Okay, not completely off-topic. We've spent $413 on the cats for vaccination boosters, and $1100 on oral surgery for one of them, who has since been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma. She's got less than six months, I think.
The $1100 was for a biopsy and two teeth extractions, anesthetic, medications and X-rays. I did not tend to this matter: it was dealt with by someone more tenderhearted and less money-obsessed than I.
I don't like that the bulk of our tax refund went to a cat with a few months to live, but I suppose life goes like that. Edit: it could have been much worse if we didn't have the money or if the cat hadn't reached her average life span. And no, we didn't vaccinate her. Looks like we don't have to bother with that now.
Also, my brother found out after his shoulder surgery he has hypertension and an enlarged heart. He is feeling mortal and told me he'd assign me executrix duties. He hasn't done a will yet. He has a wife and a child. Maybe he's panicky from the post-op drugs.
OT: Morbid day!
April 5th, 2014 at 02:11 am
April 5th, 2014 at 02:22 am 1396664528
Regarding the cat.....I better leave this one alone. Jamie
April 5th, 2014 at 02:37 am 1396665421
April 5th, 2014 at 02:39 am 1396665588
Yeah, spending that kind of money on animals is a subjective matter. I'm relieved I don't have to there-there a sobbing child tonight and that acceptance of diagnosis and prognosis was simple and fast for all of us.
I don't know much about hypertension to assess life expectancy and quality of life. I do know that my brother is in the United Arab Emirates and it can be scary for immigrant patients to have surgery in a foreign land.
April 5th, 2014 at 03:27 am 1396668424
Good luck to your brother. At least he is taking the right steps now before anything happened.
April 5th, 2014 at 04:25 am 1396671928
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April 5th, 2014 at 05:18 pm 1396718316
Sorry kitty has serious problems; how make decisions about fur babies is so personal.