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Cancer In Cats Custom Search Cancer in cats is an unpleasant, but important topic in feline medicine. If you have ever had a cat that developed feline cancer, than you know all too well that cats can get all the same cancers we do. Since they have almost the identical anatomy that people do, their organs, bones, and blood cells can develop abnormal cells just as we do. Cat cancer can present itself in many different forms. A cat can have feline lymphoma, a feline mammary tumor, cat skin cancer, feline liver cancer, or one of many other cancer types. Just as human tumors are staged according to aggressiveness and degree of development (early, late, etc.), so are the tumors developed by cats. It shouldn't be a surprise that the earlier cancer is diagnosed in a cat, the better the chances of treatment and a better prognosis. As veterinary medicine has advanced over the years, your cat's yearly exam (or more often in older cats) has become more and more about the physical exam and less about just vaccines. Your veterinarian can sense early warning signs of cancer in cats from a good history and physical exam, long before you would sense anything at home from your cat's behavior. Laboratory tests, Xrays, ultrasound, and biopsies are a few of the methods your cat's doctor can use to arrive at a definitive diagnosis. The links below will lead you to additional pages that cover specific types of cancer in cats. You will also find opportunities to share your own stories which can be very helpful to your fellow readers and cat lovers around the world. Please do not hesitate to share if you have experienced something that could help someone else. The experience of having a cat with cancer can be difficult and sad although there are certainly triumphant moments as well. It can be very helpful for others to hear how you have faced living with a cat that has cancer. It helps to know we are not alone when we're going through any difficult situation.
Custom Search Do You Have A Story To Share About A Cat With Cancer?This is not an area for questions for the Doctor, but rather a place you can share your own stories, sadness, hope, pictures, thoughts ....anything related to cancer in cats that may make you feel better or help a fellow reader that is going through a trying time. Please share. What Other Readers Have SharedClick below to see contributions from other visitors to this page... My Niko Niko, a male cat is 12 years and 3 months. In only a couple of weeks he went from playful to lethargic. From food motivated to turning his face to food....
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