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We just had to say goodbye to our Chewy. He had been suffering from URI symptoms, turns out he had a large fast growing hemorrhagic tumor deep in his throat. Many vet appointments and tests and imaging did not detect it, until today. Our only option to save him unfortunately did not work. We agreed to undergo emergency exploratory surgery to try and remove the mass, as the vet was uncertain what type of mass it was, because without surgery he would have choked to death. We took a chance, because the vet said there was a chance that it could have been easily removed (I forget what type of tumor she said it could be), and because his overall health was great, he would have been able to recover very well. Unfortunately, the tumor was much bigger than she anticipated, and every attempt to remove it would have caused him to bleed to death. There was nothing she could do, we had no choice, and so we gave her permission to put him down. He presented with breathing issues less than a month ago, and now he is gone. Thankfully I decided to stay at the vets office instead of gallivanting around town until he was done. I was able to send him off and say "see you soon" right before he was sedated. He gave me a quick head butt and a few purrs, and was taken away. My husband also came in to see him off, before his surgery. I had called him to give him an update, that they had found a mass, and he wanted to be there also, before he was taken in.
The thing is, he was our last kitty. We just lost our eldest Toby last Monday to CKD, and our youngest Hank, two months ago tomorrow to CHF.
My world feels like it's ending. I don't know what to do anymore. I just.....don't know.
The thing is, he was our last kitty. We just lost our eldest Toby last Monday to CKD, and our youngest Hank, two months ago tomorrow to CHF.
My world feels like it's ending. I don't know what to do anymore. I just.....don't know.
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