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Terminal Cancer & Euthanasia

Murphy

Our 8 year-old spayed female cat had a unilateral mastectomy this past October to remove a single cancerous growth and hopefully prevent reoccurance. Her cancer has not only come back, it has exploded with growths in her nodes, hips, back, shoulders, legs, chest--pretty much everywhere. Her appetite has diminished, but not ceased, and she still has a full range of movement and enjoys being petted. While we want to keep her with us as long as possible, above all, we don't want her to suffer. Are there any less-than-obvious signs we should be looking for to know it's time to let her go?

• Experienced Advisor Samantha Adams says:

  February 21st, 2008 at 11:19 PM

  you need to assess her quality of life, think about the things she likes to do and ask yourself if she can still do and enjoy them. if she is still bright and enjoying your company then that is good but if she has trouble moving or in pain then you made need to assess her situation. unfortunately this is the hardest thing you will have to do as an owner and no one can tell you when the right time as it needs to be your decision. try to encourage her to eat, heat her food or buy some really smelly food like sardines to try to encourage her to eat.

  sorry to hear about your difficult situation, and i hope my advice is of some use.

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