I don't want to talk about what happened because I've written about it so much here... but on Friday it was discovered my kitty had a tumor in her liver. Yesterday we took her to a different vet because no one was answering about the results or to set up a biopsy at the other one... anyways, we took her to a VCA vet and they said she isn't looking good. She hasn't been eating or drinking and has been puking. The vet told us that a biopsy may not be the best thing because she most likely won't be able to survive with the anesthesia. They said that they could feel how big her mass is during the exam they did... so we decided to give her some fluids and anti-nausea medicine and to have her come home with us so that I could spend one final night with my baby, and she is to be put down at 5 PM today.
I need help... is this the right choice? She just jumped on the window to take in some sun, but it was only for a few minutes. She's now hiding under my bed again... am I doing the right thing? This was all so unexpected and we never would have guessed that her tumor was growing so fast. We did not even know she had one until Friday, even after taking her to two vets and after two panels of blood work and an x-ray and a mouth exam. The vet said her organs looked great and that he wished he had bloodwork like that. That was October 9th... I just don't understand how nothing was seen then, and how fast this horror has progressed.
Anyways, I desperately tried to contact the vet about the next steps and to set up a biopsy asap, but the whole thing was a mess... they hardly answer the phone and the receptionist was going on back and forth on who would speak with me (surgeon vs. Doctor). It was like pulling teeth to get the ultrasound results as I called the vet 60 times and emailed them over the weekend, and no response. We had so many tests done this past month and they didn't show anything aside from low platelets on October 9th, and after that visit where they gave her some injections, she perked up souch and started eating again. We took her to three vets total. There wasn't anything until that ultrasound on Friday. She hardly can look at me in the eyes... I don't want to cut her life short (she's only 5 and I've had 4 years with her), but I also don't want her to suffer...
Am I doing the right thing?
I just can't believe how fast this all has happened. This baby was never sick before aside from when I first adopted her. A URI and it was fixed with antibiotics. Now this damn tumor... how was it not detected before? I just don't get any of this. This all began with her not eating about 5 weeks ago. My little girl and I were supposed to have many years together. I feel so sad and broken in my heart. Not even two weeks ago she started eating again after some steroids and she perked up so much... she was doing her tricks for her treats and everything. Now it seems like so much of her spirit has already left her body. I just can't believe this. I am so distraught.
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