On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 5:50:45 PM UTC-4, Karece Lopez wrote:
Does anyone have experience with low white blood cell counts and chemotherapy?

Did WBC fall then rise?

Do you think chemotherapy was worth it (health and happiness of the cat, financial and emotional for you)?



So, our 5 year old spayed female has breast cancer. In July she had a radical mastectomy to remove the right mammary chain. Four weeks ago she had her first chemotherapy injection.

Initially we were going to do a treatment every two-three weeks with blood work in between the early treatments to check for side effects. The problem is that her white blood cell count remains too low for further chemotherapy after four weeks. The oncologist says this is unusual but I should bring her back next week for blood work again. When I started I felt that chemo was the way to go but I don't want to drag her to the vet every week for blood work.

Why don't you just have the poor old thing put to sleep? That's what we should do with people when they end up suffering like that. With kats though, at least you have that option legally...

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