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My first post here, but have been reading many threads.
I’ve been told that my 5 year old cat probably has Lymphoma. It started with a bloated belly a little over a week ago. Luna is a pretty skinny cat but started eating more about 6 months ago. I waited a couple of days since I wasn’t sure if she was just getting bigger due to her increased appetite, but I ended up taking her to the vet over the weekend. The vet pulled some fluid out of her body, heard a heart murmur on both sides, and suspected that she has right-sided heart failure due to her age and symptoms (cancer was brought up initially but quickly forgotten during this visit, mainly because she is a relatively young cat). We couldn’t get blood results back right away since it was a Saturday, so the vet suggested that we make an appointment for a cardiologist to get an echocardiogram on Monday.
On our way to the cardiologist on Monday, I got a call from the vet saying she is very concerned over the results of the blood test, which showed a high white blood cell count. The vet suggested we opt for an abdominal ultrasound instead, and we did. The results showed enlarged liver and spleen, the vet isn’t completely sure but highly suspicious of Lymphoma, or could possibly be IBD but didn’t really seem to think that’s the case. I’m not very into the idea of a biopsy, so we decided to get her fluids tested to see if that can tell us anything more (well aware that it’s highly possible it won’t confirm Lymphoma).
I do have a couple of doubts on the Lymphoma diagnosis and have been reading many threads so wanted to see what everyone thinks about Luna’s case—she is a relatively young cat for cancer. She has been acting completely normal, with eating, drinking, urinating, and producing stool. She has been having slightly softer stool these two weeks, but has never had any problem with her stool all her life. She also has not lost any weight at all (though she has always been a skinny cat), and I have not observed any change in energy level. If it wasn’t for her bloated belly, I would never have noticed that something was wrong.
What do you guys think? Could it be something like heartworms? I suggested that to the vet but she seems to think there’s too many changes that she sees from the ultrasound to be heartworms. I just find it a little hard to believe that she would be so normal if she was fighting such a horrible disease like Lymphoma.
My first post here, but have been reading many threads.
I’ve been told that my 5 year old cat probably has Lymphoma. It started with a bloated belly a little over a week ago. Luna is a pretty skinny cat but started eating more about 6 months ago. I waited a couple of days since I wasn’t sure if she was just getting bigger due to her increased appetite, but I ended up taking her to the vet over the weekend. The vet pulled some fluid out of her body, heard a heart murmur on both sides, and suspected that she has right-sided heart failure due to her age and symptoms (cancer was brought up initially but quickly forgotten during this visit, mainly because she is a relatively young cat). We couldn’t get blood results back right away since it was a Saturday, so the vet suggested that we make an appointment for a cardiologist to get an echocardiogram on Monday.
On our way to the cardiologist on Monday, I got a call from the vet saying she is very concerned over the results of the blood test, which showed a high white blood cell count. The vet suggested we opt for an abdominal ultrasound instead, and we did. The results showed enlarged liver and spleen, the vet isn’t completely sure but highly suspicious of Lymphoma, or could possibly be IBD but didn’t really seem to think that’s the case. I’m not very into the idea of a biopsy, so we decided to get her fluids tested to see if that can tell us anything more (well aware that it’s highly possible it won’t confirm Lymphoma).
I do have a couple of doubts on the Lymphoma diagnosis and have been reading many threads so wanted to see what everyone thinks about Luna’s case—she is a relatively young cat for cancer. She has been acting completely normal, with eating, drinking, urinating, and producing stool. She has been having slightly softer stool these two weeks, but has never had any problem with her stool all her life. She also has not lost any weight at all (though she has always been a skinny cat), and I have not observed any change in energy level. If it wasn’t for her bloated belly, I would never have noticed that something was wrong.
What do you guys think? Could it be something like heartworms? I suggested that to the vet but she seems to think there’s too many changes that she sees from the ultrasound to be heartworms. I just find it a little hard to believe that she would be so normal if she was fighting such a horrible disease like Lymphoma.