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My cat (the love of my life) was just diagnosed with Lymphoma with spleen involvement. According to the int. med. specialist, it's not a definitive diagnosis which he said could only be done if we removed the spleen.

Basically, my cat, Sydney, 14 yr old, has fluid in his chest cavity (which is non-descript). An aspirate of the spleen showed 95% abnormal cells - lymphocytes - consistent with lymphoma.

The vet suggested Prednisone which he said gives 1-2 months remission but according to what I read online does not extend life. When I asked about chemo, he said we could try it but it's much harder on the patient - but typically gives 6-mo remission but is not as successful with spleen involvement.

At first I wanted to try the chemo and Pred but from what I saw online, Pred doesn't increase lifespan and chemo can really hurt quality of life and might not even work.

I'm working with a holistic consultant online (doing homeopathy and supplements) and have an appt with a local holistic vet on Dec 17.

I was wondering if you could tell me how successful holistic treatment might be at this point or if you would recommend chemo? If you recommend chemo, what might I expect.

Thank you.

Sharon Krawczyk & Sydney
Buffalo NY

Of all the different types of cancer, lymphomas respond the best to chemotherapy, about a 20-30% regression rate. In addition to whatever other therapy you choose, I would suggest stopping all carbohydrates and dry food, as carbohydrates feed the cancer cells, and supplement the diet with extra argenine, an amino acid.

Could you please remove the regimen for Sydney? It was designed just for Sydney based on his symptoms and history and I wouldn't want anyone else to give those supplements to their cat and have a problem because it wasn't designed for them. I shouldn't have posted it.

Looks good, but increase the argenine.