Thread:4solace/@comment-28482541-20180214030209

I had to take our beloved cat Simba for the second emergency vet visit this week this afternoon. We had thought he had a urinary tract infection. Today he was obviously in pain and the bleeding seemed worse, so I took him in again. They did an ultra sound and found a mass.

My daughter was with me when the vet came in to talk with us. He seemed to be very careful with his words and kept looking at her. He said there was a remote chance that it was clotting from the infection or a polyp. It could also be a tumor and he seemed to nod at me when he said it. Surgery could be an option,it would be expensive, and recovery really hard for a twenty year old cat. Plus, he said honestly, they would not know what they were facing until they had him open and if it has already spread, then it is already too late.

He looked at my daughter again and then suggested that we try antibiotics and anti-inflammatories for two weeks and bring him back for another ultra sound to see if it had shrunk, if so we could continue that treatment for 6 to 8 weeks. When my daughter leaned down and was not looking he laid a hand on my shoulder and shook his head no. If it had not shrunk we could be sure it was a tumor and have to make a very hard decision

So we brought him home with medication, but the vet was trying to tell me to take him home and enjoy him, prepare your daughter, and say goodbye. I am crying as I type this. My heart is breaking.

 