I have a cat. He's almost 8 years old now but he is still like my baby :p
I know that having a pet is not really frugal but I grew up with pets and it would be hard to live without one.
I found out in January that my cat has a fibrosarcoma, which is a malignant tumor. The vet took it off a few months ago but it's starting to grow back now. It is the kind of things that almost always grow back (95% chance). It will evolve and then my cat will probably have problems walking and eating... and die.
I thought about taking the tumor off again, to give him a few more months, but it would make him suffer again, plus he is terribly afraid of the vet. It is really a hard decision to make. Do I let him live with it till the end (and let him have the best time) or do I make him go through surgery again (at a cost of $500)?
I think the first option is the most reasonnable... but it's hard.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Having a pet
Posted by Frugaleconome at 10:52 a.m.
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Frugale, I'm really sorry about your cat :-( Isn't it sad that there are so many cancer cases in our pets?
I lost my Lab to cancer too... He had a major operation to remove a tumor on his hind leg and 6 months of chemo. 2 weeks after his last treatment, I found 2 new tumors... I decided to let nature take it's course (as 1 tumor was inoperable) and he lived 5 months longer than the vet had predicted!
It's a very hard decision... I wish you luck! (I probably spent close to $8,000 or so on him during his last year, but I'd do it all over again if I could have him with me again.... sometimes it's not just the money)
exactly, all I want is for him to leave well and I'm not sure that another surgery is the best way...
oh i'm so sorry that you have to make this decision....but I think it's the right one!!
I've lost a couple pets so I feel your heartbreak
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