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Only if the vet could guarantee this would be good for their quality of life. If it was an easy recovery, my cat had another ten years to live and if I could easily afford it, I probably would. But I sure wouldn't put him/her through agony and prolong the inevitable for my own selfish reasons. Just depends!
If I could afford it, and it would improve and extend the cat's quality of life, yes, but it would also depend on the circumstances.
In the case of this 10 year old red boy, joint damage and chronic pain from (successful) chemo-therapy, I surely would. That is, as I said, if I could raise the money.
The guy who did this is a very wealthy man and it could be argued this procedure may eventually prove beneficial to the research for more procedures on other animals.. But to me this makes this cat a lab cat and I just would have a hard time putting my beloved pet thru something so experimental.
The cats owner opted for treatment at the outset, therefore the surgery was necessary.
Irrespective of money for me it would depend on the long term prognosis and quality of the cats life. Reading the article the chemotherapy etc has put the disease in remission with the additional unwanted problems with the cats knee.
My concerns would be the next stage of disease and treatment. How long do you put off the inevitable.
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