It all started with my cat Sagi, seeming off or depressed somewhat, i was spending a lot of time sleeping at the hospital as my nonna was very ill, we put it down to stress for Sagi as no blood or urine tests could find any abnormalities. Couple of months passed and Sagi would go up and down, but his vomiting had increased (he has always been a bit of a vomiter) Again vets confused. More time passes, Sagi is losing weight, hungry but not eating much, finally the vet thinks he may feel something in his bowels. We finally got Sagi in for an ultrasound and the also got a biopsy with a needle (?) The results came back as there being a mass most likely cancerous adenocarcinoma in large intestine. We booked Sagi in for an ct scan and enema because he hadn't opened bowels for days. The night before the appointment Sagi began throwing up what smelt like faeces. Once at the Vet hospital, the quickly decided that he must immediately do a ct scan, which revealed a complete blockage of his large intestine, we had to decide then and there euthanasia or extremely risky surgery. He had lost 65% of his body weight. We decided surgery. Success! The surgeon was impressed and surprised at how well it all went. Biopsies taken during surgery, of the large mass in the large intestine was confirmed as a adenocarcinoma, liver mass non cancerous, but spread to lymph nodes had occurred. We were told we had 2 options. Chemo or not. Without chemo 2+ months with 6-9+ months. Today as i write this Sagi just got home from his 5th round of chemo. He has steadily gained the correct amount of weight since surgery, he still has his whiskers, his fur is growing back from the surgery, but most importantly he is the cat he was before, dare i say better... like i said earlier ever since he was a kitten he has been a bit of a vomiter, and now his vomiting has dramatically dropped. He is happy, energetic, gaining muscle and enjoys life. We know he is terminal, it really is a matter of time for the cancer to get worse but you wouldn't know it looking at him. Chemo for Sagi has been positive for us. Expensive, yes, stressful at times, yes. But he hasn't had any side effects and i get to enjoy a little bit longer.

My cat was bleeding a lot when urinating. He had a lot of blood loss. He was also losing a lot of weight. Took him to the vet and they found a mass in stomach. We then took him to the hospital for an ultrasound and the dr did a biopsy and the results came back. My cat is anemic due to blood loss and has transitional cell carinoma (tcc). He then had a blood and plasma transfusion and his blood count had went up. Surgery is not an option at this point. We don’t know how much longer he has but had put him on inflammatory meds. Next step option would be chemo. If we start chemo, and the tumor shrinks, would surgery to remove the tumor be an option?

My cat was diagnosed with Lymphoma 2 months ago, in the mouth and neck. She couldn't eat properly and kept dropping food, and had a big mass in her mouth. Her tongue was also hanging out. She had surgery to remove what they could and then we started on chemo(tongue still hanging out) I live in the middle east, so it was hard to get the medicine. After an agonising, worrying 4 weeks, we received medication from Australia (I think it's called doxorubicin), and she has had two rounds of it (another 4 to go). She also has steroid shots every few days, along with tramadol (pain killer). She has been doing really well, and no side effects. A few days after the second round, I was told the mass had increased, and I started to worry, and she had stopped eating. After another 1 week, I noticed her tongue was back in her mouth and she is eating so much better, and now won't stop eating. Also, I noticed her lump in her neck had gone down. The vet is now speaking to another ongologist to see if we can do laser surgery in her mouth to try and remove the masses. It's cost alot, but she is part of the family, so if you can go down that route, try everything you can. I still have a long way to with her, but to see her happy again and after all the love I have given her, its worth every penny.