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Y'all, I know I don't come here very often, so some of you might not recognize me. But here I am now.
I'm scared. My cat, Darlin, whom I have had since a baby kitty, is 13 years old, and I'm afraid she's really sick. She doesn't appear to be ill at all. She acts fine. Looks healthy otherwise; has a nice coat & eats normal & all that. BUT...She has some serious mole-looking lesions in her ear. She had a huge mole on her left shoulder that was there for about a year, then it 'burst' or something & is now just a scab. She has been losing weight recently, and I fear she has cancer, & she's going to the vet on Nov. 16th.
I don't have pet insurance, and I know I cannot afford the treatment for her, if it is, in fact, cancer. So I'm fighting with should I put her to sleep, or let nature take its course. I don't want to cut her life short because she might get sicker. I had a cat once that had feline leukemia & I had to have him put to sleep & it nearly killed me. But he was really seriously ill; he couldn't eat or drink, he had so many lesions in his mouth & throat - I know I did the right thing by having him put to sleep. That was almost 20 years ago.
I have a dog, too. Trixee is 6 years old, and although she & Darlin aren't the best of friends, Trixee seems to think that Darlin is 'her cat' - which is really very sweet. She's very protective of 'her cat' but still acts like a dog sometimes (chases her through the house wanting to play, etc.) - but they never fight. I'm afraid what Darlin's illness will do to Trixee, too.
Any advice will be appreciated - and really, I just wanted to vent. Thanks y'all.
I'm scared. My cat, Darlin, whom I have had since a baby kitty, is 13 years old, and I'm afraid she's really sick. She doesn't appear to be ill at all. She acts fine. Looks healthy otherwise; has a nice coat & eats normal & all that. BUT...She has some serious mole-looking lesions in her ear. She had a huge mole on her left shoulder that was there for about a year, then it 'burst' or something & is now just a scab. She has been losing weight recently, and I fear she has cancer, & she's going to the vet on Nov. 16th.
I don't have pet insurance, and I know I cannot afford the treatment for her, if it is, in fact, cancer. So I'm fighting with should I put her to sleep, or let nature take its course. I don't want to cut her life short because she might get sicker. I had a cat once that had feline leukemia & I had to have him put to sleep & it nearly killed me. But he was really seriously ill; he couldn't eat or drink, he had so many lesions in his mouth & throat - I know I did the right thing by having him put to sleep. That was almost 20 years ago.
I have a dog, too. Trixee is 6 years old, and although she & Darlin aren't the best of friends, Trixee seems to think that Darlin is 'her cat' - which is really very sweet. She's very protective of 'her cat' but still acts like a dog sometimes (chases her through the house wanting to play, etc.) - but they never fight. I'm afraid what Darlin's illness will do to Trixee, too.
Any advice will be appreciated - and really, I just wanted to vent. Thanks y'all.