u/QuietSuccessful5331

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14 Year Old Lucy

I know I’ve posted here a few times in the last couple weeks, but I am posting again because this sub seems to help us a lot even with just shares/kind words and encouragement.

Lucy has been doing pretty good, she’s very energetic and upbeat. I’ve been taking her outside every day for some exploration time and she never wants to come back in now, lol.

She found a neighbors yard had a small hole in their fence and i swear no matter how many times I picked her up and redirected her, she stubbornly went right back to the hole because she needed to see and discover this new land with her own four paws 😅

She really is doing well with the cancer treatment as well, her bloodwork looks great, she’s gained a few ounces, and the mass itself feels significantly smaller from the last time my vet had a look/feel of it.

Really the reason I’m so sure about continuing treatment is the really good results we’ve had so far AND how darn happy she seems. My dad continuously tells me he’d never even know she was sick if I hadn’t told him already because she just acts so normal.

I wanna say a heartfelt thank you to everyone in this community who had kind things to say for me and Lucy, and every wonderful person who donated to help us. It really means the world to me, and I know she can’t say it, but I know it means the world to her too, if she could talk she’d wanna thank each and every one of you.

https://gofund.me/bfe55d2df

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 2 days ago

Help Lucy and I with cancer treatment

I know I’ve posted here a few times in the last couple weeks, but I am posting again because this sub seems to help us a lot even with just shares/kind words and encouragement.

Lucy has been doing pretty good, she’s very energetic and upbeat. I’ve been taking her outside every day for some exploration time and she never wants to come back in now, lol.

She found a neighbors yard had a small hole in their fence and i swear no matter how many times I picked her up and redirected her, she stubbornly went right back to the hole because she needed to see and discover this new land with her own four paws 😅

She really is doing well with the cancer treatment as well, her bloodwork looks great, she’s gained a few ounces, and the mass itself feels significantly smaller from the last time my vet had a look/feel of it.

Really the reason I’m so sure about continuing treatment is the really good results we’ve had so far AND how darn happy she seems. My dad continuously tells me he’d never even know she was sick if I hadn’t told him already because she just acts so normal.

I wanna say a heartfelt thank you to everyone in this community who had kind things to say for me and Lucy, and every wonderful person who donated to help us. It really means the world to me, and I know she can’t say it, but I know it means the world to her too, if she could talk she’d wanna thank each and every one of you.

https://gofund.me/bfe55d2df

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 2 days ago

Help with Lucy’s cancer treatment.

We are now almost 6 weeks into treatment with Palladia and my vet is considering her to be in the top 20-30% of responders.

The mass she has is showing pretty significant shrinkage from two weeks ago when the vet last saw her and she is slightly amazed by how well she’s responding.

The picture of her with her mouse was taken a couple days ago, i was getting home from running a couple errands and she was inside waiting at the door with it. She always picks it up and calls out to get my attention.

If anyone would like to donate or share, here is the link to our gofundme. All proof of expenses has been added towards the end of the description.

Thanks for sitting here with me and Lucy for a minute.

https://gofund.me/bfe55d2df

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 3 days ago

does anyone know of any local resources that help with veterinary costs?

I have tried sharing my cat lucy’s gfm pretty much everywhere i could think of and it’s getting very difficult because I don’t really have a large support network of friends/family to actually share it too. I thought it might be worth a try to ask here if maybe somebody would know of some local resources i could potentially utilize if there are any that would help with veterinary bills for a personal pet.

Lucy was diagnosed with cancer in march and since then it’s been really rough just accepting that she would be leaving me much sooner than i originally thought given how healthy she is for a 13/14 year old kitty. Or was, i should say. At first, she struggled a bit adapting to a new routine of medications and extra vet visits but now that it’s been two months, she’s actually doing quite well.

There is a medication that is sometimes used in cases like hers called Palladia or Toceranib. it’s shown some success in shrinking certain cancerous tumors and my vet thought it was worth a try given how good she was doing before we started her on it.

The medication itself isn’t all that expensive, only 100$ a month roughly, but it’s really all of the other medications and visits to the specialty vet either twice or once a month, right now we are doing every two weeks but after this upcoming wednesday we will be able to space it out to every 4 weeks. Those are getting expensive. the initial diagnostics for this including the biopsy were close to 2000$. I have a breakdown of costs+invoices and receipts in the gfm description.

I’ve been able to afford everything so far thanks to care credit but the card is honestly almost maxed and I just wanna be able to continue this for her because she’s responding really well. The tumor has shrunk quite a bit just in the last two weeks and she’s honestly not even acting like she’s sick at all 90% of the time.

If anyone wants to read more, the whole story along with all the invoices so far have been added to the gfm which the link is on my profile. Again, i wasn’t sure where else to post at this point, so im trying to figure out if there are any other options Lucy and I would have to help cover the costs. I have raised more than i thought i would by this point but it’s gone now on the medication refills for this month that come out of pocket because they are all ordered from compounding pharmacies. I have receipts for those also added to the gfm.

My main reason for posting here is because I’m curious if anyone knows of any resources that may be willing to help with vet costs, I know there are some options for people but I’m unsure if anything really exists when the care is for a terminal patient, even though my vet is measuring her life span in several months - potentially years with how great she’s been responding, it is still terminal.

Anyways, Thank you for reading and a recent Picture of my sweet senior is attached.

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 3 days ago

just sharing my lucy’s gofundme and cancer journey!

Hello everyone. i’ve posted here before and had some success in receiving shares of my gofundme at least, so i’m trying again. Lucy has been doing really really good the last few days especially. Her mass is way smaller than it was a couple weeks ago and she’s so energetic and happy 90% of the time. She is acting exactly how she did before she got sick.

i don’t like asking for help, really. it’s embarrassing and opens me up to a lot of criticism that is difficult to handle right now only because I’m already having a rough time just coping with her diagnosis and everything else. I just spent 310$ on her medicine from wedgewood pharmacy and mixlab. She has another appointment at the vet for a recheck on this upcoming wednesday and that’ll be another 400. i know it’s a lot and not everyone would spend it on a senior animal, but I just feel like it’s all 100% worth it to get to watch her be herself for as long as i can.

of course, i can’t lie and say that it’s not for me AT ALL cus it is partially for me. but it is also for her, as much as it sounds silly to say this i really don’t think she is ready to go and she shows me that all the time. she absolutely never acts shut down or withdrawn. there’s not a single habit that she had before she was diagnosed that she no longer does. she’s still the exact same Lucy, just with a disease that i can’t fully cure. anyways, i thought posting here again was worth a shot since last time I received some comments that were so kind and just.. encouraging.

also adding that all proof of expenses is in the gofundme description at the bottom, as well as a link i just added to all the most recent invoices, gofundme wouldn’t let me add more photos for some reason.

the number for both vets is included in the invoices as well, and if anyone has any questions or anything feel free to ask me or even call the vet if you want to.

https://gofund.me/05939634a

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 3 days ago

help with Lucy’s cancer treatment

Hello everyone. i’ve posted here before and had some success in receiving shares of my gofundme at least, so i’m trying again. Lucy has been doing really really good the last few days especially. Her mass is way smaller than it was a couple weeks ago and she’s so energetic and happy 90% of the time. She is acting exactly how she did before she got sick.

i don’t like asking for help, really. it’s embarrassing and opens me up to a lot of criticism that is difficult to handle right now only because I’m already having a rough time just coping with her diagnosis and everything else. I just spent 310$ on her medicine from wedgewood pharmacy and mixlab. She has another appointment at the vet for a recheck on this upcoming wednesday and that’ll be another 400. i know it’s a lot and not everyone would spend it on a senior animal, but I just feel like it’s all 100% worth it to get to watch her be herself for as long as i can.

of course, i can’t lie and say that it’s not for me AT ALL cus it is partially for me. but it is also for her, as much as it sounds silly to say this i really don’t think she is ready to go and she shows me that all the time. she absolutely never acts shut down or withdrawn. there’s not a single habit that she had before she was diagnosed that she no longer does. she’s still the exact same Lucy, just with a disease that i can’t fully cure. anyways, i thought posting here again was worth a shot since last time I received some comments that were so kind and just.. encouraging.

also adding that all proof of expenses is in the gofundme description at the bottom, as well as a link i just added to all the most recent invoices, gofundme wouldn’t let me add more photos for some reason.

the number for both vets is included in the invoices as well, and if anyone has any questions or anything feel free to ask me or even call the vet if you want to.

https://gofund.me/05939634a

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 3 days ago

Help with Lucy’s cancer treatment.

Hello everyone. i’ve posted here before and had some success in receiving shares of my gofundme at least, so i’m trying again. Lucy has been doing really really good the last few days especially. Her mass is way smaller than it was a couple weeks ago and she’s so energetic and happy 90% of the time. She is acting exactly how she did before she got sick.

i don’t like asking for help, really. it’s embarrassing and opens me up to a lot of criticism that is difficult to handle right now only because I’m already having a rough time just coping with her diagnosis and everything else. I just spent 310$ on her medicine from wedgewood pharmacy and mixlab. She has another appointment at the vet for a recheck on this upcoming wednesday and that’ll be another 400. i know it’s a lot and not everyone would spend it on a senior animal, but I just feel like it’s all 100% worth it to get to watch her be herself for as long as i can.

of course, i can’t lie and say that it’s not for me AT ALL cus it is partially for me. but it is also for her, as much as it sounds silly to say this i really don’t think she is ready to go and she shows me that all the time. she absolutely never acts shut down or withdrawn. there’s not a single habit that she had before she was diagnosed that she no longer does. she’s still the exact same Lucy, just with a disease that i can’t fully cure. anyways, i thought posting here again was worth a shot since last time I received some comments that were so kind and just.. encouraging.

also adding that all proof of expenses is in the gofundme description at the bottom, as well as a link i just added to all the most recent invoices, gofundme wouldn’t let me add more photos for some reason.

the number for both vets is included in the invoices as well, and if anyone has any questions or anything feel free to ask me or even call the vet if you want to.

https://gofund.me/05939634a

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 3 days ago

Help with lucy’s end of life care.

Hello everyone. i’ve posted here before and had some success in receiving shares of my gofundme at least, so i’m trying again. Lucy has been doing really really good the last few days especially. Her mass is way smaller than it was a couple weeks ago and she’s so energetic and happy 90% of the time. She is acting exactly how she did before she got sick.

i don’t like asking for help, really. it’s embarrassing and opens me up to a lot of criticism that is difficult to handle right now only because I’m already having a rough time just coping with her diagnosis and everything else. I just spent 310$ on her medicine from wedgewood pharmacy and mixlab. She has another appointment at the vet for a recheck on this upcoming wednesday and that’ll be another 400. i know it’s a lot and not everyone would spend it on a senior animal, but I just feel like it’s all 100% worth it to get to watch her be herself for as long as i can.

of course, i can’t lie and say that it’s not for me AT ALL cus it is partially for me. but it is also for her, as much as it sounds silly to say this i really don’t think she is ready to go and she shows me that all the time. she absolutely never acts shut down or withdrawn. there’s not a single habit that she had before she was diagnosed that she no longer does. she’s still the exact same Lucy, just with a disease that i can’t fully cure. anyways, i thought posting here again was worth a shot since last time I received some comments that were so kind and just.. encouraging.

also adding that all proof of expenses is in the gofundme description at the bottom, as well as a link i just added to all the most recent invoices, gofundme wouldn’t let me add more photos for some reason.

the number for both vets is included in the invoices as well, and if anyone has any questions or anything feel free to ask me or even call the vet if you want to.

https://gofund.me/05939634a

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 3 days ago

Help with Lucy’s treatment.

Hello everyone. i’ve posted here before and had some success in receiving shares of my gofundme at least, so i’m trying again. Lucy has been doing really really good the last few days especially. Her mass is way smaller than it was a couple weeks ago and she’s so energetic and happy 90% of the time. She is acting exactly how she did before she got sick.

i don’t like asking for help, really. it’s embarrassing and opens me up to a lot of criticism that is difficult to handle right now only because I’m already having a rough time just coping with her diagnosis and everything else. I just spent 310$ on her medicine from wedgewood pharmacy and mixlab. She has another appointment at the vet for a recheck on this upcoming wednesday and that’ll be another 400. i know it’s a lot and not everyone would spend it on a senior animal, but I just feel like it’s all 100% worth it to get to watch her be herself for as long as i can.

of course, i can’t lie and say that it’s not for me AT ALL cus it is partially for me. but it is also for her, as much as it sounds silly to say this i really don’t think she is ready to go and she shows me that all the time. she absolutely never acts shut down or withdrawn. there’s not a single habit that she had before she was diagnosed that she no longer does. she’s still the exact same Lucy, just with a disease that i can’t fully cure. anyways, i thought posting here again was worth a shot since last time I received some comments that were so kind and just.. encouraging.

also adding that all proof of expenses is in the gofundme description at the bottom, as well as a link i just added to all the most recent invoices, gofundme wouldn’t let me add more photos for some reason.

the number for both vets is included in the invoices as well, and if anyone has any questions or anything feel free to ask me or even call the vet if you want to.

https://gofund.me/05939634a

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 4 days ago

lucy and her red mouse.

Even with a cancer diagnosis, she doesn’t let it slow her down or stop her from catching her little mouse and walking around with it, proudly announcing to me that she’s caught something and I need to pay attention immediately.

i’ve posted here before and had some success in receiving shares of my gofundme or even just really comforting and amazing words of encouragement and kindness from you guys, so i’m trying again, because i could really use a little encouragement today. Lucy has been doing really really good the last few days especially. Her mass is way smaller than it was a couple weeks ago and she’s so energetic and happy 90% of the time. She is acting exactly how she did before she got sick.

i don’t like asking for help, really. it’s embarrassing and opens me up to a lot of criticism that is difficult to handle right now only because I’m already having a rough time just coping with her diagnosis and everything else. I just spent 310$ on her medicine from wedgewood pharmacy and mixlab. She has another appointment at the vet for a recheck on this upcoming wednesday and that’ll be another 400. i know it’s a lot and not everyone would spend it on a senior animal, but I just feel like it’s all 100% worth it to get to watch her be herself for as long as i can.

of course, i can’t lie and say that it’s not for me AT ALL cus it is partially for me. but it is also for her, as much as it sounds silly to say this i really don’t think she is ready to go and she shows me that all the time. she absolutely never acts shut down or withdrawn. there’s not a single habit that she had before she was diagnosed that she no longer does. she’s still the exact same Lucy, just with a disease that i can’t fully cure. anyways, i thought posting here again was worth a shot since last time I received some comments that were so kind and just.. encouraging honestly. they made me feel good about my decision and more confident in it too.
if anyone would like the gfm link, i can post it in the comments or it is on my profile. Thank you for being such an amazing community.

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 4 days ago

Help with Lucy’s treatment

Hello everyone. i’ve posted here before and had some success in receiving shares of my gofundme at least, so i’m trying again. Lucy has been doing really really good the last few days especially. Her mass is way smaller than it was a couple weeks ago and she’s so energetic and happy 90% of the time. She is acting exactly how she did before she got sick.

i don’t like asking for help, really. it’s embarrassing and opens me up to a lot of criticism that is difficult to handle right now only because I’m already having a rough time just coping with her diagnosis and everything else. I just spent 310$ on her medicine from wedgewood pharmacy and mixlab. She has another appointment at the vet for a recheck on this upcoming wednesday and that’ll be another 400. i know it’s a lot and not everyone would spend it on a senior animal, but I just feel like it’s all 100% worth it to get to watch her be herself for as long as i can.

of course, i can’t lie and say that it’s not for me AT ALL cus it is partially for me. but it is also for her, as much as it sounds silly to say this i really don’t think she is ready to go and she shows me that all the time. she absolutely never acts shut down or withdrawn. there’s not a single habit that she had before she was diagnosed that she no longer does. she’s still the exact same Lucy, just with a disease that i can’t fully cure. anyways, i thought posting here again was worth a shot since last time I received some comments that were so kind and just.. encouraging.

https://gofund.me/05939634a

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 4 days ago

Help with Lucy’s treatment.

Hello everyone. i’ve posted here before and had some success in receiving shares of my gofundme at least, so i’m trying again. Lucy has been doing really really good the last few days especially. Her mass is way smaller than it was a couple weeks ago and she’s so energetic and happy 90% of the time. She is acting exactly how she did before she got sick.

i don’t like asking for help, really. it’s embarrassing and opens me up to a lot of criticism that is difficult to handle right now only because I’m already having a rough time just coping with her diagnosis and everything else. I just spent 310$ on her medicine from wedgewood pharmacy and mixlab. She has another appointment at the vet for a recheck on this upcoming wednesday and that’ll be another 400. i know it’s a lot and not everyone would spend it on a senior animal, but I just feel like it’s all 100% worth it to get to watch her be herself for as long as i can.

of course, i can’t lie and say that it’s not for me AT ALL cus it is partially for me. but it is also for her, as much as it sounds silly to say this i really don’t think she is ready to go and she shows me that all the time. she absolutely never acts shut down or withdrawn. there’s not a single habit that she had before she was diagnosed that she no longer does. she’s still the exact same Lucy, just with a disease that i can’t fully cure. anyways, i thought posting here again was worth a shot since last time I received some comments that were so kind and just.. encouraging.

https://gofund.me/05939634a

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 4 days ago

The way she looks at me❤️

Lucy has the most expressive eyes and face. She gives me a look that makes me just melt.

She was diagnosed with OSCC in march, and I’ve been trying to come to terms with it over the last two months. Needless to say, I haven’t and don’t think I’ll ever really accept it.

She’s not supposed to leave me yet 😞 shes 14 but I expected her to live to be like 20, she’s always been so healthy. Never gotten sick, never needed medicine for anything, never been to the vet for anything besides routine checkups.

I wish I would’ve appreciated her more and spent more time with her before she got sick. I’ve always loved her of course, but never truly appreciated how special she is until recently. She’s always been such a perfect baby.

If anyone wants to read more about her, I wrote our story in the gfm that’s linked on my profile. I plan to write a more extensive tribute whenever I can access a computer, because I have so much more to say about how amazingly special she is.

I love you Lu. You’re my special girl, forever and always.

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 8 days ago

Sweet Lucy

I posted sweet Lucy a few days ago in this sub. I’m posting her again. I just can’t get enough of her sweet little face. I never thought this day would come so soon, that she’d get sick and I’d have to be thinking of end of life care. She is 14 but she’s always been so healthy. Only ever been to the vet for routine checkups. I’m going to miss this little girl, very much.

If anyone would like to read our full story since finding out she has oscc, or give it a share, the link to our gofundme is on my profile. I’m going to write out a more complete tribute for her when I have access to a computer. There’s so much I want to say about her, to her. If anyone wants to read it, I’ll probably post it here. All the special things she does, all the times we’ve been through together, and just how special she really is.

I love you Lucy, I’m sorry this is happening and I’m sorry I can’t fix it. I really wish I could take it away from you and go through it in your place. Forever and always, sweet girl.

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 8 days ago

Help with Lucy’s medical bills.

Lucy was diagnosed with OSCC on the tenth of march and since then it’s been a horrible rollercoaster of emotions and the news has been super devastating to say the least.

I’ve had her since I was 12 years old and I’m 26 now, so over half my life she has been by my side. I’ve never had a bond quite so deep with an animal before. She and I love each other so much. She is the most special cat on this planet and watching her go through this has been so painful.

I’ve done everything I can to keep her comfortable and extend the time she has left, while not compromising her comfort and wellbeing. We are two months post diagnosis now and all things considered I do feel most of the time she is doing pretty well. She’s even gained two ounces in the last two weeks!

The medication I have her on to *treat* the cancer is called Toceranib, and it’s usually fairly well tolerated in cats and dogs, moreso than traditional chemotherapy. She hasn’t experienced any side effects at all besides mild nausea.

This whole situation with her has all caused a bit of caregiver fatigue, and a lot of very persistent anxiety surrounding any small change in her mood or demeanor. I can handle all of those things though. The thing I’m starting to have trouble with is simply just the cost of continuing her medications and rechecks at the specialty vet.

Her appointment on Wednesday went well and my internal medicine vet said that she is pleased with how Lucy is doing on the Toceranib. She is not only tolerating it well side effect wise, but my vet also noted that she seems perkier and brighter since two weeks ago, and that the mass looks slightly smaller, her tongue does not protrude as much as before, her mouth is more closed than before, and there is less drooling present.

I’m feeling mostly very enthusiastic about her current condition and the medications efficacy. But l am beginning to struggle to afford it. The rechecks at the specialty vet are between 400-500$ usually depending on if I need a refill of one of her medications, and then I get a few of her medicines from a compounding pharmacy which I can’t use care credit to pay for unfortunately so those all come out of pocket and cost me about 300$ a month.

This is not including the initial diagnostics and the dental that caught the oscc in the first place. Those two things were close to 2000$ alone. My care credit card is close to being maxed and I just had to request another credit limit increase. I’m just starting to struggle doing this on my own, but I don’t want to stop when she is responding so well and truly enjoying a vast majority of each day we spend together.

I have included most of the invoices from my primary vet and the specialty center, I just need to add a couple more and the one from Wednesday, and the receipts for the medications I order from mixlab and wedgewood pharmacy. I also have the names and numbers of both vet offices included in the invoices.

If anyone has any questions about Lucy and her care, please feel free to ask and I’ll answer anything you wanna know. I’m coming to the Internet with this fundraiser in a bit of desperation to keep things going the way they are with Lucy and maybe start to pay down on the care credit card.

Even a share means so much to me and Lucy. Thank you for taking the time to read about Lucy’s journey through this.

https://gofund.me/b7eac4c9a

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 9 days ago

Lucy’s story.

First picture was a couple weeks ago, the rest were from before she got sick*
Hey all. I’m posting here in the hopes of receiving some assistance in paying for Lucy’s medical bills and the cost of continuing her cancer/end of life care. She was diagnosed with OSCC on the tenth of march and since then it’s been a horrible rollercoaster of emotions and the news has been super devastating to say the least.

I’ve had her since I was 12 years old and I’m 26 now, so over half my life she has been by my side. I’ve never had a bond quite so deep with an animal before. She and I love each other so much. She is the most special cat on this planet and watching her go through this has been so painful.

I’ve done everything I can to keep her comfortable and extend the time she has left, while not compromising her comfort and wellbeing. We are two months post diagnosis now and all things considered I do feel most of the time she is doing pretty well. She’s even gained two ounces in the last two weeks!

The medication I have her on to \*treat\* the cancer is called Toceranib, and it’s usually fairly well tolerated in cats and dogs, moreso than traditional chemotherapy. She hasn’t experienced any side effects at all besides mild nausea. I provide round the clock care for her, many medications every 8-12 hours, and constant hyper vigilance so I can ensure she doesn’t suffer at any point.

This has all caused a bit of caregiver fatigue, and a lot of very persistent anxiety surrounding any small change in her mood or demeanor. I can handle all of those things though. The thing I’m starting to have trouble with is simply just the cost of continuing all of her medications and rechecks at the specialty vet.

Her appointment on Wednesday went well and my internal medicine vet said that she is pleased with how Lucy is doing on the Toceranib. She is not only tolerating it well side effect wise, but my vet also noted that she seems perkier and brighter since two weeks ago, and that the mass looks slightly smaller, her tongue does not protrude as much as before, her mouth is more closed than before, and there is less drooling present.

I’m feeling mostly very enthusiastic about her current condition and the medications efficacy. But l am beginning to struggle to afford it. The rechecks at the specialty vet are between 400-500$ usually depending on if I need a refill of one of her medications, and then I get a few of her medicines from a compounding pharmacy which I can’t use care credit to pay for unfortunately so those all come out of pocket and cost me about 300$ a month.

This is not including the initial diagnostics and the dental that caught the cancer in the first place. Those two things were close to 2000$ alone. My care credit card is close to being maxed and I just had to request another credit limit increase. I’m just starting to struggle doing this on my own, but I don’t want to stop when she is responding so well and truly enjoying a vast majority of each day we spend together.

I have included most of the invoices from my primary vet and the specialty center, I just need to add a couple more and the one from Wednesday, and the receipts for the medications I order from mixlab and wedgewood pharmacy. I also have the names and numbers of both vet offices included in the invoices.

If anyone has any questions about Lucy and her care, please feel free to ask and I’ll answer anything you wanna know. I’m coming to the Internet with this fundraiser in a bit of desperation to keep things going the way they are with Lucy and maybe start to pay down on the care credit card.

Even a share means so much to me and Lucy. Thank you for taking the time to read about Lucy’s journey through this.

https://gofund.me/b7eac4c9a

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 10 days ago
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My sweet Lucy girl

This is my sweet senior baby Lucy. The first photo was just a couple weeks ago, about a month and a half post diagnosis of OSCC. The rest of the pictures were all before she got sick. Lucy is the sweetest cat I’ve ever known, and I’m so grateful I got to be with her for over half my life. I’m currently up to my neck in vet bills but I’m okay with that since she is still here, and still happy. The internal medicine specialist she is seeing and I had agreed to start her on toceranib, and so far she tolerates it well, and we believe its shrinking the tumor atleast a little.

Her most recent appointment a couple days ago, the vet said she is pleased with how she is doing. She’s even gained 2 ounces in the last two weeks. As long as she’s happy, I’ll do and pay whatever it takes to keep her that way. She gets whatever human food she wants, I spend all of my free time with her, and since she got sick we usually spend that time in my yard and alley. I just hover over her like a helicopter while she explores and rolls around. I even made a gfm which I always told myself no matter what I face, I’d handle it alone. If anyone wants to read her story in more detail, the link is on my profile. she is far too important to let my pride get in the way of preserving her joy and comfort during these final days.

She has a piece of my soul, that she’ll take with her when she goes. I love you Lucy, and I always will. You will forever be my special bean. My special Luce goose. My sweet sassy girl with the beautiful green eyes. The most beautiful cat I’ve ever seen ❤️

u/QuietSuccessful5331 — 10 days ago