Marta -- You may have luck contacting the Cornell University Feline Health Center. I used this resource once when my cat contracted a rare cancer my vet was not familiar with (I spoke to an oncologist at Cornell that only treats feline cancer and he had only heard of this type cancer about 6 times in the thousands of cats he treated specifically for cancer). They are an excellent resource. I spent about $40 for the phone consult, but I think the cost may be up slightly by now to around $50 or so. You pay by credit card and the vet talked as long as I wanted to, no time limit. But, I think you pay per call, so if you need to follow-up, it still costs, but a little less for follow-up calls.



You'll talk to an operator when you first call in that will try to get you as close as possible to a vet on staff the specializes in the problem your cat has. Be very specific with the operator in what you want to talk to a vet about, what type vet you want. For instance, I asked for an oncologist that specialized in cancer so I didn't get a general internist. If you explain the disease and how rare up-front, the operator can check on staff to see if anyone can help. The operator actually works at Cornell and can reach out to the vets.



This is a resource to use after vet visits to find more info on a diagnosis, particularly rare diagnosis. It is worth a shot for a fairly inexpensive consult. I wish you luck!



Here is a link, you can dig around the website.



http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/contact.htm
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