My 1 1/2 age young cat has been diagnosed with cancer. It is either leukemia -not feline-or lymphoma. I will know by the end of next week. I had already started her on essiac and a blood system booster a few days ago. I have now added immune strengthener drops. What else can I do for her. Can holistic treatment get around having chemo? Please advise.
– Sherry Beagley
I have a 3-4 year old neutered male cat who has been diagnosed both feline leukemia and heartworm positive. He is currently on enalapril, prednisone, and lasix daily, and also takes Interferon 4 days on, 3 days off each week, as well as taking transdermal aspirin at a 5mg 2 times per week dosing (1/16th of an 81mg aspirin b.I.d.). The lasix and enalapril and prednisone was started about a month ago when the cat was showing signs of edema in his extremities. He has a good appetite and is in relatively good spirits, but the swelling shifts daily, sometimes his elbows his hind legs, his chin, he has a ‘pouch’ under his belly at times, his back feet are probably the most consistently swollen, looking so big they seem about to pop. It was determined that based on his weight loss that he has glomural (sp?) nephritis, in addition to everything else, which is what apparently is causing the swelling.
just yesterday I noticed an open sore on his front leg, which then happened to be the only limb NOT swollen, and everywhere he lay he left a wet spot behind. My vet confirmed it was due to his skin literally just having ‘split’, and added orbax to his daily regimen for a week to ward off infection (which, being leukemia positive puts him more at risk for infection)
is there ANYTHING else possible to do to relieve the swelling? especially since he is NOT building up fluids in his lungs affecting his breathing, just the edema…I can’t help but wonder if a needle prick here and there would have an effect like popping a water balloon. I realize that it is a symptom of a ‘condition’, but would massage help? I’m open to anything at this point!
while he DOES have periodic bouts of lethargy, when his appetite is nil, but a round of antibiotics usually corrects this and then he is back to his usual self, with a pretty hefty appetite. Currently he is eating Hills Prescription g/d both dry and canned and seem to like it pretty well.
please advise!
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