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Anya is about 9 ish - not sure of age as she is a rescue. She stopped eating and started losing weight. To make a long story short, we just got the diagnosis after an xray, bloodwork and a sonogram that it is kidney cancer. They are not sure if lymphoma, or carcinoma. Dr says if carcinoma, a nephrectomy will take care of it and she will have some years of quality left. Problem is they dont know until opening her up which it is. The doctor seems to think she has a very good chance.
Aside from the money, I want to do all I can for her but tyring to decide if this is the right thing. Have lost other cats to other kinds of cancer and other illnesses so I'm not a novice, however one cat went in for a minor surgery for a lesion on her side, and it ended up being an aggessive tumor. She came out with an 8 inch incision and was so sick that we had to put her to sleep 3 days later, before we even got the biopsy report. I just don't want that to happen again.
I have my husband and family's support either way, but they are saying to go with the surgery. I don't want my previous experiences to color my decision. Anyone have any experience or words of wisdom for me? I kow nothing is guaranteed, but need some outside perspective.
Aside from the money, I want to do all I can for her but tyring to decide if this is the right thing. Have lost other cats to other kinds of cancer and other illnesses so I'm not a novice, however one cat went in for a minor surgery for a lesion on her side, and it ended up being an aggessive tumor. She came out with an 8 inch incision and was so sick that we had to put her to sleep 3 days later, before we even got the biopsy report. I just don't want that to happen again.
I have my husband and family's support either way, but they are saying to go with the surgery. I don't want my previous experiences to color my decision. Anyone have any experience or words of wisdom for me? I kow nothing is guaranteed, but need some outside perspective.