Smoky keeps losing weight

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The ultrasound results came back for Smoky. The intestinal thickening is far worse than it was in Oct of last year. He has an enlarged kidney as well. The vet believes it is lymphoma and wants to treat him with chlorambucil and prednisolone. I'm not sure I want to put him through any more treatments.
@Lillie do u have any insights for me on this? Does anyone else have a kitty who has taken this med?
I'm still waiting for the results from the blood work.
 
I replied to your other thread too. It's a hard decision. After looking back to when my kitty was on this I'm not sure I would do it again but that is due to what the outcome was for her and the stress she was under (shaking and pooping in the carrier every time I took her to be tested) Other cats may fair much better with all of this so it may be worth starting the meds to see how Smokey reacts to all of it. You can always stop if you feel it is not in Smokey's best interest. Some cats just seem to have a pretty hardy constitution when dealing with all the testing etc. but my kitty was already an exceptionally nervous anxious kitty.
I'm sorry you have to deal with this. At this point I would definitely ask your vet about some b-12 injections.
 
My Mario had small-cell intestinal lymphoma as diagnosed by biopsy which was taken to clear a blocked bile duct He was treated with chlorambucil (oncologist did not want to give Mario pred since he was diabetic). He lived two years. The cheapest place to get chlorambucil is from compounding pharmacy like Diamondback.
 
Yes the compounding pharmacies are a good way to go. I had mine compounded into a chicken flavor liquid. It was much easier to administer.
 
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