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My cat was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma (rcc) of both kidneys so there is no option for surgery. Prognosis is poor. We are meeting with an oncologist to hopefully see if we can start him on some type of chemo (most likely Palladia) which may or may not help give him some more time. I have researched for probably hours looking at articles and studies on renal cell carcinoma and I'm guessing it's just not that well documented in cats and seems to affect dogs more. I couldn't find any studies where it shows treatments besides surgery. I've even joined large pet cancer groups in search of experiences and only found one person who had a cat that was affect by rcc which was on Palladia and still currently on it almost 1.5years after diagnoses, which contradicts most things I see about rcc lifespan.
We don't know how bad it is right now but besides enlarged kidneys and anemia he has no symptoms. His blood tests were even mostly normal for his age (he's old)..We only decided to check for cancer after my vet felt something in his kidneys. He eats like a horse and runs around like he's younger than he is, loves scratching up furniture still, and loves attention. I don't know how the kidneys being enlarged like that aren't affecting him more.
Has anyone here had a cat that had rcc specifically, or another type of kidney cancer and what did their lifespan and treatments look like?
We don't know how bad it is right now but besides enlarged kidneys and anemia he has no symptoms. His blood tests were even mostly normal for his age (he's old)..We only decided to check for cancer after my vet felt something in his kidneys. He eats like a horse and runs around like he's younger than he is, loves scratching up furniture still, and loves attention. I don't know how the kidneys being enlarged like that aren't affecting him more.
Has anyone here had a cat that had rcc specifically, or another type of kidney cancer and what did their lifespan and treatments look like?