Hey James,
I've had several FELV cats that developed mediastinal lymphoma. I
tried chemo with one of them, but in general, the (traditional)
treatment was prednisone, and drain the fluid. So I'd take the kitty
in periodically to have the fluid drained. When they got anemic, then
1 blood transfusion.
There may be newer or alternative treatments, I hope so.
Ironic, when my sister got sick in NYC in 2003 - breast cancer - and
got fluid (ascites) in her chest cavity, I said "how about draining
the fluid?" and they did. I learned from the cats. Course the fluid
always comes back.
I'm so sorry -
Gloria
On Oct 23, 2009, at 2:28 PM, James G Wilson wrote:
Hey all,
Sorry for the off-topic post. But, my male cat, LG, is sick.
Took him to the vet this morning because he wasn't
breathing right. He had 288cc's of fluid built up around his
heart and lungs :( :( :( They drained the fluid, and his
color came back almost immediately. He's on prednisone
and a diuretic to help curb the fluid buildup...
Unfortunately, there were lots of leukocytes in the fluid
which means a great chance of lymphatic cancer :( :( :(
The prednisone is giving him his appetite back at least.
He hadn't eaten in two days now... And, he was already
too thin.
Does anyone here have any experience with all of this?
LG is twelve years old and quite healthy otherwise.
Thanks for any and all assistance. Best wishes to
everyone!
James G. Wilson - phaed...@charter.net
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