Our old black cat Lucky had to be put down today. What we'd thought, and hoped, was only a tooth infection when we had him checked by the vet last week turned out to be squamous carcinoma and it was growing rapidly, as his weight plunged, dropping over a pound in a single week.

He couldn't eat without analgesics and even drinking was becoming painful. He was growing weaker by the day, and had begun to stumble when he walked. But he was always friendly and gentle, even in his pain.

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