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My cat Biscuit had surgery in March and they found cancer. She did well for a while, but the cancer was likely to recur.

Lately she hasn't been eating enough and is losing weight (she gained weight after the surgery but now she's back to the same weight she was just before the surgery), so I took her to the vet today.

The vet thinks cancer is recurring in the lymph nodes. Her bloodwork was normal. He prescribed an appetite stimulant (Mirtazapine, a human antidepressant) and B12 injections.

I'm glad he didn't suggest any more extreme interventions. I just want her to have a reasonable quality of life for as long as she can.

I hear Fancy Feast is the food of choice for tempting low-appetite cats to eat.

Good thoughts/candle-lightings/opinions welcome.

Date: 19 Jul 2012 03:43 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] flarenut
Ugh. Fingers crossed for as long as possible. (We were told that cats tolerate chemo much better than people, but that it doesn't buy that much time.)

Since you don't entirely have to worry about longterm nutrition, have you tried tuna water? That was what would always get our previous cats to eat.

Date: 19 Jul 2012 04:47 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] eggcrack
*edit* Sorry, replied in the wrong place.
Edited Date: 19 Jul 2012 04:48 pm (UTC)

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