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I think you caught Geoffrey early. If you had let it continue without the chemo and the diet change, you would have seen the ravaging weight loss.I will have to chime in here. Geoffrey did to have any weight loss. Chronic vomiting is a sign of both IBD and Lymphoma.
I think if there IS weight loss, lymphoma will be at a deeper level. Geoffreys is a level II..
I did suspect IBD, just from my previous experience with Artie. I immediately put Geoffrey on a novel protein diet.. prescription. Yes, my vets went along with me, for the script. Perhaps that is why he did not lose weight? Who Knows?
There is still so much that we do not understand.
I don't know how to thank you! You have helped ease my spiraling thoughts. Coming from someone that has so much knowledge ( unfortunately) assures me you understand what I'm going through and can relate similar experiences. That's Huge!Lymphoma is usually marked by rapid and relentless weight loss; not just a failure to gain. You won’t miss it. But weighing weekly can help you catch it earlier. Krista went from 8 or 9 lbs to 5 lbs in just a few months. She was under 4 when she passed. Her weight loss only stopped with chemo. Pre-lymphoma, she ate about six ounces a day. After her IBD progressed to lymphoma, she was eating 8 oz a day (thanks to steroids) and still losing weight. If Max isn’t losing weight, and a half pound over months doesn’t count, it’s probably not lymphoma yet.
As artiemom said, it could still be lymphoma without the weight loss. But because biopsy, whether endo or surgical comes with a risk of complication (even a healthy five year old like Betty was off for a week after her "minimally invasive" endo), I don't recommend a biopsy for a cat that is not stable. Regardless of which one this is, pancreatitis is a bigger problem.I don't know how to thank you! You have helped ease my spiraling thoughts. Coming from someone that has so much knowledge ( unfortunately) assures me you understand what I'm going through and can relate similar experiences. That's Huge!
Much gratitude