It's rather remarkable. If someone told me on Feb. 22, 2013 that Weasel would be alive 1 year later, I would have thought they were hallucinating. Not only is he alive, but he's doing extremely well. In fact, he really isn't showing any signs of wear and tear whatsoever. I knock on wood as I write this though. He has had many down spells over the course of a year but has successfully come through each time. It's been a while since we had the last one and hopefully it stays that way.
Dr. Haghighat and I had originally planned on having his ultrasound done around this time, on the anniversary of the first diagnosis; however due to time conflicts and an upcoming month of work I have to attend to - unable to leave during the day to take Weasel to the ultrasound, it has been scheduled for early April. I have mixed feelings about this since I currently live with the mindset that we have the cancer barricaded from all sides - unable to spread. It would be truly heartbreaking to learn that it has slowly grown, re-opening the nagging fears of 'when is his last day'; however, I think the research that can come of this is beneficial to others, to the medical industry and to Dr. Haghighat who has been treating him for many months now.
I haven't changed any treatment regimes per say. We did add the CAS Options chewable tablets - cut up into quarters since these tablets are made for dogs interestingly enough. This has been attributed to controlling tumour growth. You can read people's personal reviews on this 'miracle mushroom' product on Amazon. Many have found it to be extremely rewarding results wise. I think that on its own, it's not sufficient but with everything else we're providing Weasel with, cancer has a very slim chance of winning this fight - at least that's how I like to think :).
Truth be told, my biggest challenge at the moment is finding a caretaker to come and feed both of my cats if I take a trip to visit my Uncle next summer (I'm assuming he'll still be well by then - Weasel, not my Uncle, but yes my Uncle as well :). With Weasel's finicky nature, his strange habits and taking hours at times to finish a meal, it's not as though we can hire the local 'pet service' people that do house calls, unless they're willing to hang around for oh - 4 hours or so in total for feedings, then come by at night to put Naltrexone on his ear. If they were willing to do this, the fees would be astronomical no doubt.
I hope that all of you who are facing this same ordeal have found equally positive outcomes. If so, please feel free to provide your responses on how you and your kitty are doing and what treatment regimes you've followed to date. This type of information benefits all.
