u/SplatterholeQueen

Hi all,

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Firstly, he is currently being seen by two vets. We are waiting for calls/appointments so posting here is simply to gain more perspectives.

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He was diagnosed about a month and a half ago and the tumor has grown so fast. It's in his bottom left jaw and at the time of the xray and biopsy we could see it had already started infiltrating his jaw bone.

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We understand this is a terminal diagnosis. If he were a younger healthier cat (he has MANY comorbidities), we'd explore surgery and radiation, though we learned that this cancer is almost always a death sentence as the regrowth probability is extremely high. But none of that was an option due to his age, bad heart, hyperthyroidism and arthritis. Even if he somehow survived the surgery against all odds, I won't put him through the hellish recovery process.

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We've had him on gabapentin ever since diagnosis. A little over a week ago it became impossible to get the pills into him (we tried everything you can think of). We didn't want to leave him in pain so we took him to our vet and they gave him Zorbium. Zorbium totally messed him up for seven days straight. He wouldn't eat, sleep, use the litter box, or drink. He didn't start bouncing back until day eight (we were told this wasn't supposed to last beyond four days).

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As it currently stands, he won't eat solid food. He is drinking water. He's living off churu. Yesterday once we were confident the Zorbium was out of his system we put him back on the gabapentin (it was a miracle he actually took the pill). An hour or two later he was EXTREMELY wobbly and still seemed to be in pain. We're not sure if this is because we gave him gabapentin on an empty stomach after him not having any for a week.

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Ever since the zorbium, he hasn't slept for more than a few minutes at a time. The poor dude has to be absolutely exhausted but he can't seem to fall or stay asleep. We're thinking that might have also contributed to his wobbly behavior (sleep deprivation + no food + gabapentin back in his system after not having it for a week). Also, ever since taking the zorbium, he's been breathing much harder than usual. Not panting and he doesn't seem to be struggling to breath, but the breaths he's taken are noticeably heavy.

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My questions are: is there anything we can do or give him to help him sleep? And are there any other options for pain management? We know his time is close but we want to be sure we can't keep him comfortable and out of pain before giving him the final gift.

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Here's a breakdown of what he's been given for pain and ailments since diagnosis: gabapentin 50mg every 8 hours (made him woozy in the beginning but not THIS woozy), loxicom (was on it for about 5 days but the nausea was too much so we stopped), zorbium (horrible reaction), he had a steroid injection about a week ago (don't know the name), and a topical appetite stimulant Mirataz) applied daily.

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If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions on how to keep him out of pain, eating, and sleeping, it would be tremendously appreciated. More than anything this cat needs some solid uninterrupted sleep.

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