I had a beautiful Calico cat by the name of Champagne. Champagne was one of my outdoor cats. She was always an amiable and outgoing cat. She would follow me out to my garden. She would roll in the dirt while I planted my garden.
She and my dog Jitters were good friends and would go out hunting together. My goat Zachary would tag along with them. He would eat leftover corn in the field while they hunted for mice.
Champagne had many lovely kittens over the years. As a house cat, I took one of her tuxedo kittens into my house. I named him Sylvester. I had Sylvester for about one year. I let him outside briefly on one warm summer day. A wild animal came along and killed him. I missed him very much. I never let any indoor cats out after that happened.
I started to notice a growth in Champagne’s ear. I treated it with ear drops to no avail. The development kept getting more significant. She began to shake her head. When she would shake her head, blood would fly out of her ear.
I took her to my vet, who diagnosed her with ear cancer. He said she could live for another six months without pain. She seemed to get along reasonably well for at least five months. More and more blood would come out of her ear.
I did not want to see her suffer, so I had her put down. It is hard to watch a dear pet go downhill. She is now in heaven with all my other cats who have passed on. They have all crossed the rainbow pet bridge and entered pet heaven.
I hope none of your cats ever get ear cancer.
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