Adenocarcinoma in ear...

Long story short we just found out today that my 13 year old siamese has a tumor in his ear. They are suspicious it is malignant and are sending me to a surgeon on Friday for a consult. I've been doing research and noting that for this cancer they always recommend very aggressive treatment, such as a total ear canal ablation. He has been wearing a cone for the last month wile we were doing tests because the tumor is so sensitive that when he touches it it bleeds. I can tell it is causing him a lot of pain... But I have a baby on the way and after all the testing and meds I can barely afford the $150 consult. I have been putting everything on a CareCredit card, so thats not an option... I know I need to wait for the surgeon but I also know I just won't have the money... I can't just let him stay like this... I don't know what to do...

Basically I'm asking what you would do if your most beloved cat needs a 3,000 surgery and you didn't have the money, but he also couldn't really live without a cone or he would shred his ear... He is a little lethargic, but still has some energy and eats just fine. He even plays sometimes. But I can tell he is miserable in the cone... I can't even give him a break from it to clean himself, because he goes right for his ear. 

Many people start up a GoFundMe account in hopes that other animal lovers will help them.  sometimes that works.

Here is an article for help with Vet bills when you can't really afford it:  http://www.thecatsite.com/a/no-money-for-vet-care-how-to-find-help-and-save-your-cats-life

Hopefully you will be able to find the resources one way or the other to help your furbaby with this problem.  If that's him in your Avator, he's gorgeous, BTW

Thank you so much for the info. We saw the surgeon today and do in-fact need the $3,000 surgery to basically have his ear removed. I started a gofundme and will check out the other resources you posted. And yes, that's him Thank you.

I'm sorry it's as bad as you suspected, but at least you know what you're dealing with now.  

Keep us posted on how things progress.