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My Senior cat Fado was just diagnosed with large cell lymphoma around his intestines. He does not act sick, he's been symptom free aside from weight loss, diarrhea and some blood in his stool.
The vet guesses he'll maybe have 1-2 month to live without treatment. We don't know his exact age as he was a rescue cat, but we think his age is between 14 and 16. The CHOP protocol treatment is what the vet recommends. This would involve weekly chemo treatments.
Fado doesn't like traveling to the vet and meows a lot on the way there and on the way back. It's a 30 minute drive to the chemo facility.
I'm wondering if anyone has gone through this and if you think it is worth putting him through the weekly vet visits and chemo treatments for what could amount to 10 more months of life on average? He obviously isn't going to understand why I'm taking him to the vet each week. I'd appreciate any advice from people who went through this treatment with their cat and if they think it was worth it.
Thanks.
The vet guesses he'll maybe have 1-2 month to live without treatment. We don't know his exact age as he was a rescue cat, but we think his age is between 14 and 16. The CHOP protocol treatment is what the vet recommends. This would involve weekly chemo treatments.
Fado doesn't like traveling to the vet and meows a lot on the way there and on the way back. It's a 30 minute drive to the chemo facility.
I'm wondering if anyone has gone through this and if you think it is worth putting him through the weekly vet visits and chemo treatments for what could amount to 10 more months of life on average? He obviously isn't going to understand why I'm taking him to the vet each week. I'd appreciate any advice from people who went through this treatment with their cat and if they think it was worth it.
Thanks.