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I apologize for replying to this after the fact... but i'm seeking advice and it seems some of you know what i am going through.
My cat Rex is 16 (his birthday was sunday, actually).
a few weeks ago he began vomiting. a lot. so i took him in. the vet thought upper GI or Kidney Disease.
We had to wait for the help of an internist so we took that week and found that he was keeping human baby food down. i was being sure to buy the kind that was meat and water as the only ingredients.
his attitude and appetite seem normal. the vomiting stopped.
he drinks a LOT of water. his creatinine was at 2.9 so she was sure it was kidney disease.
yesterday during his ultrasound the internist said no, its lymphoma. his intestines were inflammed, his kidneys showed inflammation and most of all his lymphnodes were VERY enlarged.
She wants to do a biopsy this week to determine the kind of lymphoma.
i'm hesitant to put him through more tests at his age.
i'm also hesitant to consider chemo at his age.
i could really use some advice here...
has anyone experienced chemo with a cat as old as rex? being that he's showing so little signs of change so far i'd hate to make him ill with chemo - i want his final time to good to him. but if chemo will buy him more time and not make him sicker i'm willing to try it....
any thoughts/input is SO appreciated....
THANK YOU.
My cat Rex is 16 (his birthday was sunday, actually).
a few weeks ago he began vomiting. a lot. so i took him in. the vet thought upper GI or Kidney Disease.
We had to wait for the help of an internist so we took that week and found that he was keeping human baby food down. i was being sure to buy the kind that was meat and water as the only ingredients.
his attitude and appetite seem normal. the vomiting stopped.
he drinks a LOT of water. his creatinine was at 2.9 so she was sure it was kidney disease.
yesterday during his ultrasound the internist said no, its lymphoma. his intestines were inflammed, his kidneys showed inflammation and most of all his lymphnodes were VERY enlarged.
She wants to do a biopsy this week to determine the kind of lymphoma.
i'm hesitant to put him through more tests at his age.
i'm also hesitant to consider chemo at his age.
i could really use some advice here...
has anyone experienced chemo with a cat as old as rex? being that he's showing so little signs of change so far i'd hate to make him ill with chemo - i want his final time to good to him. but if chemo will buy him more time and not make him sicker i'm willing to try it....
any thoughts/input is SO appreciated....
THANK YOU.