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Sean Batt writes:
> G'Day All,
> 
> I have a very sick 2 year old, male, desexed Manx cat called Timothy.
> 
> The vets don't know more what to do other than investigative surgery.
> Needless to say, I am at a loss also :-(
> 
> While I've spent $700 on vet's bills so far, I'd be prepared to spend
> as much again and again to make Tim well.

  This is a difficult situation.  It is not really possible to know if
Tim would react positively to any surgery, but I do feel that if you
believe that explorative surgery would give him a chance, then you
ought to go for it. 
  I am a great believer of the effects the mind can have over disease
(I'm not talking mystical connection here, folks), and am inclined to
think that it would apply to a cat as well as a human, so to that
extend I wonder whether Tim himself is expecting to get well.  A lot
more love and attention may very well have more of an effect than
surgery would; but not only that, if you were to try for more positive
attitudes yourself (which is difficult, I know), then they might be
picked up on an unconscious level by your beloved pet and help to give
him the will to live.
  I would say that the right environment PLUS tentative explorative
surgery might provide the best basis of all.  It may be difficult to
know what the right environment is, but feelings of gloom and doom
might be less helpful than you would imagine.

  By the way, I'm a cat lover who is looking after 6 strays at
college, and who has gone through the deaths of many cats that I have
been attached to, so I know how you feel.

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