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Leave a treat for Gracie Angel (2001-7/15/11)
Nicknames:
Dot (short for daughter!)
Kitty Complexion:
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Gotcha Date:
July 11th 2002
Birthday:
May 12th 2001
Coloration:
Gray
Likes:
Looking out the window.
Pet-Peeves:
Having to take her pills every day.
Favorite Toy:
This furry thing she bit off the end of one of those wand/teaser toys.
Favorite Nap Spot:
The bathroom floor
Favorite Food:
Nine Lives wet tuna and egg
Skills:
She fetches and kisses on command.
Dwells:
indoors
Arrival Story:
I got Gracie at the local animal shelter. She chose me. I went there twice to look over the cats before I made my decision. The first time I didn't even look at her (and I know she was there). The second time I went I had my eye on this Balinese because she reminded me of my previous cats (Himalayan). This time I also noticed Gracie, and even though she had the sweeter disposition, I was determined to choose that Bali. When I walked out of the cat area to go to the front I took one last look back: Gracie had this "you're not picking me, are you?" look on her face. Needless to say, all bets were off. She had been there longer than any of them, I'm not sure why (almost 2 months). About a week later when I went to pick her up, I walked into the shelter and the very first thing I saw was the Balinese in a cage, waiting to be brought home by someone! So it was a happy ending for all. ;-)
Bio:
I grew up with and had cats for many years, than I went without one (after a big move out east) for 10 years! When I got a cat again , it was like riding a bike.
Sadly, Gracie was diagnosed with low-grade Lymphoma (cancer in her small intestines) in May 2009. She thrived for almost two years on an oral chemotherapy treatment of Prednisolone and Leukeran. She started having GI issues in April 2011 and it was all downhill from there. In the last two months of her life she declined rapidly and she went to the rainbow bridge on Friday, July 15, 2011. Mommy and sister Chloe miss her terribly!
Forums Motto:
Cancer SUCKS!!
The Groups I'm In:
Feline Lymphoma, HAVEN for the Economically Challenged
The Last Forum I Posted In:
This was the hardest decision to make
I've Been On Catster Since:
| March 27th 2005 |
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More than 6 years! |
Rosette, Star and Special Gift History
Catster Id:
132375
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July 15th 2011 10:19 pm
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My weak little body (I had lost so much weight) just couldn't go on any longer. I know mommy and sister Chloe will miss me forever and I will miss them. But If they remember me I will always be there.
April 1st 2010 8:07 am
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My cancer was diagnosed last June and ever since than mom has been giving me Prednisolone and Leukeran. I've gone for several CBCs (complete blood counts) and each one has been good. I haven't been throwing up at all and my appetite is good but I'm a lot more tired than I used to be. Mom does not have the money right now to take me to a specialist and I know she feels bad about that.
It's a little scary not knowing what the future is going to bring, but we just take each day as it comes.
June 15th 2009 8:16 am
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A couple of weeks ago I was really sick, throwing up and not eating. Mommy was frantic with worry and took me to the vet. They said there was a "foreign object" in my tummy, and that they didn't know what it was. They operated to remove it and it was a big HAIRBALL! While they were operating on me they did biopsies of my stomach, liver, and small intestines. They've told mommy I have something called "low-grade lymphoma" in my small intestines.
Can someone who's "been there" offer advice and words of encouragement to my mom? I know it would mean so much. She has a lot of unanswered questions.
I've been feeling better lately, but I worry that I'm going to start feeling worse once I start taking medicine for my cancer.
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