Re: Sick Baby Girl

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:44:35 -0600, "wingsink"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>My cat is 11 years old and very muched love. Recently, over the last month she has 
>lost a lot of weight and spends much of her tim sleeping. A trip to or Vet and an 
>X-ray proved that she had a large growth that could not be operated on.
>We don't think she is in pain, but are not sure. 
>We know the time will come when it will be nessiary to put her down, but we are not 
>sure if she will be able to tell us or, if we will know when that time has come. Can 
>you help? 

Cats have a great ability to hide pain, so in this you need to be
guided by your vet. Do not be afraid to ask for a second opinion on
the matter.

It would be good to get a second opinion on the operability of the
growth as well. I've seen cats that one vet has written off live to
see 10 more years of happy life after another vet agreed to try and
operate. Look at it this way - no op may mean you have to put her to
sleep in a few months, a 20% chance of the operation working may still
be worth betting on.

-- 
Bob.

Cats know what we feel. They don't always care, but they know.