Out of the Hospital

Well, we didn't make it to Paso Robles for the big car show as I just spent a day and a half in the hospital. I am home now, and very disappointed as we are not at the show. I look forward to that in a big way. Hopefully I will make it next year. Tony doesn't really mind if we go or not, I am the one who is into the car show and the club. I love the 50's and this is what it's about. Talked to my son Anthony this morning, he is already there and getting ready for the big cruise night tonight. i am bummed. But thankful that I am out of the hospital. So now my next big hope is looking forward to visiting Sedona, AZ in Sept. This picture is taken at one of my favorite spots in the famous red rock country of Sedona. At least I have that to look forward to. Tony loves this trip so I am hoping my health holds and gets better so that we can go for a week.

THE QUEST TO HEAL DITTO IS ON

Recently, about 3 weeks ago, we found out that Ditto our little grey cat also has feline leukemia. Our vet started him on interferon on a bi-weekely basis. Lately, since I've been a little ill myself, I began to search the internet in a quest to know more about this decease and to find out if there is a way to beat this damned thing before it kills him. Right now the decease is latent, but it can become very deadly in a heartbeat. So now I am studying everything I can find and there is a lot of good stuff out there. I especially am encouraged by J. Truman who kept his cat Nicky alive for 15 years using a variety of holistic (herbal) and medical methods. One of them is the use of AZT 20 mg three times a day and 300,000 units of rh-INF every other day by injection. Plus a very interesting blood platlet separation and then refusion into the animal. I will need a feline speciality vet, one who is willing. I figure that we used animals to help those who are hiv positive, and those very methods and drugs have been known to help cats go into complete remission. I don't know what this is going to cost or if I can even afford it .. but damn it .. I am going to give it one hell of a try. I just cant let Ditto go without a fight. I failed Furgus, I am not going fail again.