Ava (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} awdrey_gore) wrote,@ 2008-04-09 12:58:00 |
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Daisy-Pig update
Tabby-mama and Daisy with Noodle looking on.
Daisy got her staples removed today and we discussed chemotherapy. It turns out that the "oral chemo" drug the last vet gave Daisy was really a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, essentially a form of aspirin. I have no idea why the last vet told us it was chemo, but I guess that makes me even gladder we got a second opinion. It was a drug more commonly used for dogs and Daisy's bad reaction was common in cats, and does not in any way reflect how she will do on chemo.
The vet recommended a course of chemo delivered by IV every three weeks, five treatments. Most cats have a couple of down days after receiving treatment, with mild lethargy and reduced appetite as the main reactions. If Daisy does okay, we're going to pursue the whole course.
Again, this is not a cure. It's just beating the cancer in her lymphatic system back so that she can enjoy a little more time here, so if the chemo fails and her tumors return, it won't be too heartbreaking. We know we're going to lose her, this year probably, but if the chemo gives her a higher quality of life in the short term, why not do it?
The Pig is currently running around with Cicero. She seems very happy to be staple-free.
Tabby-mama and Daisy with Noodle looking on.
Daisy got her staples removed today and we discussed chemotherapy. It turns out that the "oral chemo" drug the last vet gave Daisy was really a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, essentially a form of aspirin. I have no idea why the last vet told us it was chemo, but I guess that makes me even gladder we got a second opinion. It was a drug more commonly used for dogs and Daisy's bad reaction was common in cats, and does not in any way reflect how she will do on chemo.
The vet recommended a course of chemo delivered by IV every three weeks, five treatments. Most cats have a couple of down days after receiving treatment, with mild lethargy and reduced appetite as the main reactions. If Daisy does okay, we're going to pursue the whole course.
Again, this is not a cure. It's just beating the cancer in her lymphatic system back so that she can enjoy a little more time here, so if the chemo fails and her tumors return, it won't be too heartbreaking. We know we're going to lose her, this year probably, but if the chemo gives her a higher quality of life in the short term, why not do it?
The Pig is currently running around with Cicero. She seems very happy to be staple-free.
