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Hi everyone! I've been looking at this site a lot lately, since we've been on quite a rollercoaster with our almost 10 year old boy Fili since mid-December. He was diagnosed with triaditis brought on by IBD, which we didn't know he had. Got the unfortunate news yesterday that he also has lymphoma.
He's been recovering well and been in really good spirits, so we've decided to go ahead and treat the lymphoma. (It was classified as "emerging" small cell lymphoma. I forgot to ask what the emerging part means, or if it's significant.)
Right now he's finishing antibiotics for an infection he caused at his feeding tube insertion site. He had the tube out yesterday, since he'd been eating completely on his own for weeks now, and we were just using it for medication. Once he's done with the antibiotic, he's going to start the prednisolone, and a couple weeks after that, the chemotherapy. The reasoning behind the delay is the specialist wanting to know, if he has any kind of reaction, which medication is causing it.
I guess I'm just looking for stories or experiences from people who have gone the treatment route for their babies. I've read studies and seen the survival rates. I've heard what the specialist had to say. (She says she's seen a lot more cats surviving longer these days, but I know not to get my hopes up too high.) Now I'd like some anecdotes, I suppose.
What was your experience like? Do you regret going through with treatment?
I'm afraid of regretting it later, but when I look at him and see he doesn't currently seem to be suffering, and knowing what fighter he is (had stomatitis when we adopted him at a year old, needed a full mouth extraction, broke his leg at 2...), I feel like I have to try. He seems happy, playful, and his appetite is great. I want him to maintain that for as long as possible.
Anyway... Thank you for listening, and thank you for being a source of comfort and information while we navigated this whole thing.
He's been recovering well and been in really good spirits, so we've decided to go ahead and treat the lymphoma. (It was classified as "emerging" small cell lymphoma. I forgot to ask what the emerging part means, or if it's significant.)
Right now he's finishing antibiotics for an infection he caused at his feeding tube insertion site. He had the tube out yesterday, since he'd been eating completely on his own for weeks now, and we were just using it for medication. Once he's done with the antibiotic, he's going to start the prednisolone, and a couple weeks after that, the chemotherapy. The reasoning behind the delay is the specialist wanting to know, if he has any kind of reaction, which medication is causing it.
I guess I'm just looking for stories or experiences from people who have gone the treatment route for their babies. I've read studies and seen the survival rates. I've heard what the specialist had to say. (She says she's seen a lot more cats surviving longer these days, but I know not to get my hopes up too high.) Now I'd like some anecdotes, I suppose.
What was your experience like? Do you regret going through with treatment?
I'm afraid of regretting it later, but when I look at him and see he doesn't currently seem to be suffering, and knowing what fighter he is (had stomatitis when we adopted him at a year old, needed a full mouth extraction, broke his leg at 2...), I feel like I have to try. He seems happy, playful, and his appetite is great. I want him to maintain that for as long as possible.
Anyway... Thank you for listening, and thank you for being a source of comfort and information while we navigated this whole thing.
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