I am up late reading everyone’s kind comments and preparing for our oncology follow-up and surgery consult tomorrow. There have been family members praying and well wishes from so many of you. I can see that Samba is being moved to send us a message, and that message is that she still wants to live! She is returning to some of her charming old ways that I have not seen her do for a long time. She is telling me that she is the same old Samba as always, and to fight for her because she loves life with us. For instance, she has been sitting on my husband’s shoes and even “wearing them”, even though his flip flops are about the size of her whole body! She also played vigorously with a toy for a few minutes yesterday on the stairway. She is stopping for lots of pets, and purring very much. She sat with me on the couch for a whole movie tonight. And she has not been starting -quite- as many fights with her pesky kitten roommate (it would be going to far to say “friend”). I am thankful to remember the things about Samba that make her unique, that she is doing her very best to show me in this time of uncertainty and difficulty. Here is me holding her about 7 years ago, and here she is this week resting on my study desk. This towel makes the hard desk softer for her senior self! Finally, a baby picture!
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Hi everyone! My name is Grace and I live in Texas. My 11 year old cat, Samba, has been diagnosed with injection site sarcoma of the left scapular area. She had surgery to remove it, but the margins were narrow. We have seen one oncologist who recommended amputation. We go to see her partner next week along with a surgeon to discuss our options. I have been torn on whether to put her through the amputation but am gaining courage. One question remains about whether to do postoperative radiation. I hope to hear from anyone who has a had a cat with injection site sarcoma, and how you decided which treatments to undergo. Nice to meet you all!