u/YamiShroomish

My cat has angioscarcoma that is unfortunately not treatable. It has manifested as tumors in the soft tissue of her primordial pouch area. We've seen her primary vet, a veterinary oncologist, and a feline soft tissue surgeon to review options for her. There are not any, and per their recommendation we are providing palliative care for her. I am not looking for any cancer treatment recommendations or advice please. The goal at this point is to keep her happy and as pain free as we can for as long as we can. Once her quality of life is no longer suitable, we will seek humane euthanasia for her.

In my cat's case, the tumors are not in an area of the body where they will actually kill her and they are highly unlikely to metastiscize. The disease progression will be that the tumors grow in size and number and become cumbersome and irritating to her, causing the quality of life decline. At this time, she is doing well, but the tumors have started to cause more sagging than normal in the area.

I was wondering if it would be beneficial to use some kind of belly band or other supportive garnment that could wrap around the area so the tumors hang less, and maybe make moving around more comfortable for her. She is still doing all her normal activities, but if something like that could be an option, I would prefer to get her used to it before she strictly needs it.

I don't want to cause unnessary stress, so if this isn't an intervention that is typically beneficial, or even potentially harmful, for cats, I wouldn't want to do that to her.