Hi There,

Unfortunately injection-site fibrosarcoma isn't all that rare. It is an especially nasty cancer, though, and I am sorry about all you and your kitty are going through.

This is really a tough one. I was in a somewhat similar place with one of my cats last year. Different type of cancer, but she also had a large, open wound. I eventually had to make the difficult decision to let her go.

There isn't much you can do, but keeping the area as clean as possible is a good place to start. You can use peroxide on something soft to clean off the blood, and cleaning the area gently with surgical scrub daily would be a good idea. You might also want to get some type of topical antibacterial to put on the wound to try and keep the infection down. If there is a lot of dead tissue, your vet may be able to trim some of it off. This can be done without anesthesia, as the dead tissue has no feeling. A steroid shot may give some relief as well.

You have made the right decision to not have any further surgery done on your baby. These tumors grow so rapidly that it would be back in no time and it would be impossible to remove all of it anyway. Same thing with my kitty that had cancer. I just wanted her as comfortable as possible for as long as possible.

As long as a cat is eating well and seems happy, there is nothing wrong with letting them go on. But, unfortunately, eventually this tumor will prevent your kitty from enjoying life at all and you will be facing a decision. In the case of my kitty, the dying tissue was causing pain, and nothing was helping her. The infection became very, very, bad in a short period of time, the area doubled in size, and I chose to give her a peaceful end.

I will keep your baby in my thoughts and prayers.

Regards,
PHKitkat

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