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intestinal cancer
My 10-year-old calico was diagnosed this morning with cancer. She'd been vomiting every 1-2 days for a couple of months. An ultrasound last month showed abnormalities of the intestines but a needle biopsy was inconclusive. Last week she had exploratory surgery (she is recovering very well from that) and when I went in for her post-op, the vet broke the news. They think it's lymphoma as opposed to a mass, but it's cancer. The vet said because it's distributed along the intestines, there's no surgical or radiation "cure", but she gave me prednisone to start administering after the surgical incisions heal, which should slow the cancer. She said Clio's prognosis is probably 6-12 months. I've looked around the net and it looks like there are some other meds that might put the cancer in remission. What have other people done in this situation? Clio hasn't shown much change other than the weight-loss. I think most of that is due to the vomiting, though, and I've had her on Pepcid AC the last couple of weeks which seems to be controlling the problem. I don't want her to suffer through a harsh treatment, but I would also like to keep her around a long time. -Karen |
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Karen,
I'm so sorry to hear this. My dog Barney had various mast cell cancers removed for the last 4 years and in October came down with it in his mouth. I did the prednisone treatments which put the cancer in his mouth into remission the lump was completely gone but it had spread internally. Due to his arthritis being so severe at one point we had to stop the pred and put him back on his Deramaxx for the pain. I don't know much about the other treatments with Barney having so much arthritis and being through so many surgeries we opted to keep him comfortable rather than do any more. I wish you luck. Celeste "K. Bruner" wrote in message u... My 10-year-old calico was diagnosed this morning with cancer. She'd been vomiting every 1-2 days for a couple of months. An ultrasound last month showed abnormalities of the intestines but a needle biopsy was inconclusive. Last week she had exploratory surgery (she is recovering very well from that) and when I went in for her post-op, the vet broke the news. They think it's lymphoma as opposed to a mass, but it's cancer. The vet said because it's distributed along the intestines, there's no surgical or radiation "cure", but she gave me prednisone to start administering after the surgical incisions heal, which should slow the cancer. She said Clio's prognosis is probably 6-12 months. I've looked around the net and it looks like there are some other meds that might put the cancer in remission. What have other people done in this situation? Clio hasn't shown much change other than the weight-loss. I think most of that is due to the vomiting, though, and I've had her on Pepcid AC the last couple of weeks which seems to be controlling the problem. I don't want her to suffer through a harsh treatment, but I would also like to keep her around a long time. -Karen |
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Hi there,
I'm sorry to hear about Clio. We found our cat's problem too late for treatment, so I can't help much with those details. One thing I was wondering is if you've received an opinion from an internist vet. Our internist for Bob's diabetes also worked with cancer and chemo, and had a good understanding of what works and what doesn't. We had to get a referral from our regular vet to get an appointment with her. Good luck, Rhonda K. Bruner wrote: My 10-year-old calico was diagnosed this morning with cancer. She'd been vomiting every 1-2 days for a couple of months. An ultrasound last month showed abnormalities of the intestines but a needle biopsy was inconclusive. Last week she had exploratory surgery (she is recovering very well from that) and when I went in for her post-op, the vet broke the news. They think it's lymphoma as opposed to a mass, but it's cancer. The vet said because it's distributed along the intestines, there's no surgical or radiation "cure", but she gave me prednisone to start administering after the surgical incisions heal, which should slow the cancer. She said Clio's prognosis is probably 6-12 months. I've looked around the net and it looks like there are some other meds that might put the cancer in remission. What have other people done in this situation? Clio hasn't shown much change other than the weight-loss. I think most of that is due to the vomiting, though, and I've had her on Pepcid AC the last couple of weeks which seems to be controlling the problem. I don't want her to suffer through a harsh treatment, but I would also like to keep her around a long time. -Karen |
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My Mario has small cell intestinal lymphoma. He is being treated with
Leukeran. He would also be treated with Prednisone but he also diabetic. He is 15 and doing good. -- Larry - Owned by eight cats "Rhonda" wrote in message ... Hi there, I'm sorry to hear about Clio. We found our cat's problem too late for treatment, so I can't help much with those details. One thing I was wondering is if you've received an opinion from an internist vet. Our internist for Bob's diabetes also worked with cancer and chemo, and had a good understanding of what works and what doesn't. We had to get a referral from our regular vet to get an appointment with her. Good luck, Rhonda K. Bruner wrote: My 10-year-old calico was diagnosed this morning with cancer. She'd been vomiting every 1-2 days for a couple of months. An ultrasound last month showed abnormalities of the intestines but a needle biopsy was inconclusive. Last week she had exploratory surgery (she is recovering very well from that) and when I went in for her post-op, the vet broke the news. They think it's lymphoma as opposed to a mass, but it's cancer. The vet said because it's distributed along the intestines, there's no surgical or radiation "cure", but she gave me prednisone to start administering after the surgical incisions heal, which should slow the cancer. She said Clio's prognosis is probably 6-12 months. I've looked around the net and it looks like there are some other meds that might put the cancer in remission. What have other people done in this situation? Clio hasn't shown much change other than the weight-loss. I think most of that is due to the vomiting, though, and I've had her on Pepcid AC the last couple of weeks which seems to be controlling the problem. I don't want her to suffer through a harsh treatment, but I would also like to keep her around a long time. -Karen |
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Thanks to everyone for their support. I got a referral to a vet
oncologist in West LA and made an appointment for next Thursday (his first opening; coincidentally also my birthday). Clio is relatively young and had had good health up until now. Since her only symptom was the vomiting/weight-loss, I'm holding out a little hope that we caught it early enough to make a difference. Above all, I want to maintain her quality of life and enjoy my time with her (she's such a sweet cat) and I can't not at least investigate the possibility of prolonging my time with her. She was down to 6 lbs and change yesterday from her healthy weight of 8+ pounds, but the daily 1/4 Pepcid AC seems to have controlled the vomiting and she really likes the A/C food the vet gave me, and since she didn't even eat for a couple days after her surgery a week ago, I'm hopeful we can get some weight back on her. Lucky for me, my other cat turns her nose up at the A/C. ("You tease me by opening a can and out comes that!??!?!?") Thanks again. I will try to post an update after the oncologist visit. (You can check out Clio's pics (a couple of years old but she hasn't changed much, except for the recent weight loss) at http://home.earthlink.net/~kmbruner/...lio/index.html) -Karen |
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On 2005-01-20, K. Bruner penned:
(You can check out Clio's pics (a couple of years old but she hasn't changed much, except for the recent weight loss) at http://home.earthlink.net/~kmbruner/...lio/index.html) Ooh. I'm looking at the teddy bear picture. Does Clio knead its belly? I have a teddy bear whose belly is half-bald because Oscar kneads it so assiduously. -- monique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* |
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You also may want to join the Yahoo feline lymphoma group. See this ling
for information: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feline_lymphoma/ -- Larry - Owned by eight cats "K. Bruner" wrote in message u... Thanks to everyone for their support. I got a referral to a vet oncologist in West LA and made an appointment for next Thursday (his first opening; coincidentally also my birthday). Clio is relatively young and had had good health up until now. Since her only symptom was the vomiting/weight-loss, I'm holding out a little hope that we caught it early enough to make a difference. Above all, I want to maintain her quality of life and enjoy my time with her (she's such a sweet cat) and I can't not at least investigate the possibility of prolonging my time with her. She was down to 6 lbs and change yesterday from her healthy weight of 8+ pounds, but the daily 1/4 Pepcid AC seems to have controlled the vomiting and she really likes the A/C food the vet gave me, and since she didn't even eat for a couple days after her surgery a week ago, I'm hopeful we can get some weight back on her. Lucky for me, my other cat turns her nose up at the A/C. ("You tease me by opening a can and out comes that!??!?!?") Thanks again. I will try to post an update after the oncologist visit. (You can check out Clio's pics (a couple of years old but she hasn't changed much, except for the recent weight loss) at http://home.earthlink.net/~kmbruner/...lio/index.html) -Karen |
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On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:51:24 -0700, Monique Y. Mudama said something like:
Ooh. I'm looking at the teddy bear picture. Does Clio knead its belly? Yes, she does! I just happened to have it when I got her at 4 weeks (from an abandoned stray litter) and she's never kneaded me. When it's bedtime, she goes to the teddy bear and then curls up on top of me, motor running. She gives me a quizzical look if it isn't on the bed for some reason. When I have to leave her at the vet, I make sure to leave her teddy with her so she can hide behind it. When my mother visits from Florida, she always wants to see if Clio still kneads the bear, so I have to trick Clio into thinking it's bedtime. I have a teddy bear whose belly is half-bald because Oscar kneads it so assiduously. I was going to say Clio was one of a kind, but maybe not! -Karen |
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"K. Bruner" wrote in message u... On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:51:24 -0700, Monique Y. Mudama said something like: Ooh. I'm looking at the teddy bear picture. Does Clio knead its belly? Yes, she does! I just happened to have it when I got her at 4 weeks (from an abandoned stray litter) and she's never kneaded me. When it's bedtime, she goes to the teddy bear and then curls up on top of me, motor running. She gives me a quizzical look if it isn't on the bed for some reason. When I have to leave her at the vet, I make sure to leave her teddy with her so she can hide behind it. When my mother visits from Florida, she always wants to see if Clio still kneads the bear, so I have to trick Clio into thinking it's bedtime. I have a teddy bear whose belly is half-bald because Oscar kneads it so assiduously. I was going to say Clio was one of a kind, but maybe not! -Karen Clio sounds completely precious. I hope she is feeling better soon. |
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