Just a warning to anyone starting their cat on Chlorambucil: I was told 85% of cats tolerate it well. That's possible. It's also possible cats don't, & vets don't relay the info back to the company, or owners just never contact the vet again after the death. I just had to put my kitty down this weekend, due to side effects from Chlorambucil.
My warning: if you start your cat on this- look for cognitive issues. Chlorambucil DID get rid of the diarrhea. But after 3 doses (prescribed 72 hours apart, 1.8 mg), he started to get "sensitivities" to noises, movements, etc. Now with 20/20 hindsight, I can see it was a side effect.
Unfortunately, 3 doses later, & he developed tremors, lost use of his back legs, lost significant weight even though he had been eating enough (400 cal./day), cognitive issues, & then the last 2 days he also lost his appetite, was having tremors/seizures, until a last one also took the strength from his front legs, & it was obvious there was no turning this around at this point (he had been off of Chlorambucil for 3 days at that point & symptoms just kept getting worse).
So I wanted to let you know, in case it saves another cat from being lost. At first sign of those cognitive issues/sensitivities, take cat off of Chlorambucil & schedule a vet appointment for a different medicine.
My warning: if you start your cat on this- look for cognitive issues. Chlorambucil DID get rid of the diarrhea. But after 3 doses (prescribed 72 hours apart, 1.8 mg), he started to get "sensitivities" to noises, movements, etc. Now with 20/20 hindsight, I can see it was a side effect.
Unfortunately, 3 doses later, & he developed tremors, lost use of his back legs, lost significant weight even though he had been eating enough (400 cal./day), cognitive issues, & then the last 2 days he also lost his appetite, was having tremors/seizures, until a last one also took the strength from his front legs, & it was obvious there was no turning this around at this point (he had been off of Chlorambucil for 3 days at that point & symptoms just kept getting worse).
So I wanted to let you know, in case it saves another cat from being lost. At first sign of those cognitive issues/sensitivities, take cat off of Chlorambucil & schedule a vet appointment for a different medicine.
