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The news is all bad, but SIL did her best. She didn't wait for the vacationing oncologist, but found another 90 miles away. Her husband took the day off work and drove them over the mountains and through the woods to a very knowledgeable and compassionate veterinary oncologist. She looked over the bloodwork and x-rays, did a sonogram, and declared that it is for sure cancer and it's in the spleen, which is enormous. Willow has been bleeding internally and is very anemic, so to even consider surgery she would need a transfusion. At that point they would be in the $1,000 range and then they would have to do the surgery and after that would be radiation. She gave another medication that is supposed to help keep the spleen from rupturing and said to continue the pain meds and steroids, along with something else she considered a better appetite stimulant. Her advice is to keep Willow comfortable and as she continues to bleed and become more anemic, she'll just go to sleep and not wake up.
Not my cat, but I have a picture of the day she came home, her first catnip, wearing a hat, etc.
I'm very sorry for the bad news. I probably would have opted to let her go at that time. I see no point in making a cat suffer needlessly just for a few more days of life. I'm sure they must be devastated, (and you, too) but why put her through any more?
Too soon is always better than too late.
I know it's not your decision. Just speaking in general.
I can't look at the picture without seeing my own little black cat. I couldn't bear to let her suffer at all if there was no chance of a positive outcome..
Last edited by catsmom21; 08-28-2018 at 04:35 AM..
I think they came home in shock. SIL didn't speak the whole way and can go to her local vet if that's what she decides. Just last year she made the decision twice, with her two lhasa apsos, aged 17 and 18. She was traumatized yesterday.
I think they came home in shock. SIL didn't speak the whole way and can go to her local vet if that's what she decides. Just last year she made the decision twice, with her two lhasa apsos, aged 17 and 18. She was traumatized yesterday.
I can imagine. Yes, losing pets is just so hard. Awful pain. They look to us not only for their loving happy lives we give them, but to prevent or end their suffering. Because we can. x
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