Hello,
I hope I'm not breaking any rules or upsetting anybody by making this post, but I'm desperate and have nowhere to turn. My cat of 13 years is suffering terribly by a very large cancerous tumor in his mouth, underneath his tongue. After this diagnosis from my vet, he recommended to my mom that we put him to sleep, but she wouldn't do it and we brought him home. I have no way to take him to the vet myself. I can't drive and there isn't a vet anywhere near here that can make house calls, and even if there was my mother wouldn't allow it. He is having so much trouble eating and drinking, even though he's clearly very hungry and thirsty. He can't even close his mouth, and he's been bleeding from it ever since we took him home. My mom said we'll put him down when the time is right, or when he's unhappy, but I know there is no way he can be happy right now, and I don't want to wait until he's suffocating on that tumor or in horrible agony to finally let him have some peace.
I have one 1mg Xanax, a great deal of Morphine the vet sent us home with, some Vistaril and some Propranolol. I know in my heart that ending his suffering would be the right thing to do, but I am so terrified that I'll somehow botch it and he'll go into seizures or choke on his own vomit or die in some other horrible, miserable way. Or that it simply won't work at all. I am in tears as I write this. I just can't stand to see this sweet cat suffering anymore, but I don't know what to do. If I were to give him the medications I have, would he just go to sleep and not wake up? Or is there a real possibility that I would just cause him more suffering? Please help. My mom won't do the right thing for him, but I want to.
I hope I'm not breaking any rules or upsetting anybody by making this post, but I'm desperate and have nowhere to turn. My cat of 13 years is suffering terribly by a very large cancerous tumor in his mouth, underneath his tongue. After this diagnosis from my vet, he recommended to my mom that we put him to sleep, but she wouldn't do it and we brought him home. I have no way to take him to the vet myself. I can't drive and there isn't a vet anywhere near here that can make house calls, and even if there was my mother wouldn't allow it. He is having so much trouble eating and drinking, even though he's clearly very hungry and thirsty. He can't even close his mouth, and he's been bleeding from it ever since we took him home. My mom said we'll put him down when the time is right, or when he's unhappy, but I know there is no way he can be happy right now, and I don't want to wait until he's suffocating on that tumor or in horrible agony to finally let him have some peace.
I have one 1mg Xanax, a great deal of Morphine the vet sent us home with, some Vistaril and some Propranolol. I know in my heart that ending his suffering would be the right thing to do, but I am so terrified that I'll somehow botch it and he'll go into seizures or choke on his own vomit or die in some other horrible, miserable way. Or that it simply won't work at all. I am in tears as I write this. I just can't stand to see this sweet cat suffering anymore, but I don't know what to do. If I were to give him the medications I have, would he just go to sleep and not wake up? Or is there a real possibility that I would just cause him more suffering? Please help. My mom won't do the right thing for him, but I want to.