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My kitty has lymphoma

March 10th, 2023 at 11:16 pm

Buffy, my kitty who turns 18 on the 30th, was diagnosed with lymphoma yesterday.

The two veterinary oncologists at my local clinic are booked out for the next 6 weeks so we have a consult with a veterinary oncologist next Friday at a clinic 70 miles away.  (This will incidentally be the furthest I have driven since before the pandemic.  I kinda stopped driving distances back then.)

I believe that the chemo can be administered locally.  

It's intestinal lymphoma and I think it's the large cell variety, which has the better prognosis.  I'm praying that we are just dealing with a 3-month course of chemo and then remission (although they never say that kitty lymphoma is cured).  Some varieties of cat lymphoma have a 2-3 year prognosis with chemo, and that is about how long I would expect her to live anyways.

She is my miracle kitty who was expected to die back in 2019 when she was hospitalized for 10 days.  She's been consulting the internal medicine specialist quarterly since then, so we caught this relatively early.  She did not have enlarged lymph nodes at her last check on 12/5.  Also her bloodwork is normal except for somewhat elevated neutraphils.

Yesterday when I went to pick her up, there was a Basset Hound named Albert in the waiting room.  Bassets are my "spirit animal" and seeing one felt like a good luck charm to me.  I pray it is.

I know that she doesn't have a long life span remaining in any case, but I've been walking around with a hard knot in the pit of my stomach since hearing the news yesterday.  If her lymphoma turns out to be more agressive, she could be gone in 4 to 8 weeks.  So I'm praying for longer with her than that.

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8 Responses to “My kitty has lymphoma”

  1. Suemn Says:
    March 11th, 2023 at 12:21 am 1678494066
    1678494066

    Dido, I'm sorry to hear the news of Buffy's lymphoma. I know you've been through a lot with the health of your pets and I've been there too with my dogs. It doesn't get any easier does it? I hope Buffy does well with the chemo and that the lymphoma is not aggressive.

  2. VS_ozgirl Says:
    March 11th, 2023 at 12:38 am 1678495110
    1678495110

    Very sorry to hear of your cat’s diagnosis and hoping that the chemo goes well so that you can spend a bit more time with your fur baby. Good luck {{hugs}}

  3. Wink Says:
    March 11th, 2023 at 01:08 am 1678496903
    1678496903

    I'm so sorry Dido and I hope Buffy's treatment is effective. Sending healing thoughts!

  4. Turtle Lover Says:
    March 11th, 2023 at 01:40 pm 1678542040
    1678542040

    Prayers for you and Buffy!

  5. CB in the City Says:
    March 11th, 2023 at 02:41 pm 1678545686
    1678545686

    I'm so sad for you. Even with an elderly pet, it's hard to hear news like this. I hope she responds to the chemo and that you have several more years with her.

  6. PatientSaver Says:
    March 14th, 2023 at 02:30 pm 1678804257
    1678804257

    I'm so sorry to hear about Buffy's condition. You have given her many great years. I hope all goes well.

  7. rob62521 Says:
    March 19th, 2023 at 11:30 pm 1679268655
    1679268655

    I am very sorry. There really are no words that I can express.

  8. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    March 25th, 2023 at 10:39 pm 1679783949
    1679783949

    I'm sorry to hear this. {{hugs}}

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