You are right. I read Taz's memorial and it was EXACTLY the same thing. The tumor that we couldn't get to shrink was causing a large bump above and behind his left eye. By the end, the bump was half the height of his ear. I am so sorry Taz had to endure the same thing.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Oh my god that sounds like what Taz went through! > I did choose the surgery but he wouldn't wake up > after it was all over. So I > had to let him go as well. > Very devastating for me!!! > (his story below under Pet Memorial) > > In a message dated 1/6/2006 9:55:32 AM Pacific > Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > The last time I posted, Buddha was having his best > week since being diagnosed with lymphoma at the > beginning of December. He was back to his old self > and acting as if he was feeling fine, however four > days before Christmas he took a serious turn for the > worst. The tumor behind his eye quickly began to > cause the eye to bulge and protrude out of the > socket > and the pressure it put on his little brain began to > effect his other neurological functions. He > completely lost his appetite, the ability to see in > either eye, and to walk. Although he was conscious, > he was fairly catatonic and had pretty much > completely > checked-out by that point. We talked to the vet and > she said that there was no getting better from that > point and also that the eye would soon either pop > out > on its own, or we would have to have it removed, > which > we did not want to him to have to go through. So on > the 23rd we made the excruciating decision to help > him > let go. > > > > Terrie Mohr > TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS > SIAMESE & COLLIE RESCUE > Owner/Driver > Check sites for available Siameses for adoption! > > http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ > > Click Here to Join WASHINGTON SIAMESE RESCUE Yahoo > Group! > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue > > > http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html > > http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html > > Petfinder.com > Adopt a Homeless Pet! > > http://www.petfinder.com/ > > http://www.felineleukemia.org/ > http://www.petloss.com/ > > TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS > https://www.paypal.com/ > > > > http://www.frappr.com/wasiameserescue > Love is not necessary to life, but it is what makes life worth living. __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com