Hi LanceEmber may have lymphoma. Several of the FeLV+ cats I've had stay extremely healthy for about 4 1/2 - 5 years and then develop lymphoma. I've had one with cns lymphoma, another with mediastinal lymphoma, and now also Mattie. Her tumours couldn't be removed but went away with iv chemo within the first month. One of them took up most of her bladder so it was inoperable.To determine what it is, and if you choose to treat it, you need biopsies taken at a good radiologist. They can be done using ultrasound and fna. Mattie has done extremely well on chemo and went into remission after a month. Only one week did she have a bit low wbc but that went up. I have her on a supplement called Onco Support by Rx Vitamins and now the Agaricus blazei. Hope this helps,El > From: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:52:39 -0500 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc > > We tested Ember again, and her wbc had gone back up to ~3.85, which is > "normal". Unfortunately, two other symptoms have manifested. Ember's left > pupil, which has been abnormally large due to anisocoria likely caused by > FeLV, is now fully open. We don't know why this is, but the vet thinks this > could indicate cancer. > > In addition to that, the vet x-rayed Ember to see if she might have a fungal > infection, and she found a mass in Ember's lungs. Ember doesn't have > breathing difficulties, but the mass is such that there isn't a good way to > access it. I really don't want to subject her to a thoracotomy. A urine test > turned up no antigen for a fungal infection. > > I'm not sure what to do next. The vet said that another vet could do a CT > scan. The same clinic (about an hour and a half away) could also do a test of > Ember's left eye to see if cancer is involved. I don't know what that > information would get us, however. > > Does anyone have experience with eye cancer or lung cancer in cats? I've been > reading about Agaricus blazeii thanks to KG BarnCats, and I'm hoping that > might slow the progress of whatever it is we're dealing with. I'm going to > post to the feline cancer list on Yahoo!, but I'm wondering what people here > might think. > > Thanks, > > Lance > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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