I think I would try 1. seeking advice from a cat trainer/behaviorist, 2. continuing to seek out more rescues - try some of the smaller rescues, 3. finding a suitable home with someone who has more space that can be "his." I would do all of those things far before I would consider euthanizing...
I think you are going to need to get something along the lines of frontline or revolution. I think it is going to be extremely difficult for you to break the reproduction cycle of fleas with bathing/flea collars and vacuuming/changing bedding. You might want to consider saving some money and...
My 13 year old cat died from CKD. He exhibited the same behavior at the end - only drinking water and he wouldn't touch food. I lost him a few months ago. Honestly, I think if I had it to do over again I might have had him euthanized. I happened to be home when he died and it was very difficult...
I will try to take a picture tomorrow. The lighting right now in my apartment is not good. It is very small, the size of a small tick. The spot is flesh colored and hairless. With palpation it is firm and raised but the appearance is very even and not irregularly shaped.
My vet only did a fine needle aspiration to determine that it is a mast cell tumor. We are -at this moment- planning to do a biopsy and remove the entire tumor. Once the pathologist examines it we should know a little bit more. However, my vet was suggesting with mast cell tumors the rating...
Thanks for replying! So my vet actually consulted with an oncologist. The oncologist was the one who made the recommendation to amputate most of the ear. However, I have been reading about these tumors and most of my readings indicate they are typically benign in cats. I am all for removing it -...
Hello I'm new to the site! I have a 3 year old mixed medium hair brown tabby. My cat has been diagnosed with a mast cell tumor on his ear - about the size of a small tick. The vet is now recommending amputation of his ear. I was a little bit shocked by that and apprehensive about such drastic...