Re: [feline_lymphoma] IBD-- for Nina #2

[Nina]

You're right, at least I'd have a medical protocol to follow.  She's 
only a year old and even though she's in a very weakened condition, 
she's a fighter.  I know she doesn't want to leave.
Nina

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nina,
   I didn't think those two emails made it sound bad for Gypsy.  Even 
if it is lymphoma, lymphoma often responds incredibly well to 
chemotherapy, and even just to steroids for a while, especially 
intestinal lymphoma.  Compared to your thinking she is dying right 
now, a diagnosis of lymphoma would not necessarily be terrible-- it 
might meant she has treatment options and a possibility of good 
quality life at least for a while. I know that the main problem with 
her is that she is hard to catch and get veterinary care for, so maybe 
even steroids would be a challenge. But they can be given by injection....
Michelle