I'm Losing Bandit

CatNipped wrote:
matter of time while I watch her closely for any signs of discomfort. I'm
hoping she has many good months left, but I can't count on much longer than
that.

We'll be purring for her to live not many more happy months, but many
more happy years.

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Since Bandit isn't in any pain, she's eating, drinking, and eliminating with
no problems, I'm not thinking about having her PTS because of this. Brain
surgery, at her advanced age of 16, is out of the question. So it's just a
matter of time while I watch her closely for any signs of discomfort. I'm
hoping she has many good months left, but I can't count on much longer than
that.

We're sending our best and strongest purrs that you and Bandit will have
many more happy years together.

Dan

On Wed, 10 May 2006 16:26:06 -0500, "CatNipped"
wrote:

I wasn't satisfied with what my vet was telling me about Bandit's blindness
(that it was just a result of old age) - I researched it and found that, in
cats, age alone is almost never the cause of blindness. So I took her to
another vet.

The first vet was right about her blood pressure being normal - the new vet
agreed and said her retinas are not detached. She does not have cataracts -
in fact her eyes look perfectly normal except that her pupils don't react to
light.

She did a geriatric blood panel (I'll get the results tomorrow). She wasn't
able to get urine, Bandit let go of her bladder in her carrier* (I can't
blame her being that scared since her last experience with a vet resulted in
those horrible burns). But she said that diabetes wouldn't cause blindness
without forming cataracts first (at least I think that's what she said - I
was trying to absorb a lot of information while being very upset).

Her tentative conclusion, until she gets the result of the bloodwork that
may indicate something different, is that Bandit must have a tumor on the
frontal lobe of her brain (a tumor anywhere else would have resulted in
blindness in only one eye, and neither of her pupils reacts to light).

Since Bandit isn't in any pain, she's eating, drinking, and eliminating with
no problems, I'm not thinking about having her PTS because of this. Brain
surgery, at her advanced age of 16, is out of the question. So it's just a
matter of time while I watch her closely for any signs of discomfort. I'm
hoping she has many good months left, but I can't count on much longer than
that.

* The Sherpa carrier is great - the lambs' wool on the bottom absorbed all
the urine and kept it from getting all over Bandit (I was so glad I didn't
have to add to her trauma by having to give her a bath). It popped right
out for easy cleaning.

I am so sorry, Karen and I and the gang send our purrs and prayers to
you for some good news about Bandit, rather than bad.

John

I wasn't satisfied with what my vet was telling me about Bandit's blindness
(that it was just a result of old age) - I researched it and found that, in
cats, age alone is almost never the cause of blindness. So I took her to
another vet.

Many purrs for Bandit (particularly dark purrs from Nox, a fellow
member of the league of feline evil or whatever supervillians'
organization they belong to and won't tell us about)

All life is temporary. Even a bright light can be snuffed in an
instant. Every moment is a gift; and cats, unlike us, are blessed to
live in an eternal present.

--Fil

I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope she has a long time left still. It
sounds like she's still doing well, so that's a good sign. Hugs and
purrs,
--
Britta
Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness
overflow.
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

CatNipped wrote:
I wasn't satisfied with what my vet was telling me about Bandit's
blindness (that it was just a result of old age) - I researched it
and found that, in cats, age alone is almost never the cause of
blindness. So I took her to another vet.

The first vet was right about her blood pressure being normal - the
new vet agreed and said her retinas are not detached. She does not
have cataracts - in fact her eyes look perfectly normal except that
her pupils don't react to light.

She did a geriatric blood panel (I'll get the results tomorrow). She
wasn't able to get urine, Bandit let go of her bladder in her
carrier* (I can't blame her being that scared since her last
experience with a vet resulted in those horrible burns). But she
said that diabetes wouldn't cause blindness without forming cataracts
first (at least I think that's what she said - I was trying to absorb
a lot of information while being very upset).
Her tentative conclusion, until she gets the result of the bloodwork
that may indicate something different, is that Bandit must have a
tumor on the frontal lobe of her brain (a tumor anywhere else would
have resulted in blindness in only one eye, and neither of her pupils
reacts to light).
Since Bandit isn't in any pain, she's eating, drinking, and
eliminating with no problems, I'm not thinking about having her PTS
because of this. Brain surgery, at her advanced age of 16, is out of
the question. So it's just a matter of time while I watch her
closely for any signs of discomfort. I'm hoping she has many good
months left, but I can't count on much longer than that.

* The Sherpa carrier is great - the lambs' wool on the bottom
absorbed all the urine and kept it from getting all over Bandit (I
was so glad I didn't have to add to her trauma by having to give her
a bath). It popped right out for easy cleaning.

Enfilade wrote:

Many purrs for Bandit (particularly dark purrs from Nox, a fellow
member of the league of feline evil or whatever supervillians'
organization they belong to and won't tell us about)

I know, but I'm not telling! wink to my gurl, a charter member

Licky, purring for Bandit

CatNipped wrote:
Her tentative conclusion, until she gets the result of the bloodwork that
may indicate something different, is that Bandit must have a tumor on the
frontal lobe of her brain (a tumor anywhere else would have resulted in
blindness in only one eye, and neither of her pupils reacts to light).

I'm so sorry, Lori. It's so hard to love an older cat. We will purr
against hope that something else and treatable shows up in the bloodwork.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

CatNipped wrote:
I wasn't satisfied with what my vet was telling me about Bandit's blindness
(that it was just a result of old age) - I researched it and found that, in
cats, age alone is almost never the cause of blindness. So I took her to
another vet.

The first vet was right about her blood pressure being normal - the new vet
agreed and said her retinas are not detached. She does not have cataracts -
in fact her eyes look perfectly normal except that her pupils don't react to
light.

She did a geriatric blood panel (I'll get the results tomorrow). She wasn't
able to get urine, Bandit let go of her bladder in her carrier* (I can't
blame her being that scared since her last experience with a vet resulted in
those horrible burns). But she said that diabetes wouldn't cause blindness
without forming cataracts first (at least I think that's what she said - I
was trying to absorb a lot of information while being very upset).

Her tentative conclusion, until she gets the result of the bloodwork that
may indicate something different, is that Bandit must have a tumor on the
frontal lobe of her brain (a tumor anywhere else would have resulted in
blindness in only one eye, and neither of her pupils reacts to light).

Since Bandit isn't in any pain, she's eating, drinking, and eliminating with
no problems, I'm not thinking about having her PTS because of this. Brain
surgery, at her advanced age of 16, is out of the question. So it's just a
matter of time while I watch her closely for any signs of discomfort. I'm
hoping she has many good months left, but I can't count on much longer than
that.

* The Sherpa carrier is great - the lambs' wool on the bottom absorbed all
the urine and kept it from getting all over Bandit (I was so glad I didn't
have to add to her trauma by having to give her a bath). It popped right
out for easy cleaning.

Purrs for Bandit to "keep on keepin' on" without pain for a long time yet.

--
Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe

On 2006-05-10 16:26:06 -0500, "CatNipped" said:

I wasn't satisfied with what my vet was telling me about Bandit's
blindness (that it was just a result of old age) - I researched it and
found that, in cats, age alone is almost never the cause of blindness.
So I took her to another vet.

The first vet was right about her blood pressure being normal - the new
vet agreed and said her retinas are not detached. She does not have
cataracts - in fact her eyes look perfectly normal except that her
pupils don't react to light.

She did a geriatric blood panel (I'll get the results tomorrow). She
wasn't able to get urine, Bandit let go of her bladder in her carrier*
(I can't blame her being that scared since her last experience with a
vet resulted in those horrible burns). But she said that diabetes
wouldn't cause blindness without forming cataracts first (at least I
think that's what she said - I was trying to absorb a lot of
information while being very upset).

Her tentative conclusion, until she gets the result of the bloodwork
that may indicate something different, is that Bandit must have a tumor
on the frontal lobe of her brain (a tumor anywhere else would have
resulted in blindness in only one eye, and neither of her pupils reacts
to light).

Since Bandit isn't in any pain, she's eating, drinking, and eliminating
with no problems, I'm not thinking about having her PTS because of
this. Brain surgery, at her advanced age of 16, is out of the
question. So it's just a matter of time while I watch her closely for
any signs of discomfort. I'm hoping she has many good months left, but
I can't count on much longer than that.

* The Sherpa carrier is great - the lambs' wool on the bottom absorbed
all the urine and kept it from getting all over Bandit (I was so glad I
didn't have to add to her trauma by having to give her a bath). It
popped right out for easy cleaning.

Well, they don't know for sure and she doesn't sound sick so I would
just love her up and do what you can. (((((PURRS))))))

"CatNipped" wrote in message
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I wasn't satisfied with what my vet was telling me about Bandit's
blindness
(that it was just a result of old age) - I researched it and found that,
in
cats, age alone is almost never the cause of blindness. So I took her to
another vet.

The first vet was right about her blood pressure being normal - the new
vet
agreed and said her retinas are not detached. She does not have
cataracts -
in fact her eyes look perfectly normal except that her pupils don't react
to
light.

She did a geriatric blood panel (I'll get the results tomorrow). She
wasn't
able to get urine, Bandit let go of her bladder in her carrier* (I can't
blame her being that scared since her last experience with a vet resulted
in
those horrible burns). But she said that diabetes wouldn't cause
blindness
without forming cataracts first (at least I think that's what she said - I
was trying to absorb a lot of information while being very upset).

Her tentative conclusion, until she gets the result of the bloodwork that
may indicate something different, is that Bandit must have a tumor on the
frontal lobe of her brain (a tumor anywhere else would have resulted in
blindness in only one eye, and neither of her pupils reacts to light).

Since Bandit isn't in any pain, she's eating, drinking, and eliminating
with
no problems, I'm not thinking about having her PTS because of this. Brain
surgery, at her advanced age of 16, is out of the question. So it's just
a
matter of time while I watch her closely for any signs of discomfort. I'm
hoping she has many good months left, but I can't count on much longer
than
that.


Lori, I really hope this is not true. It is only a tentative
conclusion--maybe
the blood work will show something less serious.



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