My cat has jaw bone cancer. How can I make her more comfortable?

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Hello We took our cat to the vet when there on and off swelling of her lower jaw. They did x-ray and told us she might have osteomyelitis, bone cancer. We know that there is no cure she is on medication to slow the disease. I wanted to get your opinion on some of the things that we can do to make her life easier or somethings that would help her condition. Thank you. Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 4 years and 10 months old | 5.95248 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

I'm sorry about Angel. Pain medication may be able to help her if it appears she is in pain. I'd recommend wet food to feed her, that way she doesn't have to move her jaw as much to chew. Keep track of her good days and bad days on a calendar. Mark each day as either good or bad. When the bad days start to outnumber the good days, then it's time to let her go. I hope this helps.

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