Miss Bugaboo

Got an odd reminder about Bugaboo's webpage and that I hadn't updated it in quite some time.

Bugaboo is now 4 years remission and 15 years old. Her health isn't top notch anymore, but she's a senior cat. She hasn't had any complications from her surgery or treatments over the years. She remains on the thin side and people always comment on how pronounced her spine is in the radiation area, but that's been the case since the surgery. Her white patch is lightly peppered with grey hair where her coloration has returned, but the marking still causes a stir every time she goes in to the vet. She hasn't had a single vaccination or injection since the treatment. She still gets Innova Evo as do my two other cats including, Gui, who I adopted during Boo's radiation treatments and gets a brief mention here. Boo's still incredibly cuddly and even spunky at times. I still don't regret any of my decisions in seeing her through the full recommend treatment despite the fiancial strain at the time.

You can find pictures of Bugaboo and the other kitty kids here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/katgolightly/sets/72157594388548296/

I forget to update on Bugaboo. It's now been just over 2 years since she finished radiation treatments, and this spring she'll be 14 years old. We are "out of the woods" according to most statistics at this point. Most recurrances occur in less than 2 years. After that it seems like chances go down although that's antecdotal. Bugaboo is still my little cuddle bug. She is still playful, sweet, and very affectionate. She does seem a little thinner than before everything occured and she occasionally suffers from minor arthritis but she's earned it at her age. Her white patch hasn't really faded much over the years, but it's simply cosmetic.

The Bugaboo Cancer Fund was set up to help offset the costs for Bugaboo's treatment in the effort to put her Fibrosarcoma in to full remission.

I forget to update here, which is a really good thing! Bugaboo is still in full remission. Some of her white fur from radiation seems to be blending in to the rest of her fur a little bit but it may be that she's getting old enough to start showing a little grey. She's still active for a nearly 12 year old that went through all of this. It's 15 months since she finished radiation treatments.

Today is exactly one year since Bugaboo finished radiation. She's still in remission and doing great. Here is to another great year!

I almost forgot about Bugaboo's six month radiation anniversary. Things have returned to "normal" around here. Gui has grown quickly and is now just over 8 months old and living up to his feral birth. Bugaboo defends herself just fine and manages to give him kisses when he stops running around long enough. So far there have been no signs of reoccurance with Bugaboo, but I still check her out daily for any new lumps. She's still my loving fuzzy bean :)

Bugaboo at three months post radiation treatment and a close up of her radiation and incision area

Bugaboo had her 3 month check up today and the doctor said everything looked great. I need to keep checking her daily for reoccurance but other than that she doesn't need to come in for a year. Here is to hoping that she stays in remission for the next year at least!

Bugaboo's ACTUAL last day of radiation treatment. The staff at VTI gave her a little radiation graduation scarf