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Hello, my 15 year old cat has been sick since beginning of May, it started with severe diarrhea and pancreatitis. Long story short, vet said it was either very severe IBD or more likely GI lymphoma, and he's lost quite a bit of weight. For the past 2 weeks he's been on Prednisolone daily and 2.25mg Chlorambucil once every other day, with occasional subcutaneous fluids, cerenia, metronidazole and mirtazapine appetite stimulant. This combo seemed to work immediately as his stool returned to normal and he started gaining a bit of weight back but a few days ago, he suddenly stopped eating even with the mirtazapine. Since then he's been very lethargic. These symptoms started 12 days after we began giving him Chlorambucil, does anyone know if these are common side effects of the chemo? I read that side effects typically begin 1-2 weeks after medication begins but how long do they last? I can't tell if this is just side effects of medication or if his cancer is getting worse, and at this rate I may have to put him down within a few days. He means so much to me and I'm really trying everything I can to save him, if anyone has some insight it would be greatly appreciated.