Any have any experience with Extranodal lymphoma

[BellasMums]

Hi all,
My cat Bella has just been diagnosed with extranodal lymphoma.
A few months ago she sounded quite wheezy and had trouble breathing so we took her to the vets.
Her xrays showed her passage way was swollen but bloods came back clear and they couldnt figure out what the problem was but they put her on prednisolone which seemed to sort it all out. This happened 2 more times over a few months and she has been on prednisolone every day.This week she was well enough to put a scope down her to have a look and do a biopsy and its come back with extranodal lymphoma.

Our vet says its in too dangerous a place for surgery and that we can continue with the prednisolone and she may have a few months or we can try chemo which could give her up to a year. But they cant tell if theres cancer anywhere else.


Bella is about 7, and on the pred she's behaving like a perfectly healthy cat.

Does anyone have any experience with this type of cancer? We are devastated with the news and want to make the best decision for our cat. We want to give her her best shot but dont want to put her thru misery without any real benefit.

[CML2014]

Hi MUm,

Bella's chemo care can be put in a credit card called CareCredit. Ask if your vet takes this, he should. This will allow you to pay each month part of the total with NO interest......but lets just hope the first quote was the one you will be working with.

Sounds like Bella is in good hands. We love to hear about our kits, so please keep us posted.

Thanks
CML

[opus88]

great to hear that she is tolerating the chemo so well...I hope the appetite part can be sorted out and is just temporary.

and I sure do hope you get the costs sorted out too...that certainly would be a concern if the costs were 4x higher than expected. sure hope not

she'll do just fine on a leash and harness....just takes some getting used to. I've used this system for 9 years now for my one boy. now I've gotten a new kitten that will have to be trained too in the spring

keep us posted on what the Vet says...etc. good luck on all fronts

[BellasMums]

HI all,
Bella seems to be doing ok. It took her a day to settle after being at the vets but is relatively happy now.. until we take her for the day this Wed I suppose.

I think the worst part for her is that she has to stay inside until her treatment (25weeks) is over becos of a reduced white cell count. If she got in to scrap with another cat and got an infection it could be very serious. We have other cats so she gazes quite sadly out the window.

We've bought a harness and extendable leash and all sorts of toys and trying to keep her entertained as much as possible. Shes not loving the leash but at least this way she get to spend some time outside in the sun.
I also  think shes not eating as well as she normally does so I'll mention this to the vet tomoro.

I'm giving her Pred everyday by syringe (it doesnt taste horrible) but shes not too happy with that lately too. She tries to swat it away from her mouth and a little of the pred always ends up on the carpet..so shes getting a tiny bit less than she should. This is also something I'll discuss with my vet.

For my part I'm a bit concerned that the price my vet quoted for a  month of treatment was what I paid last week alone.. We can manage the $ she told us but 4 times that much will be a stuggle. Hopefully we can resolve all this tomoro.

Thanks for all your concern, it means a lot. Bella will have a full blood check tomoro and every week for hopefully her outside behaviour matches her insides.

[opus88]

How is our little Bella doing??? we are all wondering how she is and keeping our fingers crossed for her, let us know okay.....♥

[CML2014]

WELL YAY TO THE "BELLA"!!!

As you can see many are keeping her in their thoughts and prayers --her moms too!

Keep us updated if you can, Thanks
CML

[Piparskeggr]

Good Luck for the treatment giving Bella the best possible outcome.