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I have a 13 year old cat that's had diahreaa problems most his life and I assumed he had one, but no vet ever told me to do anything about it. 3 months ago bc if severe diahreaa and weight lost I went to an internist who did an ultrasound. She saw thickening in the intestines which is probably lymphoma. She said a biopsy wasn't necessary bc the treatment for one and cancer was the same. We tried budesonide which didn't do anything. Next she recommended prednisone but c of his heart condition said theres 10% chance it could kill him in 24 hrs. It's been 2 months and I haven't been able to convince myself to risk it. She then gave him 6 months to a year but I don't know if that was with treatment or without. I've read lymphoma can kill in a few weeks so me wonder if it's lymphoma yet or just ibd. Is there a test to confirm ibd? If so he's never had it, we just assumed. Has anyone's cat had hcm and ibd or lymphoma? If so how did u treat it? I'm trying to decide if its worth the risk. Also what diets help with nutrition and weight loss for ibd and lymphoma? Ate there any other meds that would help with stomach pain?