Hello, In the past month I have noticed that one of my cat has lost a lot of weight and has diarrhea. I took her in to be seen by the vet and he put her on an antibiotic and some other medication to build the good bacteria in her gut. We’ve been on the medications for almost 2 weeks in a improvement. We went back in and he put her on another antibiotic and anti-inflammatory meds. It seems like the diarrhea has gotten worse from puréed consistency to pure liquid coming out. She’s about 8 pounds or under when she used to be about 12 to 13 pounds. She’s been on steroids to antibiotics and the other medication to build her gut bacteria for three days and no improvement. The vet has recommended to go in and do a ultrasound of her tummy. He thinks it’s Either cancer or inflammatory bowel disease. Her white blood count is up also. I am a little bit lost because I feel like it’s either she’s going to be put down or have a chance at life. I wish the vet would’ve given me more insight and direction and I am lost at this point. She is on prednisolone 5 mg, metronidazole 0.5 ml biomox, pro pectolin

My siamese mix started loosing weight, vomiting, diarhea about a month ago,so i took her in to the vet. They did labs, all labs were normal,they hydrated her and sent her hoke with Flagyl. She had lost 2 pounds in 3-4 months. The voliting continued so we did ultrasound and fecal sample. Fecal sample came back negative. The ultrasound showed mass like thickening of the ileum with partial, chronic obstruction. It is concerning for neoplastic process (e.g. carcinoma, round cell), however a fivrotic inflammatory process cant be excluded. Diffuse, thickening of the small intestinal loos could be secondary to infiltrative disease (e.g. IBD, round cell neoplasia), however hypertophy is also a consideration given the presence of chronic partial obstruction. Mesenteric lymphadenopathy may be reactice or metaatatic. Bowel biopsies are needed for more information. I have a oncology appointment this Wednesday to discuss surgery. They said i have two choices,but wont know until i do biopsy. I can do biopsy and surgery or go prednisone route until the end. I hope the oncologist is open and honest. Is there hope surgery can remove all of this or is surgery not an option? I give her buepenorphine every 12 hours because i cant have her in pain. She is happy,purring and eating lile a regular happy cat. I am tore up and scared the surgeon will promise me things that arent true like she will be cured. Does this sound like its treatable? Would doing prednisolone and pain meds be a painful way to go out? Im lost and very sad. Ive raised her since 7 months. She is my pretty pound kitty. Help.

Hello! My two-year old cat, Hansel, has been having diarrhea (occasionally with bright red blood) for a week or so. The frequency of bowel movement is normal (once or twice per day), but when he does go, it's loose and tinged with blood. He vomited once per day during the first three days of symptoms, but not since. Appetite has decreased a little. Took him to vet, and his white blood cell count was 35,000 (which she said indicated an infection somewhere in the body). No fever and no dehydration. She thinks it is either IBD, Pancreatitis, or Gastrointestinal Lymphoma. His mood is good, and he is playing and showing interest in treats! Slightly decreased appetite with "normal" food. May I ask your opinion on what may be going on?

My 16 dear old male chocolate point Siamese presented with loss of appetite, sluggish. Two weeks before that, he had 3 teeth taken out. He lost 500 grams in two weeks. I took him back to fat, and she thought she felt a lump in his intestine. She kept him in, all the tests later, she diagnosed a lymphoma bigger than an egg on the X-rays. Blood expiration was inconclusive. Referred to specialist vet. Confirmed today it is a cancerous lyphoma on his intestine. They have recommended surgery to remove the growth, the CHOP chem ongoing.

The vet has just discovered a mass / tumor in my male cat's abdomen today about 4cm to 5cm. Our cat was a street rescue about 6 years ago and the vet guessed he was about 7 years old at the time making him around the 12 to 14 year old range. Out cat has a history of IBS and was being treated with low dosage of prednisone over 2 years which resulted with our cat become diabetic. We slowly stopped the prednisone and begin using insulin and a wet food diet for a few months before he went into remission and no longer needed insulin. In the past we have had a number of blood tests and a ultrasound performed only to be told they didn't have an answer. The vet gave us pain medicine and told us to us it if we think he is pain and gave us a 2 to 4 month time frame!! The major issue is his weight. 2 years ago he was 8.2pds and today he is just over 7pds for large framed cat ( Ragdoll mix Pt Seal ). Since he is older we think having surgery or Chemo might be to much for him and looking at another suggestion that might help or slow the tumor.

Rest in peace my sweet baby boy 30 Nov 2006 -- 27 Dec 2019 A month ago on 26th November he had his annual checkup, blood test and vaccinations and was fine, on the 23rd December he was having difficulties pooping so we took him to the vets, we were given meds and came home, today (27th December) he went in for a follow-up and had a tumour so big in his colon he wasn't even woken up from his x-ray anaesthetic. When we dropped him off at the vets in the morning cancer was a 45% possibility but with treatment, he would have about a year of good health left before decisions needed to be made OR 50% just a large hard poop for some reason that needed investigating with a 5% chance he wouldn't wake up from the anaesthetic due to a heart murmur - so the thought he wasn't coming home tonight or tomorrow was so remote I wasn't prepared when they rang us to inform us they said it wouldn't even be fair to wake him up from the anaesthetic as he would have 3 months at best but they would be bad and it wouldn't be fair to him, we didn't even get to say goodbye until after he'd passed as they couldn't wait for us to get back to the vets.