My 11 year old kitty Olive was diagnosed with lymphoma in her colon today. She had an endoscopy on Friday and the took biopsies of her colon, small intestine and stomach. So far it is confined to her colon but her small intestine and stomach show inflammation which is a sign it might be spreading there.

My vet is waiting for a call from the oncologist for ideas on treatment and prognosis. It is an intermediate cell cancer, not small or large cell which are more common and the treatment/prognosis is clearer.

I won't know whether I'll pursue treatment until I hear back on her conversation with the oncologist. If I lose her I will be devastated. She's been a great friend this past winter and got me through a very difficult tmie. She's amazing and I'll do whatever is reasonable to treat her but don't want to put her through hell if it doesn't extend her life significantly.

Anyone out there been through lymphoma treatment with their cat? I'm painfully aware, through experience, what the dying process is but never actually treated cancer in my animals, I ever seem to catch it in time. I'm not sure if I have this time either but I'm trying to keep hope.

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Jen

"In order to keep a true perspective on one's importance, everyone should have a dog that worships him and a cat that will ignore him." - Dereke Bruce