Ginger needs to stay at the hospital

Thank you Pat&Alix , FeliciasMom and Malynn you are all so kind to me .

You all don't know how much this all mean to me . This is also why this site is so special , we all care about each other .

Poor Ginger.

*Sending good healing vibes Ginger's way*

Get better soon sweety.

Take care Hedi.

Oh gosh, I know just how you feel!! And I feel so badly for you. My little Spikey is STILL not feeling well. Has diarrhea, that SEEMED to go away (he was tested for parasites, but it was negative). I really thought in the past few days he was really coming back around again. But he is NOT good tonight (early Friday morning!) I will be calling my new Vet in the morning and seeing what I can do for him. He tried to vomit tonight--and has diarrhea--and is lethargic. He is drinking fluids, and I gave him Yogurt and some canned pumpkin but still is having these problems... I think if they do bloodwork they will have to sedate Spike, as he is such a feisty little guy--he will NOT let them do THAT!!!
I do hope your little one gets better REALLY fast--and am sending positive get-well-vibes your way!!!

Thank you Missy&SpikesMom

I caleed the Vet 30 minutes ago and did not get good news . She said that Ginger may have some kind of virus ( I forgot what it is called )I am to absad , but most likely she has canser . I had 2 option 1: I get her on some good medication over the weekend and see if she is doing better by monday . 2 : Or I let them do survery on Ginger to remove one of her lymph noids and they will send it in the lap to see what kind of thing we are dealing with . I went with option 1 . I hope and pray Ginger will do better over the weekend . If not I will have to go with the operation . I will be picking her up after I get myself together in a little bit ......

Hedi, I am so sorry to hear this news. Are they talking about a needle biopsy or the removal of one of the nodes?

I'm so sorry Hedi. I hope the medication improves her condition over the weekend.

I'm so sorry Hedi, I know how difficult it is to make these decisions and to see one of our dearlings not feeling well. I will say a prayer that the antibiotics do the trick, and in the meantime, just love her up.

Hedi, das tut mir so leid! Ich drücke beide Daumen, dass es ihr bald besser geht! I don't want to be impolite here, so I'll switch back to English. I really hope the antibiotics help. My mom used to have a tortie named Ginger - I really loved that cat. She lived to a ripe old age, and I'm really hoping the same for your Ginger. Also: Gute Besserung für Ginger! Keep us posted on her condition.

Thank you all so much . I got her back and is in my bedroom . I will let her settle down for a while . I am so debressed right now and feel so helpless . It is always good when you go to the vet and he/she hands you some medication over and know it will be ok . But now it is differend and have no clue if the meds will help this time .

M.A. the vet talked about a total removel of the nodes , at least that what I was undertsanding . Then it would not cost me a $ 120.00 dollars I think ,to do that . The vet poked her with a needel and pulled some fluit out to see how it looks like , so she couuld have taken some sample for the lap then .

Hedi, I remember what you wrote me about Freddie when he was diagnosed with leukemia. You said he was with the best person possible, in fact, many people supported me through my initial depression so intensely, I felt somewhat lost without all the messages. You are a great mom to all those kitties! Just look at how happy they are in the pix. My little Freddie has his favorite, because I still read him mail every day when people ask or comment about him. Your brood is wonderful. You must talk out loud to Ginger. tell her "good job!" and "be strong" and then tell all the others to love and be strong for their sister. I understand the waiting and waiting and hoping and hoping....when there's not much news and nothing you can do until something goes right or kick-in or sparks some kind of recovery. We are still waiting on Freddie, but he has slipped this week, noticeably, and we have run out of medicines....we knew he was flying solo w/o anything else, as he's exhausted his options. He has brought us much joy, as with Ginger to you, and I'm sure you feel everything from fatigue to sadness to hope to anxiety - lots of anxiety. We are all thinking GOOD STRONG THOUGHTS THIS WEEKEND,
Elizabeth, Eric, Freddie fur and Sasha fur.

Oh Hedi I'm so sorry about Ginger I hope and pray the medication will work.

I will be keeping you both in my thoughts sweetie.

Hedi, I'm so sorry the hear the news. Keeping all fingers and paws crossed over here that she improves over the weekend.

Sashacat thank you so very much for all you said . You have no idea how much it means to me .
Also I want to thank you Sicy .

I do have a hard time to respont right now , so hopefully it comes agross right what I want to say . After my first posting today I went in the bedroom and gave Ginger her 2 meds and realised she had fever agagin . So I was pretty much down . Then I talk to my hubby about Ginger and he don't wont me to do the operation on her to test her for canser , he just wants to put her down . Finacialy wise .As you can think I went downhill emotionaly . I will go over his had and do it anyway , he will get over it . But befor that I will have a long talk with the vet first what Gingers life would be if she had canser and treatment ect. ect. , yes the cost too . Then I would go from there . Later on I went back in the bedroom to check on Ginger and was supriced seeing her walk to me , befor she was only laying around the hole time . The fever seem gone and she folowed me into the livingroom and watched some TV with me . She is sleeping again now . I can tell she is not doing good at all . Her medication what I have for her is : Twice a day a 1 dropperful Amoxil and twice a day 1 dropperful Prednisone for 5 days and then I have to give the Prednisone only once a day . So I know what the Amoxil is but have no clue what Prednisone is .Can any body explain to me what that medication is supose to do and what it is for ??? Thanks

When we had the initial leukemia teatment for Freddie the vet explained what they were for, but I was so numb with grief that I hardly remembered anything when I got home. If you can, look them up under Google. Just type in the medication name and then cats, like xxxxxx(medicine)+ cats and see what pops up. Also, I know these message boards are very good referrals for reading material. It really helped me when I just sat in front of the computer late into the night typing in all of Freddie's medication names and reading tons of information about them on my own. Keep us posted please.
Elizabeth

OMG...my heart is with you, sweetie. Try and be strong, and spend as much time with your dear little kitty and love it as much as you can... --And I KNOW I don't even have to tell you that, as it is SO apparent, how much you dearly love that little kitty!
{{HUGS}} to you and your little kitty too!!!

Poor Ginger I had a cat on Prednisone before. I believe it helps to stimulate appetite and also helps with inflammation.

I know this must be very hard for you. I hope its not cancer.

Thank you all for the info , did find on the google my answers what I was looking for .

Ginger is not doing good at all . All what she does now is sleep and she don't purr any more . I really think she has canser now , remembering the bloody stool she had . It also seems like she is dizzy when just sitting , she is kind of rocking a little . Maybe thats why she is just laying now . She walked today out of the bedroom again around noon time and is only hiding since . Later I will cary her back in my bedroom so she can lay on my pillow again to sleep since that is her favored spot . I really don't know what to do now with her . I am thinking should I get her the operation just to find out she has canser and die any way ??? . What should I do ???

Hedi, I'm just reading this now. SO sorry to hear about Ginger. I hope she gets better soon and I pray there is nothing radically wrong with her

Hugs to you, Sam

Oh Hedi,

I am so sorry this has come your way. No one here can tell you what to do, we are not there to see Ginger, to see if the spark has left her eyes, or if she still has fight left in them. You do what is best for the animal, not what you wish to happen in a perfect world. If the cat's quality of life is going downhill, and if the cat is suffering, then the answer is clear- it is not easy, but it is clear what needs to be done.

We had a cat diagnosed with cancer the first part of this year. We had the option to keep her alive with chemo and stressful vet visits. Dunkin came from a very abusive beginning, we did not wish to add any stress in her life at the end. After three vets told us that even if we did do chemo, there was not guarantee, we sent her to heaven on a wave of our tears.

Each situation with an ill cat is different. You are there, you are the friend to this feline, she is trusting that you will know how to help her, in whichever form that help will come, she trusts you to do the right thing.


Big Hugs (((((((((((())))))))))))))

Oh, Hedi, I am sooo sorry! {{{{{{{{{{{{{hugs to you and Ginger}}}}}}}}}}}}}