Multiple myeloma

[litlisa100]

I'm happy I decided to treat him ... He is handling it well

 

[mrsgreenjeens]

How wonderful that he's in remission

.  I'm so glad you decided to treat him too

If his appetite doesn't return, there are medications that can help. Hopefully with the reduced chemo he will start returning to his old self.  Keep us posted.

 

[litlisa100]

Thank you
I'm waiting for my vet to call me back
I want to let him know about his behavior
Maybe he will recommend a medicine for appetite

 

[litlisa100]

Hi I would like to give an update on Vito's condition
He is on Chemo so nice may 2016
He is in remission
He needs the chemo for 1 year to keep it at bay ...then we will see if it comes back...hopefully not
He really handled the chemo great
He's running around , playing & acting normal
Some side effects were :
Little nausea
Eats a lot from steroids he is on
Lost whiskers
A little off balance
A litte constipated
Lost his outer hair ...he is more fuzzy & brown now
Still very cute

All & all he is his Handel of it well
I'm glad I decided to treat him for the multiple myeloma
Thanks
Lisa

 

[mrsgreenjeens]

Wonderful  news

I'm so happy he's doing so well

 

[litlisa100]

Thank you.

 

[Bailey Bills]

Any updates? I’m in the same situation? Did he get mefelan? Spelling may be wrong.

 

[litlisa100]

Hi
Im not sure what the chemo Vito had for as called .. but it helped him and he did not have major side effects
Unfortunately Vito passed away last weekend .. the cancer came back and he became anemic ... but without the chemo he would have been gone a long time ago ... so all in all it helped him ...
I hope your cat will be ok

 

[mrsgreenjeens]

L litlisa100 , I'm so sorry to learn about Vito . My sincerest sympathies.

Run free at the bridge, sweet Vito

 

[litlisa100]

Thank you so much ...I feel without the treatment he had he would have been gone a long time ago ...I am grateful for the time we had together

 

[Bailey Bills]

I admire your strength, and I am so saddened to hear this news. I'm know we have no choice but to make the best of all the moments, but some days Im exhausted from giving medicine twice a day to watching him like a hawk to look for odd behaviors. Tomorrow I will make the appointment for the oncologist and hope his side effects are minimal to none and that he begins to feel better soon. Sending you lots of hugs as I am right there with you.

 

[litlisa100]

Thank you so much
The only side effects Vito had was some fatigue around the days after the treatment....his whiskers fell out & then regrew....his outer layer of hair she’d so it was sooo soft and lighter ...but it went back after stopping the chemo
All in all he handled it well
Good luck with everything ...hope your kitty does well
Lisa

 

[Bailey Bills]

We I lost my Bailey Bill to myeloma this morning. We tried two different chemotherapeutic drugs and both failed. This past Wednesday we decided to try pulse dosing with cyclophosphamide where we gave 75 mg in one dose followed by a longer break. His hem blood was at 12% with 24,000 platelets. The oncologist felt that the cancer was not allowing for the production of the RBC. I don’t know if his bone marrow was too week, the chemo to much or the cancer just unstoppable. I feel terrible. We only made it 90 days following diagnosis. I will miss him to the end of my days. My 8 year old boy left us too soon.

 

[AbbysMom]

L litlisa100 and Bailey Bills I am so sorry for your losses. Threads are closed after a loss as a sign of respect. Please do consider starting a memorial thread in our Crossing the Bridge forum.

Rest in peace little ones.