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He does have small cell lymphoma. I had very much expected [at least] this. VIP points here about IBD and potential lymphoma kitties - especially when old and/or perhaps inconclusive samples are available. PCR/clonality testing for lymphoma really helped here and was fairly inexpensive [especially when compared against exploratory surgery].
Institution to the North here is interested the the unusual lifespan of our family of kitties [brothers and mommy] once diagnosed with cancer. Today I was told that approx 1.5 years with large and intermediate T cell lymphoma that H had was "unheard of." F has had small cell now for obviously quite some time with inconsistent and minimal measures including some prednisolone for a few months. Mommy had 'full-on' chemo and we were told later the longest lived of any kitty on full chemo [which I would not/did not do again] this institution has encountered. My belief is that it is hopefully the level of care received by our kitties. I know I put F and H on a low carb grain free diet once there was any suspicion of IBD. In my Walter Mitty world, that has accounted for a lot. Other factors that may contribute are aggressive pursuit of diagnosis.
He does have small cell lymphoma. I had very much expected [at least] this. VIP points here about IBD and potential lymphoma kitties - especially when old and/or perhaps inconclusive samples are available. PCR/clonality testing for lymphoma really helped here and was fairly inexpensive [especially when compared against exploratory surgery].
Institution to the North here is interested the the unusual lifespan of our family of kitties [brothers and mommy] once diagnosed with cancer. Today I was told that approx 1.5 years with large and intermediate T cell lymphoma that H had was "unheard of." F has had small cell now for obviously quite some time with inconsistent and minimal measures including some prednisolone for a few months. Mommy had 'full-on' chemo and we were told later the longest lived of any kitty on full chemo [which I would not/did not do again] this institution has encountered. My belief is that it is hopefully the level of care received by our kitties. I know I put F and H on a low carb grain free diet once there was any suspicion of IBD. In my Walter Mitty world, that has accounted for a lot. Other factors that may contribute are aggressive pursuit of diagnosis.
