At What Age Do You Stop Treatment?

Deciding how to respond when your older cat is diagnosed with 
a health problem.

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Your 14-year- old cat has a large, benign tumor in one of her toes that is causing her pain and interfering with her mobility. Do you schedule a surgery to excise the tumor? Forgo the surgery and let the tumor keep enlarging until she is in so much discomfort that you finally euthanize her? Or wait and see?

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