Cat Lymphoma Dr. Sue Q & A

[@jasemiller2135]

My girl completed CHOP treatment for high grade GI lypmhoma in March. She was diagnosed in Sept last year. She didn't go into complete remission but she is still with us and happy. Stats are just that....she has had an extra 14 months! Cats can still live a great life without being in complete remission. Btw, she is 18!

[@samanthalittle4810]

She is truly a part of the family physically and mentally, I know you all was pulling for her, good to hear she survived, from treatment and plenty of love 💘

[@kathleennabordenten6271]

You are so lucky. Our kitty was doing good but for some reason after the cop therapy she stopped eating and isn't doing well.

[@kathleennabordenten6271]

I meant CHOP therapy

[@edwincheung72]

Thank you for sharing your encouraging story. Bless you.

[@dm9860]

Nice video, glad you genuinely care, and ur honest and knowledgeable,

[@Roslyn-q7z]

hi thankyou so much for your video i have a old girl too thats been diagnosed with mammary cancer, my girl is a 14 year stumpy tail australian cattle dog, she isnt spayed and she has never had any health issues til now, i got her cancer removed, and alot of tissie was taken out in that area, and i hope to god it doesnt grow back in that area, thankyou you have given me something i can try with my girl to help give her a chance to rid and starve the cancer as they feed of sugar and carbs, i home make her food all oeganic no carbs, shes doing well shes a trooper, thankyou you have given me guidence in how i can help my beaitiful preciou baby girl x

[@olyaerygina8647]

Could you make a video on the new 4 biomarker GI panel test that allows to distinguish IBD from Limphoma in conjunction with ultrasound, please.

[@NoMoreTears64]

I dont think my 14 year old cat would tolerate chemo at all. He is too frail. And frankly, I refused chemo for myself so i cannot imagine allowing my cat to suffer with that.

[@rachelleanimals1367]

Skip to 3 minutes and 39 seconds to get the answer

[@tigck6008]

Thank you for the informative Q&A. If a cat is at risk of diabetes would you still administer prednisolone? Is dosing different for those kitties, or would you taper off the med earlier than you would for normal kitties?

[@louietoltolvlog9699]

Some cats work out good for chemo but others not. Every week chemo is also lots of stress for cat.

[@bg-id1uo]

Thnx for this very informative post ! My 13 year old cat was diagnosed with low grade small cell intestinal lymphoma and started treating him with both Chlorabucil and Prendisolone a few weeks ago at home Everyday with the Prend.and every other with Cholora.So far he is responding well eating more no vomiting behaving like normal again playing etc and even I think gaining weight ! Again thnx for this very informative video and will keep you updated on my cats health too

[@sbkmarkel]

How is your cat doing?

[@spotlight761]

Can you make a video about the difference between a full thickness biopsy and one collected with endoscopy?

[@hallielam]

Hi dr, your video has been so educational to me. I am going through this currently with my 13 yo cat and I feel no hope left but you say that lymphoma is treatable and I'm clinging on this little hope for my kit. Thank you

[@kathleennabordenten6271]

Our kitty went thru Chop therapy and the first 6 weeks ultrasound showed the mass in her tummy was almost gone. It was just a thickening. Then, after the 2nd 6 weeks, the tumor was back. The vet gave her an oral chemo, and she had not been well since. Is there any other treatment after Chop therapy. She's still on steroids but had some blood in her stool, so we brought her to ER. ER doc just told us she should be in hospice and wanted to put her down. She was not an Oncologist. We can't reach our oncologist until Monday. Is there any other meds we can try?? She was in remission for 7 mos. She was doing so good. She isn't eating. We are very sad.

[@louietoltolvlog9699]

I am hoping Dr gives us idea what is sign to put a cat down. I realized that mirtzapine does not work when cat is very sick. But when cat is being better, mirtzapine works wonderful. Is it true ??

[@plinko5737]

can you do more videos on cat lymphoma please?

[@DrSueCancerVet]

I am actually planning on doing that in the upcoming month, so please stay tuned!

[@MeShellMabell07]

Can an endoscopy biopsy also determine the stage of large cell lymphoma?

[@irinaschaubert]

Our 15 y cat just has been diagnosed with Lymphoma

[@allisonshaw5392]

Hi Dr. Sue. My Chi (Baby) has recently been diagnosed with Lymphoma but my vet hasnt mention which type or stage shes in yet. We do have an oncology appt. On Monday. So far what I know is that she has small rubbery balls/lumps under each lymph node under her jaw and one behind the knee and her stomach, groin, and spleen are swollen. The ultrasound tech mentioned something about B cells. Baby isnt showing any symptoms except. Shes shedding lots of hair. Which treatment should I shoot for?! Please help me decide. I have no idea and I dont want her to die sooner then her time!

[@DimitriZen]

Hello, we have a short hair domestic female cat, we estimate that she is 14 to 15 yrs old. we have had imaging and ultrasound down of the GI and it was determined that she has IBD or lymphoma, we have her on Hills I/D food and Prednisone. I tend to think it is lymphoma as there is no vomiting or diarrhea. We are hesitant to do the endoscopic biopsy due to the stress and risk with sedation. Is it possible to treat with some oral chemotherapy without the risk of the endoscopic? It seems like it makes sense as from a risk standpoint?

[@stephaniecrahal5336]

Why do you think it is lymphoma rather than IBD? I would call a veterinary oncologist to see what they say. I believe some will treat without doing the biopsy and some won't. I think maybe treating IBD as if it's cancer can be harmful, so I think that's why. We did an ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration for my boy, but he has a mass. You can ask if you can do an FNA biopsy instead of endoscopic biopsy since it is less invasive and only requires light sedation. Also, prednisolone is the best choice opposed to prednisone. However, if you want to do a biopsy, any steroid is going to affect the results of the biopsy, so I think you have to stop steroids for at least 6 weeks prior to biopsy.

[@abigailfields-jones358]

My cat is 14. He lost half his body weight in 6 months. He was diagnosed with stomatitis and periodontal disease. It was severe. We had part 1 of 2 surgeries. He healed, got better and started to relapse. We were told at that time he needed to go ahead and have the remaining teeth removed. He went in for surgery and platelets were to low to have surgery, also a questionable mass in abdomen. The week before the attempt at surgery he started vomiting. It was written off due to his suppressed ability to eat. Follow up with ultrasound were enlarged lymph nodes, no mass. Labs all normal minus. Platelets. Platelets have normalized but my vet seems to think it's underlying lymphoma. I wanted to move forward with remaining teeth extraction but we also want the least stress one the cat at this point. He is miserable. Steroids for me personally have not seemed to help anything. He was removed from them at my request and there was no change better or worse. Should I do the biopsy??? Or just proceed with the extraction ? I don't want to put him through unecessary torture. He has been healthy his entire life, no other problems. What should no do??? Biopsy to confirm or just the surgery and see it resolves ? No further vomiting episodes. I syringe feed him if he does not eat on his own. He is very picky regardless. No stool changes either. He still has the will to eat unless he is hurting.

[@abigailfields-jones358]

My phone mis typed on many sentences my apologies

[@Moxormog]

Do you know the prognosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia? I can't find anything really on this cancer.. :( My cat got diagnosed and she's only 9! I have a oncology appointment on monday.

[@dianeide1250]

My cat has injection site sarcoma. His lump came back after being removed. Any supplements for him that will help. He’s acting pretty good so far.

[@louietoltolvlog9699]

Large cell, lymphoma. How long is estimated to live in general with medication only? We had chemo twice and it gave only losing appetite and nausea for senior cat

[@julieritchie9809]

My 14 year old has a mass in his lung we have an Oncologists appointment in several days in Phoenix I guess there is only 2 in all of Arizona? he is at stage 2 with his kidney’s, his vet put him on Prednisolone, Cerenia and Mirataz, I can’t stand seeing him uncomfortable trying to breathe, I don’t like that I’m not allowed in with him at the Oncologist I have to stay in the car

[@johnoakes34]

Thank you for your help and information. 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@DrSueCancerVet]

You are so welcome😻

[@raymondalvin3645]

so do you advocate surgery or just chemo for small intestine lymph?

[@stephaniecrahal5336]

Only chemo. Surgery is only if there is a blockage. Chemo will kill the cancer without surgery.

[@amandacampbell6622]

Noticed huge lumps on my 9 yr old cats neck, took her to the vet and they said they felt them everywhere, under armpits, behind legs. I wasnt expecting this bc she has had no symptoms besides the lumps. They put her on steroids twice a day.. we cannot afford chemo with everything going on right now. What do you think? Also, I guess I want to know what life expectancy is. Waiting for blood tests to come back. Thanks.

[@louietoltolvlog9699]

After blood test, ...is she eating well? And hiding? If I were you, probably, put her in sleep.

[@Euphoricbryanna]

I know this is late but what did you end up doing? Going through something similar

[@michelevitale7347]

Same here, unfortunately @@Euphoricbryanna

[@cathyn8213]

@@Euphoricbryanna same... all started with vomiting, steroids made it better but then swollen glands popped up.

[@evecoogan2420]

My cat has a tumour on her stomach and Vet confirmed after scan it was lymphoma. He gave her a steroid 5 days ago but still she is getting sick after every meal and is getting so skinny. Do you know if there is anything we should be trying to feed her that would be kind to her stomach? We’re back in the vet on Friday to see if steroid has worked. Just afraid she’s suffering right now and wondering if I should bring her back sooner 😣 she’s 16 year old and so loving. Pains me to see her so not well

[@evecoogan2420]

Would appreciate any advice at all and thank you so much for all your videos ❤️❤️

[@ivankotevski6192]

Hi, my 11 year old had been prescribed CD wet food for struvite crystals she had once when she was 6-7, kept her on the food til she was diagnosed with cancer and put to sleep. It’s rare, especially in female cats, and i came so close to quitting cd and switching to raw food because i didn’t think she would get the crystals again and if she did, raw food must be safer cancer wise. And she got a rare cancer. Is the cd the culprit? I know you don’t know and no one does, but i can’t help but feel certain if i was advised to do a raw food diet this never would have happened. She was so playful and energetic and happy, and suddenly her life was taken from her. It feels like my fault, like the vets fault. Why is anyone recommending anything other than raw food. Those crystals aren’t a big deal, if she got them again i could give her CD til they were gone. Why were they so insistent on forever? This is haunting me. Any response would be greatly appreciated, thank you

[@debbieshomes6984]

I am soverysorry to hear,Ivan. Many vets, my own as well always prescribe the Hills diet. I returned this food bc I didnt want my cat to eat it. The ingredients are very bad. Unfortunately, my vet did NOTHING to help solve my kitty's severe IVD and she unfortunately just passed away suddenly on Monday 11/29/21. I was looking into getting CBD oil, vut not sure which one to buy? Steroids being the last resort. I am in disbelief and sadness abdfeel that my vet should of prevented this from happening. Always trust your gut! These vets dont care for our pets. Irs NOT your fault! U love your kitty, just like I love mine. I hacent gone the raw food diet yet, nkt so crazy abt raw. My cats like cooked food like chicken & turkey. Raw food has to be introduced SLOWLY too. Freezedried raw seems to be good with my cats, but not entirely with my cat Miracle who just passed now. Though she liked Stella & Chewy Duck, Duck, Goose. ((Hugs)) to you. God Bless 💜💜

[@carolinemurray8733]

so my 13 year old male cat; Tommy; I had brough him to my vet about 5-6 weeks ago bc he watery eyes; sneezing - he did a full lab work up; bc last time he was at vet was about 2 years before that - mind you same weight 9.2 pounds - anyway all labs normal; and they did nasal swabs; he had a URI treated with antibiotics and was fine; i noted two weeks ago he had a lymph node enlarged under ear; like a person; and brought him in - he had NO diarrhea; no loss of appetite; no personality changes - no weight loss; no vomiting - NO OTHER SYMPTOMS - he did biopsy and gave him a shot of steroid; the nodule disappeared and I got results two days later of large cell lymphoma. I brought him in this past Thursday to start CHOP ; his cbc was normal again - his weight was the same - no changes except the lymph node was gone; I understand bc of steroid - but my vet said we will see if he improves - but how will I know - he had NO physical symptoms or changes in him; and his weight the same - so how do I know he will respond ???? he did not do a xray bc he said if the lymph node in neck disappeared; if he had any internally would also be gone; he said if we did not start CHOP give him 2 or 3 weeks and his nodule would return - the biopsy report does mention clinical presentation and can it be ; though unlikely... periodontal disease - so my long winded message; my question is how can I be sure - I will not be able to say; he ate more; or he did not vomit or he gained weight etc - he had no changes before - his CBC and weight was the same - no changes - 6 weeks ago when had URI; and last Thursday when he was given CHOP -

[@SandieMerryman]

My cat is 11 with intestinal cancer, what should I do.

[@stephaniecrahal5336]

Go to a veterinary oncologist. Cats that are treated have a much better quality of life. Treat your cat.

[@janegallardo4731]

can't afford treatment, great news that cats can go into remission

[@CyberAnvil]

waiting for a video. ??????????????

[@DrSueCancerVet]

on cat lymphoma? the 4 part series starts Wed :)

[@Skeptigal1]

I wish she had talked more about the disease and less about the treatment, which she really seemed to be PUSHING; not everyone with an elderly terminal cat (it's "treatable," but not curable) wants to go there.

[@DrSueCancerVet]

Thanks for your comment. If you are looking for more info on cat lymphoma I have a four part series on it, starting here kzbin.info/www/bejne/opm4hp6Mdtqbq9k (and only the 4th on is on treatment)

[@louietoltolvlog9699]

Right!!!

[@jjbinderr]

There is a whole lot of rambling chatter, very little information.

[@andrewmiller8410]

thank you.

[@DrSueCancerVet]

I’m happy I could help!

[@trulyt5376]

Can i email you?

[@aiya343]

You talk too much about, nothing get to the point.