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Wednesday, March 24.  I woke up at 5:00 am this morning to shower and leave early to get Sadie to Dr. Chretin.  She needs to be dropped off around 7:30 am and I like to avoid the morning rush hour on the 405.  We gave Sadie breakfast, she did not want to eat canned food [...]

It’s been a while since we posted anything about Sadie’s progress but we though it was a good time for an update.  Things are not looking good and here’s what’s been happening since our last update. Friday, March 5.  Dr. Chretin, the oncologist, called this afternoon to suggest that since Sadie will only have CBC [...]

We dropped Sadie off this morning at 7:30 am with Dr. Chretin.  Dr. called with her blood results (poor Sadie needs a light bit of sedation just so they can take blood); they don’t know how to deal with Her Majesty.  White count normal but while sedated doctor felt her body.  The tumor on the [...]

We picked Sadie up late this morning (Monday); she seemed a bit dazed from her ordeal – she has never been away from home since we adopted her.  Sadie was chattering almost the whole time home in the car, but seemed to quiet down when either of us talked to her.  But, once inside the [...]

We got up early Sunday morning, fed our cats and then packed Sadie for her big adventure with the veterinary radiologist, a 60 mile trip from home.  We brought along canned and dry food for a week, a toy and towels with the scent of home.  Little traffic and we arrived shortly before our scheduled [...]

We spoke to our vet Tuesday morning, December 19.  Bad news is that it is not an infection, which implies that it may be something more serious.  He does not have lab report back yet and will call us later today when he receives it.  I am devastated and scared.  Ira is also upset, but [...]

It’s been a really hard week. We learned early this week that Sadie our number one cat may have some form of cancer. What kind of cancer, if any cancer exists, is still unknown and that is a part of the story. We noticed that Sadie had been breathing hard, wheezing and finally felt it [...]