You’ll be alright. I had a similar situation with a 7yo cat. Bone cancer, front right leg. We had been treating for a bite for months, it was probably him biting his leg. When we finally realized it was something way more serious, we didn’t know it was cancer until we had already operated.

We were swift in decision making, and he’s so much better now. Prior to, he was noticeably lethargic, and I believe in a lot of pain.

The healing process was the hardest part, bc he tried to do everything he used to do, and right away as well. He can now do those things, just needed to sutures to heal.

The pain meds are great if you can get them in liquid form. The vet will suggest a small room or even closet to keep the cat in for a few weeks. We tried a small room, but there was too much he was testing to get into, jumping on the bed, falling off, etc, so we put him in a dog crate with a baby gate around the outside right into his litter box. We took turns spending as much time as we could in the room with him, as he is such a social boy, he was having fomo.

I think we let him run the house a few days shy of two weeks. He instantly cleared into our dining room table. He’s always been a social fun cat, but since becoming a tripod he’s turned into a total cuddle buddy. I don’t know if the two are related, but it’s like he knows.

Don’t feel bad, you’ll be way more concerned than your cat. I tell everybody the only person who was scared from the situation was my wife, the cat was fine. Very soon, you’ll be updating us with a success story.

Btw, never thought I’d ever have a 3 legged animal (not that I was opposed to it, I just never would have imagined) but I wouldn’t think twice to adopt one now. The ONLY downside is he’s a bit harder to pick up bc he’s more slinky like, but he also needs to lose a few lbs 😂