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Ideal_Rock
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So, you all know my story. My beautiful 16 year old kitty EQ had to be put to sleep on December 1st after fighting a long, hard battle that we believe was stomach cancer. It was the worst day of my life and I still think about it every day. EQ was my heart. And as much as I love my Peanut (male maine coon),I could not stand not having a female cat in the house after she passed, so we adopted Tinkerbell (aka Tinkie) from the Anti-Cruelty Society shortly after EQ's death, and she has been my shadow since day one. I love this cat.
3 weeks ago, we brought Tinkie in to our vet because she had been sneezing repeatedly. We thought maybe she had some sort of upper respiratory infection. They did a thorough exam and started her on some anti-biotics. I also mentioned that she seemed to have some bad breath and some lip-smacking tendencies, so they took a look at her mouth and discovered that she had a severely rotten tooth. This upset me, because we adopted her from a very good no-kill shelter that supposedly does a thorough health exam prior to adoption. I was ticked off that they didn't recognize her dental problems and alert us to them at the adoption. I would have adopted her regardless, but it would have been nice to know up front. We ended up spending over $1K last week to have her tooth extracted.
Tonight, the vet called us (the same one who put EQ to sleep 3.5 months ago) to tell us that the histopathology report showed that Tinkie had a malignant tumor in her mouth
At this point, they still don't know what type of cancer it is, and further testing would only cost more $$$ and not really provide any real answers, as they are saying no matter what type it is, there is no cure.
We talked about different types of treatment, including radiation and aggressive surgery to remove part of her jaw. We asked our vet point blank what she, as a cat owner, would do, and she suggested conservative treatment in the way of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory meds to hopefully slow the metastasis.
So...that is what we are going to do. But, damn. I just went through losing EQ 3.5 months ago. I am NOT prepared to lose another cat. They are talking a few months, maybe a year....
I am so upset right now. The only silver lining I can find (since I ALWAYS look for one) is that I KNOW Tinkie will spend her last days in peace, in a home where she is loved. We will do for her what we did for EQ. She is part of our family and I am so sad.
3 weeks ago, we brought Tinkie in to our vet because she had been sneezing repeatedly. We thought maybe she had some sort of upper respiratory infection. They did a thorough exam and started her on some anti-biotics. I also mentioned that she seemed to have some bad breath and some lip-smacking tendencies, so they took a look at her mouth and discovered that she had a severely rotten tooth. This upset me, because we adopted her from a very good no-kill shelter that supposedly does a thorough health exam prior to adoption. I was ticked off that they didn't recognize her dental problems and alert us to them at the adoption. I would have adopted her regardless, but it would have been nice to know up front. We ended up spending over $1K last week to have her tooth extracted.
Tonight, the vet called us (the same one who put EQ to sleep 3.5 months ago) to tell us that the histopathology report showed that Tinkie had a malignant tumor in her mouth
At this point, they still don't know what type of cancer it is, and further testing would only cost more $$$ and not really provide any real answers, as they are saying no matter what type it is, there is no cure. We talked about different types of treatment, including radiation and aggressive surgery to remove part of her jaw. We asked our vet point blank what she, as a cat owner, would do, and she suggested conservative treatment in the way of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory meds to hopefully slow the metastasis.
So...that is what we are going to do. But, damn. I just went through losing EQ 3.5 months ago. I am NOT prepared to lose another cat. They are talking a few months, maybe a year....
I am so upset right now. The only silver lining I can find (since I ALWAYS look for one) is that I KNOW Tinkie will spend her last days in peace, in a home where she is loved. We will do for her what we did for EQ. She is part of our family and I am so sad.
(((hugs))) Hang in there, it will get better! And Tinkie has the best life she could right now.
so I'm heartbroken that that's not going to be the case. 
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