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I took my cat to the vet because she was drinking huge amounts of water and lately her lower eyelashes were getting stuck to her eye. I expected that she may be having kidney issues or diabetes. She is nearly 13 & has never been sick. I knew there was a surgical procedure for her eye but couldn't understand why it was happening as that's usually something an animal is born with. She said it may be an infection in a tooth causing swelling & pushing up her lower lid. Fast forward...her vet calls and says the x-rays show a large boney growth. She could biopsy it but she's seen it so many times and coupled with the eye issue it is bone cancer. I will not be finding out about her kidneys, etc as she has been given approx 2 months to live. I went ahead and did the eye surgery even though as the tumor grows it will come back. I just want to make her a comfortable as possible. It's already pushing on her right sinus cavity. She snores really loud and sneezes. Her back end is also in pain. Could be related or arthritis. I decided to bring her home since she hates the vet....she's mean and they can't touch her without knocking her out. She was born feral & although I bottle fed her she still has the traits. It's almost impossible to medicate her. I asked if she would just die quietly in her sleep. The answer is no....she will suffer excruciating pain and no longer be able to eat due to the tumor in her jawbone. I have Val/Torn for pain...don't know how I can give it to her. She has a heating pad and when she stops being able to eat I will euthanize her. I will not put a 13 year old cat who hates meds and vets through chemo. She has had a good life and she's so stubborn it wouldn't shock me if she lasted much longer. She hasn't slowed down eating yet as she's pretty large. I expected a kidney or diabetes issue but never bone cancer. We adopted another cat a month ago as a companion for our bengal as he hates being alone. I just never anticipated things would play out this way. I knew she was I'll but had no idea she is dying.