I just got the results from Shelby's needle
aspiration.
malignant, large cell, high grade lymphoma in the
intestine.
These are my choices according to my vet
Go to an internal med vet locally on Thursday morning.
They are talking to the doctor now that the results
are in to see if they can get me in any sooner. They
say she has treated lymphoma but is not an oncologist
or
Go to Cornell (about 2 hours away at least) on April
20th to see the oncology department. I could admit
Shelby earlier to emergency if needed but of course
all the treatment becomes outrageously expensive
any thoughts????
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I see-- that's really far. Is there an internist
> nearer by? Internists are
> often pretty up to speed on chemotherapy as well.
> You might be able to get
> an oncologist to consult with your regular vet by
> phone. Didn't someone on
> the list say their oncologist is willing to do
> that?
>
> Seriously, with having had 2 and possibly 3 cats
> with lymphoma (one was
> never definitively diagnosed and had no palpable
> tumors), I would do steroids and
> try to find someone who knows what they are doing
> regarding chemotherapy. I
> think I would ask the vet to do a shot of
> dexamethasone and a shot of
> Elspar. Elspar is a chemo drug that solely works
> against lymphoma and does not kill
> off other cells-- it blocks something that the
> lymphoma cells need to stay
> alive, or something like that. Given how long it
> has been already, and how
> much information your vet has (tumor, ultrasound
> results, and fact that she is
> FeLV+ and leuk positives tend to get lymphoma at a
> much higher rate) and
> that dexamethasone and Elspar will not hurt Shelby
> even if it is not lymphoma, I
> would beg the vet to give her those tomorrow and see
> what happens. If they
> are going to help, they should help within a day or
> two. I think surgery
> could be a big risk and would be unlikley to get it
> all out anyway. I am not a
> vet, obviously and am just speaking from what I know
> from my own unfortunate
> experiences, so I could be wrong. But that is the
> course of action I would
> take.
> Michelle
>
> In a message dated 4/8/05 10:22:49 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> That's what I'm worried about, it growing quickly
> and
> me not doing anything. The closest oncologist I
> have
> is 3 hours away :(
>
>
>
>
Amy Wilkins
Woof Wagon
www.woofwagon.com
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