Whatever you are most comfortable Katherine is the choice you should
make... I have NO idea how uncomfortable it would be for your guy to
remain alive throughout the process... I'm a bad judge of such things
as I am WAY over the top in my inability to watch an animal fail....
When my last little guy was failing I had to Willfully stop from putting
him down becuse _ I_ couldn't stand the pain of what was eventually
coming.... If he is able to live without apparent discomfort and life
does not appear a burden to him then by all means... go with
palliative...... I know too little about cancer treatment for cats to
advise in another other direction....
Bob
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My sweet, dear 14 yo FeLV boy Krammer was just diagnosed with
aggressive
nasal carcinoma. For the last 2 months, he has had a chronic
nosebleed. It
started out small around Christmas, and since then his symptoms have
included daily sneezing fits, bloody nasal discharge from one side of
his
nose, and the recent appearance of a small pink mass in one of
his nostrils which we thought was simply a polyp. We biopsied it last
week,
and the results were not good. His mitotic indexes were high, with
8-10 of
them being in the 10 fields.
Needless to say I'm devastated. It's hard to take, even when I've
spent the
last 3 years half expecting something terrible every time we go to the
vet.
:'( I'm talking to the vet later today for more information. My guess
is
we'll opt for palliative care rather than radiation or chemotherapy,
due to
his age, side effects, the rate of recurrence and my available
finances,
but if anyone has suggestions, I'm happy to hear them out.
Katherine
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