Booboo
mr22 - November 7, 2011
Cat Breed:
Age:
11 years old
Sex:
Bio:
I rescued Booboo and her sister from a Meth-lab here in Tacoma, WA. She has been my companion longer than any other being on the planet. She has lived through meth labs, drug addiction, homelessness, abduction, and still beat the odds to find herself in the comfort of my protection. Booboo's and I have been through very hard times, when I was homeless she slept loyally in my back-pack and never strayed away from me. Since those horrible days, so long ago, we have built a life together. Booboo's used to sit by my side through all of my college papers including my Bachelor's thesis of 44 pages! I finished school in 2010 and bought a house in May of 2011; consequently, Booboo's was diagnosed with mammarian cancer the same week I got my home. I feel as though we have traveled a very difficult path and here we are at the end and she is struck down with this horrible disease. I sit powerless against a force that I cannot mitigate. In the eyes of the law I own her, but I concede that she truly has owned my heart, and love, she has had me under her spell of loyalty and companionship since I the day I layed eyes on her. I used to think I saved her, but in time, I found that she saved me. She gave me something to care for. In Booboo's, I found strength when I was lost in a sea of despair. When I cared nothing for myself she would look up at me and remind me that she needed me. She was never just a pet, she is the child I could never have!
Type of Cancer:
Treatment Status:
In Treatment
My pet is a cancer survivor:
N/A
Details you'd like to share about your pet's cancer:
Booboo's has had 2 surgeries and still is fighting the good fight against a disease that knows no species boundaires. She is the best companion that anyone could ask for, even after her last surgery, Booboo's continued to follow me around the house despite the pain she must have been in.
Date of Birth:
Monday, February 14, 2000
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Booboo's had her third
Booboo's had her third surgery to remove her cancer...however, it has since spread to her lungs. The Riedel Cody Fund has offered to pay her chemo costs, as I have several thousand dollars in surgery bills. I feel like my life has been thrown into chaos due to her illness. Her breathing is almost always labored and she has had two rounds of chemo, her next is on Thursday. I hate cancer! I want our lives back!
Booboo's progress!
Booboo has been doing chemo once a week and having her lungs tapped removing fluid. Several weeks have past, and she has had ups and downs. The fluid on her lungs has decreased considerably, she went from 235ml drawn off the first week and now it is down to 63ml. Her chemo treatment, at first, was hard on her little frail body. She would come home from chemo and feel better that day, I believe due to the tap of her lungs, but only to be very lathargic and not want any food at all. Two weeks ago, I thought that she was not going to make it due to the fluid strangling her ability to breathe; however, the oncologist changed her chemo to a different medicine, and it brought her fluid back to going down again instead of going up. This week the solid masses are smaller and her fluid has gone down again. She was so well this week, they skipped her chemo until next week. I do give her a chemo pill once a night and I no longer have to give her the injections for nausea. I no longer have to give her the pill for her appetite as she is eating once again. The combo of Masitinbi and Doxorubicin seems to have finally taken hold of her disease and has given her quality of life back for now. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the life you have given back to her and myself. Summit (the oncology center) even wrote a (YAY!) on her discharge papers this week. My little Booboo's is a fighter and is doing much better. I will update this weekly to let everyone know how she is coming along! I finally feel like I have something good to report...as I write this her wet little nose keeps nudging me to pet her, it's nice to have her up and following me around eating and lying in the sun giving herself a bath, as she was today!
Progress
Booboo recieved her second dose of doxorubicin yesterday and had another lung tap done and the fluid was up slightly more than last week, but her solid masses were down once again. She came home last night as playful as a friskie kitten. Today she is up and causing trouble around the house, fighting with her sister and eating like nothing has happened??? I did make the mistake of picking up the carrier that I take her to the oncologist in and she ran hid and growled at me...She seems to be having another good week and her 12th birthday is coming up on Feb 14th, I didn't think last year she was gonna make it, but she seems to be responding very well to her treatment. I wish everyone the best with your pet. Thank you again, Miguel & Booboo!
Her visit today
So Booboo went for her visit to the oncologist today and her solid masses are down but her fluid around her lungs went back up...not good news. The doctor switched her chemo at home to a different pill called "Palladia"hoping that it may help with this fluid production problem. The fluid and her "Hollywood Starlet" diet, as I like to refer to it, seems to be her main issues. "She tends to push her food around her plate and pretend like she is eating, Hollywood Starlet". While her sister has become almost unrecognizable, due to her eating all the food, "Pandora, her sister, is huge compared to Booboo". I try to feed Booboo high protein and her sister ends up consuming everything. Booboo is still hanging in there and goes to all her appointments. Her time with the oncologist seems to be like a roller-coaster one week she is doing outstanding only to be followed by a bad week...its heart breaking! She is very bad about taking her pills at home and has become crafty at tricking me into thinking she has taken a pill only to find it 10 minutes later and have to repeat the cycle...one day at a time! Thank you again from the West Coast Miguel & Booboo:)
She gained a little weight:)
Booboo had her treatment yesterday, and a bit of good news was, she had gained a little weight. I haven't heard this in weeks. Her lung tap went well, and her fluid level was down lower than it was last week, another bit of good news. She has that new at home chemo that is a smaller pill and only every other day as well, which makes it easier on her, not as much trauma from pilling her...she is bad about her little pills. Today she has been good sleeping and now once again is eating! The biggest news is that her 12th birthday was last Tuesday on Valentines Day, I honestly didn't believe she was gonna make it this long. Thankful for everyday with her:)
Weak
So last week Booboo had her chemo and lung tap, when she came home I had to give her home chemo, the next day she was very tired, more than usual. She started having problems standing on her back legs so I stopped her at home chemo. I contacted the oncologist, and she told me to continue giving her the chemo. Today Booboo just had a lung tap and no chemotherapy. She did gain a little weight again and her fluid from her lungs was down from last week. She has been eating lately and she does sleep a lot. She seems to be doing as well as to be expected. Till next week...Miguel & Booboo's!
Set back
So two days ago I had to rush Booboo into Summit Vet, she was having problems walking and hadn't ate or drank in days. Booboo's was so weak, I had to pick her up to take her to the litter box. Last week she started vomiting when I picked her up as a result of me pilling her every other day, she doesn't trust my intensions I guess. However, on the 29th she also couldn't walk, I believe do to the Palladia, which has unknown side-effects. I took Booboo in, I was really scared that she was not going to make it; however, she had an IV for the last two days and we have discontinued the Palladia, thank God! A bit of good news was that the fluid on her lungs was down again and her solid masses have also gone down, they did the lung tap on her when she was there. I just brought her home and she went to the litter box and is now sleeping. I am gonna let her rest this week and see if her frail little body can gain some energy.
Booboo you are in my prayers
I know how much all this is taking its toll on you & Booboo - she is a fighter & I pray she will be free of cancer.
Both of you are in my thoughts & prayers much love to Booboo & you