very old looking stray female cat with ear skin cancer.how much is cost

[stumpius]

f/removal of ear if needed? already have cat;hense my emailaddress name;this old female showed up, probably dumped off on my street. have gone through images galore so pretty sure she has cancer. half of 1 ear has gap between halp, rest is black scabby and looks oh so painful. if and again if she can be saved bycutting ear off and i presume meds. what kind of cost am i looking at. know vet will chg. f.exam,rabies shot and she wont need fixing either because she is so old or already has been. been hanging around for 2 wks and i have felt sorry and fed her so now attached plus she wont leave and only move about outside only in a triangle area of about 60 square feet. dont want to get put down unless cost is extremely high. any advise or know of helpful charitable organizations so i can still keep her would be appreciated. live in palm bch cnty florida.

[old cat lady]

My Cameo had one ear flap partially removed when she was twenty. The bill for that in 2005 was $397. The growth returned a year later and did not seem to bother her as the first one did so we did not do more surgery. No biopsy was done - it was most likely a cancer as she had lived outdoors all her life.

I am so "into" helping older cats have a high quality of life. I do hope you can get it taken care of for her.