On January 7, I found a lump on my 14-yr old cat, Kirby - on his ribcage. He seemed fine.
I went to get it diagnosed and the vet said she didn't think it was cancer but his x-ray showed a nodule the size of a ping pong ball in his lung which she was fairly certain was cancer. They didn't have much in the way of treatment options other than to give him a month to live if we gave him Prednisone.
He has been going downhill - barely eating. The vet has since said that the lump on his ribcage is also cancer. The lump on his ribcage has grown noticeably over the last 2 weeks.
I was a basket case at first. It all came along so suddenly. I am trying some homeopathic and holistic treatments but it's not looking good.
I'm looking for a way to prepare for the time when I have to say goodbye to him. I pray that I won't have to put him to sleep, but I fear that I will.
I went online looking for Pet Grief sites and found one but since my pet hasn't passed, I didn't know if it was ok to post. I read about pet cancer forums so I thought I'd try here.
Is there a place I can go and post in order to help prepare for the day I have to say goodbye?
Thank you.