Many of you have asked for an update on our cat Phoebe. She was born with a very defective heart. Instead of being separated into chambers, basically Pheobe's heart is one big sack. Even her heart valves are defective. If she were a human being, in a prosperous country, she would be waiting for a heart transplant. Cats, however, can't have heart transplants. Our vet has said that we should enjoy every day we have with her, but that we should not expect her to live for more than nine months from now. She is on a few inexpensive medications to make her days comfortable. She's slowed down a bit and is showing the first signs of heart failure (an occasional cough), but otherwise acts like a normal cat, playing with Trout and enjoying long afternoon naps.
She is a daily reminder that we should not take life for granted, that we have no control over when our time to pass will come, that we need to celebrate each day as sacred and make the best of the time we have on this earth. The thoughts and prayers readers of this blog have sent our way are greatly appreciated. You, our readers, are people who grow, make, share, and are involved in making this world a better place. We our fortunate to be in communion with you, some in person, others in spirit.
As this blog is practical one, I have a question for you. Thankfully we did not have to make any hard financial decisions regarding her care. There's simply nothing that can be done. But veterinary expenses raise some real ethical (I'll leave those ethical questions for philosophers and theologians to parse out) and financial quandaries.? As to those financial questions, I'm curious to hear from blog readers about veterinary insurance. Do you think it's worthwhile? Have you used it to care for the pets in your own household?
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