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WHAT TO EXPECT FROM CHEMOTHERAPY, ETC

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Posted by: lkitsch at Mon Jan 7 12:07:57 2008  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by lkitsch ]  
   

My 11 year old neutered male was diagnosed with GI tract lymphoma. Otherwise he is in good shape, aside from a significant loss of weight (though he is not underweight at this point). I took him to the oncologist, who prescribed Lukeran and Prednisone, along with Pepcid. He started chemo a few days ago. The second day, he was very lethargic, had diarrhea and not eating, so I took him back---they checked the blood and said he was stable, and adjusted the dosage. Today he is eating heartily and seems a bit more active. All this in the week since the diagnosis.

Any advice on what to expect over time? Good days and bad ones? Are the articles accurate that say chemo, if the cat responds, can keep the disease in remission for a couple of years? Do I need to do anything special because I have two other (healthy) cats in the household? Any advice or information is much appreciated. I am posting this in the senior cats board, too.


   

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