My sweet baby girl Olive is considered senior at 7 years old. I rescued her at 5 & she was spayed late in life due to her living conditions before the shelter. She was diagnosed with mammary tumors about four months ago. She was on antibiotics at first and then anti-inflammatory meds daily since. Her activity and mood are still high. But she has recently begun bleeding a bit more actively from these tumors. The vet says it’s not worth putting her through surgery due to age and QOL so just keeping her comfy.
The fact I was even able to return home with her the day we discovered the tumors and had her emergency visit, I felt so lucky. I am very thankful I’ve gotten even more time with her. However I can’t imagine she’s comfortable. She’s enjoying her husbun, eating, drinking, using the litterbox, and being her spunky self. Sleeping lots, and now that her bleeding is escalating I can’t tell if it’s time to call the vet again and have this discussion. I’m horrified at the thought of cutting her life short, but I’m nervous that she’s hurting. My buck will have been through this heartbreak twice once she’s gone, and that is crushing me as well. 😔
by LittleNightmare86