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A Real "CAT" Scan submitted by
Diana
In December of 2005 when I was first diagnosed with breast cancer, my cat Ozzie knew right away that something wasn’t quite right with me. Days before my mastectomy, he would carefully lay on my abdomen, and gently place his paw on the lump in my breast and just gaze at me with his beautiful eyes as if he was trying to tell me everything would be okay. He continued to always be at my side after surgery and through months of chemo. I always would have a pillow on my chest because this is where Ozzie always like to stay close to me. Two years later, Ozzie was being super clingy to me, and looking into my eyes as if he were trying to tell me something. As it turned out, I was scheduled for a PET scan, and it was discovered that my breast cancer had returned, now in my liver and lungs. I feel that Ozzie knew this before I did. So I started chemo again and two months into it, the doctor ordered a CT scan. The night before I was to see the doctor for my results, Ozzie jumped up in the bed and was jumping over me from side to side and nudged up against my lower back where I felt a pain that I had not felt before. When I saw the doctor the next day, I was told that the CT scan showed a lesion in my pelvic area. Again, Ozzie seems to have some sort of sense about all this. My doctor teases me all the time now with all the tests that I continue to receive; she always asks "what does Ozzie say?" Ozzie is truly a gift from God. As is my other precious cat, Shellie, who also is always there with me giving me great comfort and peace. I’m a survivor and thank you Purina for your contributions to breast cancer awareness. |
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| Cats have very special dietary needs. They require the addition of the amino acid taurine in their diet, while dogs do not. A taurine deficiency can result in blindness and contribute to heart disease (cardiomyopathy). Fortunately most commercially available cat foods are formulated with taurine. |
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