Hi all,

I've been a mess today after talking to the vet and (after needle aspiration and biopsy) confirmed my kitty of 13 years, Mocha, has cancer in his right front foreleg.  He seems to thinks Mocha is a good candidate for amputation as he's very healthy and the type of cancerous tumor is known to be 95% localized and most likely wouldn't come back elsewhere, unless of course it's already done so which they would do a chest x-ray prior to amputating.  My question is who else has an older cat that has a limb amputated and how did they do?  Mocha is not super active, just the occasional play and beating up his 6 yr old "sister" and laser light fun.  He is otherwise a normal, loving, sweet, social boy that chats a lot and loves his full body massages, even after his biopsy a few days ago. He's of course less active since the biopsy since he has stitches but still has a great appetite and demeanor.  I just feel so bad for him that he's in pain and limping and don't want to prolong his life for me if the consensus of amputating an older animal is not favorable.  I'm calling my vet again tomorrow to talk about procedure because today after hearing the inevitable news I couldn't think straight.  I'm also calling a couple of other recommended vet hospitals for quotes and such just because I live in a high income area but don't necessarily make that income, so I may have to take him a few miles away to save a couple hundred bucks if I choose to amputate.  If you have a kitty that has successfully survived an amputation at an advanced age I would appreciate feedback.  Thanks so much!  I will continue to read more of the site in the meantime.