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Hi,
My 12 yo kitty girl was recently diagnosed with an intestinal mass tumor and another forming. Over the past 2 months, she’s declined quickly.
I had an oncologist appt yesterday, but instead decided at this age and point, I didn’t want to take that route and put her through aggressive treatment or surgery, as it may be too much for her. Especially chemo, that’s what changed my mind.
I watched my mother in law deteriorate from it with her cancer only to die anyway, very sad :-(
What I’m dealing with now, is when do I know it’s time to say goodbye? She has Moments when I feel ok this is it, but then she still tries to eat, still uses litter, and looks for attention at certain moments. The biggest issue now is she isn’t pooping. Not sure if it’s because of the pain from muscle loss and trying to push, or if the tumor is now blocking her from going, but that is concerning me. We were at the vet Monday and he said he didn’t feel that she was constipated or backed up, but she still needs to go. We go again tomorrow, as she’s due for SQ fluids and a second dose of her steroid, so I’ll ask him again what can we do to get her to go. I believe that’s what has her so down, but if there’s no way to get her to go, I may have to think about saying goodbye, as I don’t want her to keep suffering. This is by far the hardest thing to ever have to watch or deal with. I tried ordering NHV supplements as I heard they work good at providing a good QOL, but because she barely eats, I can’t get them down in her. Anyone ever experience this, or have any advice on how to move forward with her current condition?
My 12 yo kitty girl was recently diagnosed with an intestinal mass tumor and another forming. Over the past 2 months, she’s declined quickly.
I had an oncologist appt yesterday, but instead decided at this age and point, I didn’t want to take that route and put her through aggressive treatment or surgery, as it may be too much for her. Especially chemo, that’s what changed my mind.
I watched my mother in law deteriorate from it with her cancer only to die anyway, very sad :-(
What I’m dealing with now, is when do I know it’s time to say goodbye? She has Moments when I feel ok this is it, but then she still tries to eat, still uses litter, and looks for attention at certain moments. The biggest issue now is she isn’t pooping. Not sure if it’s because of the pain from muscle loss and trying to push, or if the tumor is now blocking her from going, but that is concerning me. We were at the vet Monday and he said he didn’t feel that she was constipated or backed up, but she still needs to go. We go again tomorrow, as she’s due for SQ fluids and a second dose of her steroid, so I’ll ask him again what can we do to get her to go. I believe that’s what has her so down, but if there’s no way to get her to go, I may have to think about saying goodbye, as I don’t want her to keep suffering. This is by far the hardest thing to ever have to watch or deal with. I tried ordering NHV supplements as I heard they work good at providing a good QOL, but because she barely eats, I can’t get them down in her. Anyone ever experience this, or have any advice on how to move forward with her current condition?