My 16 year old Cat (Snaggles) has a rare cancer....it is an injection site - fibrosarcoma (just off the left side of his anal area).



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I also want to mention that it isn't as rare as we are led to believe by our vets. I specifically questioned my cats being vaccinated at age 12 (they are 15 now) for anything due to their age and to avoid an injection site sarcoma I had been hearing buzz about on these boards. The vet said not to worry. It was rare and I had to at least get their rabies shots updated by law and the vet wouldn't see them if I didn't... Well, my other older cat (brother to the one with the brain tumor) had an injection site fibrosarcoma as a result of that vaccination. We have others on here that have had cats with injection site fibrosarcomas, as well. My cat had his injection site tumor removed (right rear leg amputation at the hip) in April 2 1/2 years ago. His was in his "thigh" and they took the leg to the hip joint. If the cancer comes back, I will likely make the very same decision you have -- to keep him comfortable and not put him thru any more surgeries.
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Tammy

Stanley and Pookey

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