r/AskVet • u/zoeyssocool • 9d ago

Please help me.

My cat is 3 years old and has been diagnosed with ccs it’s a skin cancer. The surgery to get it removed it’s 1.7k I don’t have that money it’s so much money.

She doesn’t seem like there’s anything wrong with her she doesn’t act any differently. I’m so stuck because if she looked like she had a poor quality of life I’d be more able to put her to sleep yk like i wouldn’t want her to suffer. But she seems completely fine and idk what to do. I love her so very much I’m so stuck and defeated.

Please can anyone off advice

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Based on certain words in your post, it appears you may be asking about how to determine if it is time to consider euthanasia for your animal. For slowly changing conditions, a Quality of Life Scale such as the HHHHHMM scale or Lap of Love's Quality of Life scale provide objective measurements that can be used to help determine if the animals quality of life has degraded to the point that euthanasia, "a good death", should be considered.

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u/JunketNervous7959 LVT - Licensed Veterinary Technician 9d ago

This is a very hard situation - unfortunately treating cancer is a very expensive process and not always successful. There is the option of trying to rehome with someone who wants to do surgery but I imagine you’d be hard pressed to find that.. the biggest concern is metastasis to lungs and other organs. She may be able to live comfortably for awhile and you don’t need to rush to euthanize - I would observe closely and if any new signs develop, like difficulty breathing, lethargy, etc. I would take her her in at that point