Missy Is Very Sick--advice Needed Options

[luvmypets]

My 15 year old cat, Missy, was diagnosed with a Mass the size of a Fist near her Intestines. This is a very large mass considering she’s only about 9 pounds. The cytology came back NO cancer cells, but the Vet seems to think it is cancerous. She had her annual checkup in July (cbc etc) and all tests came back normal, so this mass must have grown very quickly. The main reason we brought her back to the Vet was I noticed she was using the Litter box a lot more often than normal, so my fear was she was going into Kidney Failure – but the recent tests indicate her Kidney Function is normal.

I guess my main question is does anyone here have any experience with this type of Tumor? We’re considering surgery but are torn because we’re not sure if the Surgery will do more harm than good. We're afraid this Tumor will kill her if it continues to grow.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. She's so cute and we love her so much. A tiny little Tuxedo cat--still so happy and playful you'd never know there was anything wrong with her.

[luvmypets]

Thank you so much for your compassion and responses DannysMom, Moon Beam and LS Support.

We spoke to the Vet last night and he does not think surgery is a good option. He is almost positive it is Cancer (for various reasons) and he said even if she survives the Surgery, we could lose her a few days later because she is sick and the anesthesia and surgery could throw her whole system out of Balance. He said he’s seen this happen before. So, we decided to take his advice and not put her through it.

Instead, we’ll just keep her happy and comfortable until she starts to show symptoms and she’ll let us know she’s ready to go. I’m also looking into some Holistic medicine (?)— I’m probably just grasping at straws.

I’m beyond heartbroken over this—she’s been such a big part of our lives for so many years I can’t imagine life without her.

Thank you all again. I will keep you posted.