oh my cats....oh my cats!

i had me 8th chemo today and guess what...ive gone into remission, they done me bloods and exam and I have no signs of lymphona and me next chemotherapy is in 2 weeks.....whoooohoooooo....so happy mummy cried xxxxx

going fur me 8th chemo tomorrow (friday 5th August 2011)

hopefully me bloods will be ok so they can give me the chemo.....if all goes well the sessions after will be every two weeks......I is still not eating or drinking on me own, but mummy is managing to give me 3 meals a day by finger feeding me and watering me too......i does try to eat small biscuits but without alot of joy...mummy will ask them tomorrow if it could be me teeth?

its 21.18 and mummy is going to feed me before we sleep.....goodnight all x

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I is a WARRIOR PRINCESS mccluney

I have been fed me breakfast by mummy this morning and is now having a nap. Me friends on facebook have been very very loving and supportive, donating items, bidding on me auctions, voting fur me in the gourmet competition and all the prayers, well wishes and just being in their thoughts...THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH XXX

mummies entry - friday 29th july 2011

I havent been on here for a while, just to update you all with my girls latest.

She went in for her 7th Chemotherapy session today and she seems to be doing well. Since last week she has been noticably brighter and even when i got her home from her chemo she was exploring as opposed to the usual going to sleep , I guess all our babies will react different to chemo and it seems that willow has picked up alot since her 6th session.

SHe is still not eating on her own and I continue to finger feed and water her, she has manged to put on weight and the vet said today that if she keeps her weight as it is she will be happy with her, her aneamia has stablised too.

the vet said she is very pleased with willow as most cats who were in her condition dont last this long...my girls a fighter so proud of her.

She is still resting alot but seems happier in herself. The vet is still unsure why she is not eating on her own and since last week she is on a antacid to see if it helps, so far it hasne apart from me hearing er crunch one or two biscuits in the night...small paw steps at a time aye.

Ive been informed that next week , her 8th session of chemo will be the last of the weekly sessions and they will drop to fortnightly after that.

Keep her in your thoughts and prayers that she continues as she is doing,

love nina and willow x

my latest:friday 22nd july 2011

vet just called mummy and says i bees bit grumpy but she not suprised cause its not nice having the chemo injections so next time she say they bees sedating me to make the whole experience more comfortable.....said i was still bit anemic but not worse than last week and i is still producing cells. she say me protocal is fur 8 weeks then it will switch to every 2 weeks.......she say maybees ulcer in me tummy that why i not eating on me own so she say i stop the ant nausea and she give me antacid tablet this help with the nausea too...she say the anti nausea is only made fur dog and she dont want me to keep taking, mummy understand....she did say the anemia could be bleeding from the gut but asked mummy bout me *clears throat*..me lady poos and asked is they black like tar mummy say no they look normal so she thinks that ok and if any change i tell her....vet was very nice nad she was the first one I saw when i came here on emergency.....well looks good me love and i is doing well....I IS WILLOW WARRIOR PRINCESS mccluney xxxxxx

on wednesday 13th july 2011

yesterday morning i went to the vet because they had to give me a chemotherapy tablet called ENDOXANA it is a special one once every 10 days just went to me local vet......anyway i was good girl and vet say "wilow lost some weight exactly 700 grammes, but its not a good way to judge her weight loss because that was befur she had the operation which removed the mass she had on her intestines"...so she looked sum more on me computer records and she say "oh no wonder.....what they removed......*sit down me love and we hold paws* was the size of a tennis ball" oh my cats!

me latest on MONDAY 11th JULY 2011:

me latest on MONDAY 11th JULY 2011: I is still not eating on me own or water drinking but mummy is managing just fine to feed me 3 meals a day by finger and enough fluid that i is managing to does some good size pee pee.....On Saturday 9th July I started taking anti-nausea tablets because this could bees contributing to me not eating cause maybees I feel sicky when looking at food. So far I take 1/4 tablet a day and it has been ok and did not affect me in a bad way so that is good. I the last 2 days mummy has also manged to feed me a whole can of A/D both days.......me next chemotherapy is this Friday 15th July at 9am xxxx

mertazapine is it that bad? I ate half a puch of food on me own today while at vet hospital.

WILLOWS UPDATE:

just came back from seeing her at the vet, they will keep her in a few more days to monitor her......the plus side....she looked brighter and back to her old self and she manged to eat half a pouch of food on her own, she is still getting fluids through her by drip.........so through the drama of last night.....has this drug worked and jump started her appetite? will soon find out im sure.

MERTAZAPINE

Last night (Tuesday 28th june 2011) I gave mt cat her first 1/6 of mertazapine at 19.15 hours by 23.00 hours she was in the emergency vetinary hospital. My cat willow was diagnosed with lymphona three weeks ago today and since had a mass removed from her intestines and two sessions of chemotherapy but has no appetite and will not eat by herself, so this drug was prescribed. The vet has warned that it was not vetinary approved but commonly used for cats with cancer. Willow became limp in her body and yowled and yowled and yowled, so i called up the emergency vet they said monior her for and hour.....she quietened down but after about 20 odd minutes the yowling wouldnt stop yet she was still just laying limp in same spot. I took her to the emergency vet and they said she had a bad reaction and was dehydrated, she was dribbling and looked spaced out! They said they would put her on a fluid drip immediately and she would saty over night.
Now next day (wed 29th july 2011) I phoned the vet and spoke to a different one who said she had never seem a cat react so bad to this drug and we would have to look at other options to stimulate her appetite. She wasnt sure if I would be able to take willow home today but said I could go and visit her, she is still on a drip.

after my first chemotherapy session

Mummy came to visit me today and i hadmy chemo in the morning. I was very tired and layed down the whole visit. mummy was tld she had to wear gloves while stroking me because i had the treatment, mummy stroked my nose and the back of my shoulders. she tried to feed me and give me treats but i wasnt interested, I just wanted to rest.

Mummy asked one of the nurses, will willow still be able to come home on monday even if she is not eating on her own? the nurse said probably not unless they decode on a feeding tube.

Mummy is worried about me, and hopes i start eating on my own, i know she is sad.

Ive told me kissycat all about today in a private message, i dont want him to worry but hes me love, me husband me furever gemtletom so I owe it to him to know about the good and not so good days.

love willow xxxx

I'm starting chemotherapy today....

it should have been yesterday but my vet was in surgery all day, and by the time mummy got home from my visit he called her at 1830 to say he didnt want to rush my chemo and another day of healing from last fridays surgery would do me know harm at all and we would start my treatment tomorrow(today:friday 17th june 2011)

will update later today,

love WILLOW WARRIOR PRINCESS mccluney xxxxx

PRAYER FOR OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS

PRAYER FOR OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS
(To make a Novena for a sick pet, say this prayer for 9 consecutive days)

Heavenly Father, our human ties with our friends of other species is
wonderful and special gift from You. We now ask You to grant our
...special animal companions your Fatherly care and healing power to
take away any suffering they have. Give us, their human friends,
new understanding of our responsibilities to these creatures of
Yours. They have trust in us as we have in You; our souls and
theirs are on this earth together to give one another friendship,
affection, and caring. Take our heartfelt prayers and fill Your ill
or suffering animals with healing Light and strength to overcome
whatever weakness of body they have.

(Here mention the names of the animals needing prayer).

Your goodness is turned upon every living thing and Your grace flows
to all Your creatures. From our souls to theirs goodness flows,
touching each of us with the reflection of Your love. Grant to our
special animal companions long and healthy lives. Give them good
relationships with us, and if You see fit to take them from us, help
us to understand that they are not gone from us, but only drawing
closer to You. Grant our prayer through the intercession of good
St. Francis of Assisi, who honored You through all Your creatures.
Give him the power to watch over our animal friends until they are
safely with You in eternity, where we someday hope to join them in
giving You honor forever. Amen.

starting chemotherapy tomorrow

wish me luck!

love WILLOW WARRIOR PRINCESS mccluney xxx

i is WILLOW WARRIOR PRINCESS mccluney

Mommy came to see me today, the vet nurses said I beens eating well by syringe...mummy bought some of me treats and I did manage to eat 4 salmon temptation buscuits.

Mummy spoke to the vet earlier in the day and they said tommorrow I will start chemotherapy and they confirmed I do have lymphona as my blood test results came back and they is still woried about me kidneys, after all mummies research is is probably the lymphona making my kidneys enlarged.

They will start treatment tommorrow.

Anyway I couldnt keep me blankie in me cage as they said I was urinating on it and because not reall absorbeant and I have no furs on me belly plus me operation scaring it not good fur me to lay in my wee even if fur few seconds...mummy understood...they give me soft blankie which is more absorbent.

Mummy bought some of me cat grass from home which i sniffed alot and she put it in a corner where me wonky plate is with me temptations and hald me science plan light buiscuts and water, so I still got one side of me cage to stretch out - phew!

Mummy had a coffee break outside while they had to attatch some antibiotic drip connected to me fluids. While she was outside the man who does all the blood test came and talked to mummy, she told him all about me and he said us cats tend to do very well on the chemotherapy and the results start to show so quick that its pretty amazing...wow...mummy came back in and told me...whohooo...very positive vibes.....

when mummy got home one of me friends dids me a picture...me face and the words WILLOW WARRIOR PRINCESS....thats me...tanks to izzy the witch who called me willow warrior kitty and caroline dragonfly rosebery who made me picture...

This is only the beging.....got me kissycat by me side, lil sis gertie and many others.....I can fight this because I is WILLOW THE WARRIOR PRINCESS mccluney

love you all xxxxx

Tuesday 14th june 2011

Mummy came to visit me at the Vetinary hospital in Wanstead. While she was in the waiting room the vet came and spoke to her and said I still wasn’t eating on my own so they started to syringe feed me, they said it was a good sign as I kept it down and didn’t vomit. The vet expressed concern about my kidneys again and said they had done some more blood tests and my creatine levels were not good (mummy doesn’t understand all that medical stuff) again they said I was comfortable.
Mummy came in to see me and i was on my blankie she bought from home yesterday but I didn’t look comfortable, mummy saw why, they left a food plate at one end of me cage...how on earth am i meant to lay down without my head hitting it?????? No wonder i didn’t look comfortable having to sit or curl up when I’ve got staples all down my front from the op!!!!!
Mummy bought my favourite wonky plate from home and placed in another corner and removed the monstrosity of a plate that was in there, i soon relaxed and stretched out and started to purrrr, mummy says thank god i come to check upon you my girl.
We had a lovely relaxing time apart from the amount of times the doors were opened to my ward today by nurses going in and out.
Mummy bought my sweet grass from home which was sent a few months ago from my wonderful kissycat will r mccluney and the blue hair band from his mummy which was used to tie it up as I had played with it at home .
Mummy left me around 1810 hours

Love willow xxxx

tuesday 14th june 2011

I love my kissycat willi r mccluney and all my friends from around the world thank you all for your healing prayers and energy xxxx

Tuesday 14th June 2011

its 10.15 in the morning and mummy is waiting for the vet to phone, they seem to do this every morning just to update mummy on my progress.

Prayers, paws and fingers crossed for positive progression in my journey, mummy will update as soon as she has news.

Love willow xxxxx

yesterday: Monday 13th June 2011

The vet phoned mummy in the morning and said I still wasnt eating but was comfortable, he also said he was going to see if he could hurry up my lab results, reminding mummy that we are dealing with a serious cancer and what is best for me ismost important. Mummy totally agrees.

Anyway at 3pm mummy came to visit me and she bought all me favorite foods including other things which I dont normally eat, like sardines, boiled chicken etc even baby food as suggested by other fur baby owners in same situation who used these things to jumpstart appetite and eating again.

Mummy left me a blanket from mine and her bed the day before but they had not put it in me cage, so mummy done that immediately and i went straight on it and even though they had put the collar back on my neck I managed to get cosey and lay on my side and even stretched my legs out like i normally do.

I didnt eat any of the food or treats, and the nurse reminded mummy that it could be product over load which would also make me not want to eat with all the smells etc....mummy said that made sense.

mummy spoke to the nurse about posibilities of an appetite stimulant and she said that would be something the would now look into including using a feeding tube.

Mummy stayed for 3 hours andjust had a 5 min coffee in that time.

So i layed on me side and mummy stoked my nose just the way I like it and I purrrred softly for the whole time, mummy left me just after 6pm.

sunday 12th june between 1530-1800

mummy came to visit me today at the wansread vetinary hospital.

The last few days have been hectic, on Friday 10th June 2011 i was operated on and they removed the lymphona I had on the junction of me small and large intestine.

The vet called mummy after the op and said my kidneys looked abnormal and one was rather large.

Anyway the vet said mummy would be able to visit me the next day.

SATURDAY 11th JUNE 2011

the vet call mummy and said I was doing well, was comfortable and had ate a small amount of food.

Mummy can to visit me and said i looked well considering I was just 24hours after major surgery, it was nice to see mummy.

SUNDAY 12th JUNE 2011

The vet phoned mummy and said I hadnt eaten and would have to be monitored very closely, stating there wa salso a risk of 'leakage' from where my intestine was stitched back up.....mummy got very upset and decided to bring me all of my favorite foods to try and get me eating again.

By around 1530 mummy came to visit me, i had a 100 kisses and managed a sweet soft purr for her....I didnt eat any of my favorite foods apart from 2 small beef temptation buscuits, the nurse said it was better than nothing.

Mummy stayed until 1800 hours and said she would see me tomorrow.

I hope I feel better tomorrow.

Mummy had beenupdating my friends and me canadian husband tomcat willi r mccluney on me face book page and she has found a yahoo support group for cats with lymphona which look like it will be great help and support, a kind lady already suggested mummy try and feed me baby food when she comes tomorrow as this helped her kittie start eating after a very similar situation.

good night my friends xxxx

Wednesday 15th june 2011

Vet just called mummy and said I am doing really well being syringe fed and my results have come through and Lymphona is confirmed and they are still a bit worried about my kidneys. They noted how I cheer up and relax when mummy comes to visit me.......and if all goes well I will start chemotherapy tommorrow

I have posted this news to me facebook page to tell all me friends and of course the love of me life willi r mccluney xxxx

Thursday 9th June 2011

mummy fones hospital this morning and they said I was still on drip and ate a bit of food last night...they said I was moody and didnt like being there.....mummy says'thats my girl, fighting spirit'....anyways the vet said the specialist would scan me this evening and they call mummy tomorrow after they have discussd what is shows. they said it can take around a week fur all the results to come through and if they feel i am well enough they will let me go home to bees with mummy while we wait results, if they think i be too week i will stay hospital until results come....paws crossed and positve vibes i can go home fur a while.......freinds we must visualise the tumor is shrinking, geting smaller and smaller.......i can bees with me husband kissycat...keep me in you prayers xxxxx

I have many many more friends to send this update to please share as there are too many to tag.....im not somplaining cause it shows just how much support I have....love you all so much and me special boy now me husband making me willow fisher mccluney xxxxx"

wednesday 8th june 2011

My mummy Nina took me to the vet because she said the last few days I looked under the weather, was spending 99% of my day sleeping under her bed and wasnt eating food even though I was going to the kitchen and sitting by my bowl.

Mummy was sure it was a reoccuring tooth problem so was not too worried.

We went to the vet and she examined me, she said its not Willows teeth, at this point mummies heart sank, she carried on with the examination and said it could be contipation, a stone of a tumor, she said most likely a tumor and that I sould go immediately to the Vetinary Hospital in Wanstead.

Mummy took me there and I was examined by another vet called Mary Anne who confirmed it was not constipation or a stone but believed it to be a mast tumor.

Mary Anne said I would have to stay in and would need to be scanned by a specialist the next evening.