back to make sure I'm still here. At the moment, he's stretched out on the tile floor in front of my chair. As soon as I move, he'll be ready to escort me outside. Such a sweetie...
Time to load up the percussion and head off to band practice. Later, y'all.
