Hello all,

Unfortunately, I have been here before about our dog, Tess. Tess passed away in February of 2023 after complications with recently diagnosed Cushing's Disease.  A little over a year later and our cat, Charlotte, had a marble-sized lump on her thigh. It was removed two weeks ago.  She is doing very well, but it was diagnosed as a sarcoma. Although our vet got a fairly good margin, this type is likely to reoccur with 79 days (average).  So, we are likely looking at amputation - again.  Same leg as our dog, same diagnosis, and same age of onset. Rather freaky .

My question at this point is if others with cats have had a sarcoma diagnosis, and what your experience is/was?  How did your cat adapt to amputation?

Charlotte is a small cat - only 6.5 pounds.  She was a stray who wandered into our barn 5 years ago, pregnant, and fairly wild. She is now the sweetest, most affectionate cat.  We also have one of her sons - Tig, and our daughter has another of her kittens. I hate to think of going through another amputation with another pet, not to mention possibly losing her from the sarcoma at some point.