Fred Is Scheduled To Die Tomorrow At 11:40 A.m. Options

[jasonsmom]

Well, I already have a topic in the pet sickness forum, where I described Fred, my tabby cat, who had a fibrosracoma removed lfrom his backast October. He recovered from that, then he lost his buddy Jason, last January (kidney failure). Fred did well for several months, we adopted a cat from the humane society and they were becoming fast friends. Then, about a month ago, Fred stopped playing and started sleeping a lot. I thought it was old age/arthritis etc. I took him to the vet. They did the whole blood workup thing, and it turned out he had mild kidney disease, but nothing significant. He has been slowing down a lot more recently. I thought it was arthritis, and so I made an appt. with the vet today to get pain meds or something for that. The vet said that he was breathing with his abdomen and not his chest. They did x-rays. It turns out the cancer has spread to his lungs Big Time, and he has fluid in his abdomen, they are not sure what. So. Tomorrow at 11:40, he goes to be with his friend Jason who died on January 22, almost 6 months to the day. I guess I shouldn't complain, he got an extra 6-9 months of life due to the surgery he had last October, BUT he is still eating, looking out the window and seeking attention. I asked the vet what would happen if we did nothing, and she said the fact that we noticed the cat was "off" means he is probably pretty sick, because they hide it until they are very ill. He will probably suffocate eventually if we do nothing. So, we are saying goodbye tomorrow, and Fred is joining Jason, I hope, wherever. I will really miss him, he was my buddy and we had so many daily routines together. Even my husband cried, he really bonded with Fred after Jason died. Fred was a very gentle soul, always happy, and always there when you wanted him around.

Lesson - re: Fibrosarcomas - if you have a cat with a lump - GET IT CHECKED TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jasonsmom]

Thanks you guys, before I went to the vet, I promised the cat and my husband, that he would be coming home that night, otherwise it would have been an on the spot decision like the last cat.

I am still considering putting it off for a few days...........