"Phil P." wrote:


"Brian" wrote in message
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"Phil P." wrote:


"Brian" wrote in message
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My cat has sugar diabetics, a Kidney problem, and cancer on his ear.

The vet treated him for his kidney problem but did not think it was
worth while treating him for diabetics as this is not his only
problem.
He has been operated on twice for cancer on his ear but it has
appeared on his ear again after the second operation.

The cat is 17 years 14 weeks old.

The cat sits outside to enjoy the sunshine and likes sitting on
someone's knee but spends most of the time in a certain location in
the kitchen. He is still drinking (a lot) and eating but is loosing
weight.

Should I continue to let the cat live what life he has left and wait
until his health is worst before considering putting him down?

I think you can probably help him live a lot longer and improve his
quality
of life significantly by treating his diabetes. He should stop losing
weight as soon as you start treating the diabetes. Its not that
difficult
or expensive or stressful for your cat or you. You can get a lot of help
and
info at http://felinediabetes.com and

Is the cancer a squamous cell carcinoma on the ear flap? Is your cat
white
or light-colored or does he have very little hair on his ears? If the
answer
is yes to these questions the SCC might be solar-induced. If the SCC
reappeared after surgery, its possible your vet didn't remove all of it
and
didn't send the tissue he removed to a lab for histologic evaluation of
the
surgical margins. He probably didn't think that was worth while either.

As far as his kidney problem: cats with CRF can live for years after
diagnosis with proper care. My cat with CRF died 6 weeks before her 25th
birthday. She was diagnosed with CRF when she was 14. You can find a lot
of
help and support at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Feline-CRF-Support/

But the first thing you should do is find a different vet.

Keep the faith,

Phil

Thanks Phil for your help.
He has some hair on his ears and is a mixture of white and other
colours.
He has been operated for ear cancer twice last year but it quickly
grows back. Each time the vet has said that she tried to remove all of
the cancer.

Due to the invasiveness of this type of cancer, its impossible for her to
see with the naked eye if she removed all of it. With this particular type
of cancer its imperative to send the removed tissue to a pathology lab where
the margins can be microscopically examined for cancer cells. If cancer
cells are found in the margins all the cancer wasn't removed and another
surgery must be performed or the cancer will return. If the margins are
clean, the cancer shouldn't grow back. This type of cancer is locally
invasive but very slow to metastasize (spread). Complete removal is usually
curative.


She also said that as the cat had white parts then it's
common for cancer to occur and the cat should avoid the sun.

There's some information about Solar Induced Squamous Cell Carcinoma on my
site:

http://maxshouse.com/Solar-Induced_S...ma_in_Cats.htm


He has had treatment twice for his kidney problem as he needs a
monthly injection. I think the vet has given up on the cat now he has
three things wrong with him and won't treat him for the diabetics.

Is the cat likely to be suffering much with his current condition?
He seems to have lost a lot of weight and lacks in energy.
I've changed from dry food to wet food with a bit of dry food he likes
this a lot and it has less sugar.
I've also tried giving him colloidal silver water which he seems to
accept.

Regards Brian

You should see a dramatic improvement in all areas once you bring his
diabetes under control. If your vet doesn't support treating your cat, dump
him. Your first loyalty is to your cat - not a mediocre vet.

Good luck,

Phil


Thanks Phil for the information.
When the cat first had cancer on his ear his ear started to bleed as
he was scratching at it. He was wearing a cone shaped collar to
prevent him from scratching his ear while the stitches were in after
his first cancer operation. about 2 weeks later after the stitches
were removed his ear started to bleed again as the cancer had come
back and he was scratching at his ear. At the moment he is not fully
washing himself so there is no scratching at his ear but if he got
better then he is likely to scratch his ear and cause it to bleed
again.
I'm disappointed that after two expensive operations to treat his ear
cancer that I have not achieved anything as his cancer is back again
and growing on his ear. The vet did what she could to remove all the
cancer growth by cutting some of his ear.
I understand that the cancer will kill him in the end if old age
doesn't kill him first but now he has kidney and diabetics I think I'm
losing the battle to keep him alive. He is also eating less food at
the moment.

Is he likely to be suffering with the health problems he has?
If his diabetics was treated then how long would it take before the
cancer kills him?

Regards Brian