I need advice on if I should put my cat down
So my mom is considering putting our cat down either tomorrow or Wednesday, but she won't do it unless I agree and I'm really conflicted. My cat is fifteen years old and has a "growth" of some sort on her back hip area that's always leaking blood.
We took her to the vet I think a little less than a year ago and they said it wasn't cancerous, and she'd already had it for a while at that point. I think the bleeding's gotten worse but I'm not sure as I don't spend a whole lot of time with her because I have extremely bad allergies. She had some problems with her uterus over a decade ago, and she was really nasty until they did some surgery and got rid of some stuff in there (not sure what, I was a child and my mom doesn't really remember).
She's been really sweet the past few years, she's affectionate but not too cuddly, she purrs a lot. Other than the blood oozing, she doesn't have any problems. She hasn't lost or gained weight, no trouble eating/drinking or using her litterbox. 176
She doesn't even really seem to be bothered/in pain by the growth.
We've had to confine her to her kitty room (a second bathroom that her stuff is in) a lot more recently because the blood keeps getting everywhere... so I guess it is getting worse? My mom sprays it with something the vet recommended every/almost every day. We don't think it's helping and the cat hates it.
We don't have the money to pay for surgery to remove it/expensive medical care, and more often than not we just don't have the time. This cat has been with me almost my entire life, but this "growth"/"tumor" or whatever just doesn't stop bleeding. On the other hand, she's old and it's not really bothering her or affecting her day to day life other than only being let out at night now. I just really don't know what to do.
(I do have pictures but I'm not sure how to post them.) 664