Re: felv+ cat with adenocarcinoma
Thank you so much Belinda!! I have only briefly looked this up, but I saw that it also has anti-nausea properties and that would also be a plus. I'll definitely be talking to the doctor about it tomorrow. Kris
Re: felv+ cat with adenocarcinoma
Kris, Fred my CRF guy was on an appetite stimulant called Mirtazapine, it worked very well for him the other you mentioned didn't do anything for him either and the mirtazapine is nice because you only have to give it every 3 days. Fred started eating within 20 minutes of getting it and in a month gained back all the weight he lost plus some, he's been off it for months now and has been maintaining his weight. The starting dose is 1/8 to 1/4 of a tablet every 3 days, my vet prescribed 1.4 every 3 days but I started Fred on the lower dose and it was enough, I figured I could always go to the higher dose if the lower didn't work. Mirtazapine is fairly new in it's use with cats but a few of the CRF cats that don't respond to the other are doing well on this. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candlelight Service http://bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting & web design] http://HostDesign4U.com BMK Designs [non-profit animals websites] http://bmk.bemikitties.com
Re: felv+ cat with adenocarcinoma
Thanks for the link - I will definitely check it out. I am also hooked up with another pet cancer support group, but they, too, have little experience with the cancer. There is all kinds of info about lymphoma, but nothing on adenocarcinoma. The vets even said there is so little data out there that they cannot even give me an idea what the chances of remission are. Anyway, sorry to hear about your kitties :( I do remember you talking about Bailey before when I was on the list last year. I do know that it is a slow-moving cancer, but have not been able to get what stage or phase it's in. I have a whole load of questions for the oncologist this coming Friday. My biggest problem right now is that I can't get her appetite up. We tried cyproheptadine, which did help, but not even close to what prednisone has done in the past. I'm going to talk to the doc tomorrow about pred. Any other suggestions? Thanks for the help!
Re: felv+ cat with adenocarcinoma
This is the type of cancer my vet said Bailey my positive had. It was in his pancreas. We unfortunately didn't find it until after he had passed so I have no experience with treating it. There is a feline lymphoma list that is very informed and supportive of cats with cancer, if you'd like to check it out you can do that here: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/feline_lymphoma/ I joined back when my Buddie (negative) got cancer back in 2003, I lost her a year later. With Bailey we were sure he had cancer somewhere but all the tests we did couldn't pinpoint where or what kind so we couldn't treat what we couldn't find. Some of the most important things to find out are is it small cell (slower growing but takes longer to respond to treatment) or large cell (much more aggressive and faster spreading and requires more aggressive treatment). What stage is the cancer in? -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candlelight Service http://bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting & web design] http://HostDesign4U.com BMK Designs [non-profit animals websites] http://bmk.bemikitties.com
Re: felv+ cat with adenocarcinoma
I have no experience with this type of cancer but have had with some others. Please consider seeing a holistic vet to supplement your regular vet. They are amazing (ok, mine are) when it comes to quality of life issues. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: "kris " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 8:29 PM Subject: felv+ cat with adenocarcinoma I just realized I accidentally sent a copy of this message through my other address, so if this is a duplicate, I apologize, but I'm not sure the other one will go through since the address I use for this group. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with adenocarcinoma? My cat Spaz has it in her colon, and they have removed part of it but were unable to get all the cancer, and it has also spread into the mesentary. I am meeting with an oncologist in a week to discuss chemo. Any help/advice would be much appreciated. Also, there was someone on this list who I promised a copy of my audiobook about Spaz to when I got it done. This was last year, and I have somehow lost track of who it was. I finally finished it this spring, and if you are still out there and would still like a copy, I will send it (finally)!
