Thank you to everyone who is helping me learn about sub-Q fluids. All the information is invaluable. I shudder to think that I would have had to learn about the procedure from a book!
--- Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just noticed your reference to the expensive > treatments. I really > think that sometimes the home treatments, not so > expensive, are as > useful and effective as the "expensive" ones. > Learning to do fluids, > for example, is so helpful. > > Gloria > > > On Jan 4, 2006, at 12:28 PM, MacKenzie, Kerry N. > wrote: > > > ... > > >>> How do you guys afford expensive treatments when > you > > just don't have the money?<<< > > We can only do what we can do, and it's a sad fact > of life that the > > cost > > of the treatment is often what determines the next > step. Over the last > > couple of years I've racked up my credit cards, > used one of those > > credit > > card checks you get in the mail, and then last > summer Flavia's > > treatment, and the subsequent euthanization and > individual cremation > > costs for Flavia and Snowball, forced me to take a > chunk of money from > > my paltry "retirement" fund. I can still hear the > unspoken thoughts of > > the broker when I explained it was for vet > fees...this woman is a > > total > > nut/loser. I told only one friend, and he was > clearly shocked -- > > told me > > not to do "anything stupid". I know I can't do it > again, anyway, tho, > > because I won't be in a position to help any cat > if I wind up > > destitute > > in my old age (which is not that far away!). > > Only you guys understand. > > And we surely understand the anguish you feel, > Wendy, in not having a > > limitless budget for treatment. I would think most > us are in much the > > same boat; and beating ourselves up because of it. > That's what's so > > wonderful about this group--we realize we're not > alone; everyone faces > > the same problems and heartache at one time or > another. And everyone > > does whatever they can to help one another cope > and do the best for > > their furbabies. > > Sending zillions of positive, healing vibes, > Wendy, for sweet > > Stretch's > > recovery. > > love and hugs to you both > > Kerry > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of wendy > > Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:31 PM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: Need your help with Stretch > > > > > > Hi Michelle, > > > > Thank you for the info. I am going to give > another > > day or two to see how things go before taking > Stretch > > back to the doc. Frankly, we are tapped out on > money. > > We are not wealthy by any stretch of the > imagination, > > and after spending hundreds of dollars trying to > save > > Cricket, and with Christmas just passed, we are a > bit > > broke. I had to put the $85 visit to the vet > > yesterday on a credit card that didn't have $85 > > dollars on it. I will do all I can for Stretch, > but > > if it's cancer, I am not going to draw it out. We > > just can't afford the treatments. I feel so > > frustrated right now. I don't want Stretch to go > > through this. I don't want my nephew to go > through > > losing his cat; he's been through so much as it > is. > > And my attitude isn't it's normal hopeful self > after > > losing Cricket. I feel it's too soon after > Cricket; I > > don't think I can go through this again. I am > praying > > for a miracle right now. If Stretch can just pull > > through this, and give us a little time, we will > be > > better able to afford treatments in six months. I > > hope that some of you understand being in this > place. > > How do you guys afford expensive treatments when > you > > just don't have the money? > > > > Thanks, > > Wendy > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________ > > Yahoo! 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