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Hi, Pam. I have had several positives who got lymphoma. I think you
are doing the right thing by trying the chemo. It can do wonders with extending
life and making them more comfortable and happy while they are here. If
you do stop the chemo at any point, rather than the natural route (which I
support where effective, and used with one of our dogs who had a sarcoma and she
did well-- so I am not against it at all normally but it does not seem to work
well for lymphoma) I would suggest doing combination shots of dexamethasone and
depomedrol (1/2 cc each, as often as needed but can last up to a few
weeks). The steroids are effective at shrinking lymphoma and make the cats
feel really good physically and emotionally, and they usually do not have any
short-term side effects. I have had cats who seemed on their death beds,
not eating or drinking and hardly moving, who got up and ate within an hour of
getting one of these shots. Others on this list have had the same
experience. It is not a conventional treatment for lymphoma, but I learned it
from a vet whose practice uses these shots for all terminally ill cats, and she
swears by them and says she has seen cats go months on these shots alone with
lymphoma, feeling good. I would not do it instead of chemo, but if you
need to stop the chemo for any reason. I convinced my cat Simon's
oncologist to try it, after he was at first resistant, and he was shocked at how
effective it was.
Michelle
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