theCHIBIkitten
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I took my 5 1/2 year old female to the vet on Tuesday after she displayed some worrying symptoms (matting around eye, pulling at whiskers constantly).
I was initially worried about malo, but the vet was able to do an xray, and while her teeth are fine, he found a mass behind her eye that is most likely a tumor (with a slight chance that it's an abcess).
He also pointed out the protuberance of the eye, which I hadn't noticed. Two days after the vet visit (and with the fur around the eye matted more), I can definitely see that the eye is sitting higher and more outward than the other one.
The vet decided to initially treat it as an abcess, so she's currently on Prednisone and ChlorPalm, as well as gel artificial tears to lubricate her eye as the lid can't close all of the way.
She's ok right now, eating, drinking, playing, and pooping, but I'm not sure what to do. The vet said that he could operate, remove the eye, and see what's behind it, but I'm not sure if it's worth putting her through all of the stress.
The other option (and most probable one) is having her PTS, which kills me to even think about. She doesn't seem to be in any pain right now (she's her sassy self), but one thing that I've heard is that it's better to put them to sleep a moment too early than a moment too late.
I've pretty much been crying for the last couple of days. She's my best friend and I want as much time as I can have with her, but I don't want to put her through any pain.
Advice/experience? Are there any other possible health issues that this could be?
I was initially worried about malo, but the vet was able to do an xray, and while her teeth are fine, he found a mass behind her eye that is most likely a tumor (with a slight chance that it's an abcess).
He also pointed out the protuberance of the eye, which I hadn't noticed. Two days after the vet visit (and with the fur around the eye matted more), I can definitely see that the eye is sitting higher and more outward than the other one.
The vet decided to initially treat it as an abcess, so she's currently on Prednisone and ChlorPalm, as well as gel artificial tears to lubricate her eye as the lid can't close all of the way.
She's ok right now, eating, drinking, playing, and pooping, but I'm not sure what to do. The vet said that he could operate, remove the eye, and see what's behind it, but I'm not sure if it's worth putting her through all of the stress.
The other option (and most probable one) is having her PTS, which kills me to even think about. She doesn't seem to be in any pain right now (she's her sassy self), but one thing that I've heard is that it's better to put them to sleep a moment too early than a moment too late.
I've pretty much been crying for the last couple of days. She's my best friend and I want as much time as I can have with her, but I don't want to put her through any pain.
Advice/experience? Are there any other possible health issues that this could be?