Bonnie,
learned the hard way....
At 06:20 PM 2/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
>First message (new member)
>
>My three year old female cat has lymphoma. One tumor is behind the
>right eye and "maybe" one internally. so the eye vet claims.
>
>She is on Interferon 2-alpha, 1cc every 24 hours, one week on and one
>week off. I also give her Dexamethasone, one drop 4x a day and Atropine
>ointment, 1/4 inch strip once a day and Timolol 0.5%, one drop 2x a day
>and Ginseng 18, 1 half tablet 2x a day (total 700 mg a day) and
>Prednisone 5 mg once a day.
>
>She weighs 8.4 lbs. and seems to be losing her appetite somewhat. (even
>her love for shrimp).
>Questions:
>
>1. Is there an oral chemo that I could give her that any of you have
>tried? I'll listen to any successful home remedies also.
>
>2. Could I disolve a human's "Centrum Silver" multi-vitamin in with
>milk and a blended whole egg for her to eat or feed through a tube
>directly into her throat that would taste good? ....... (little
>sugar?). I have pet vitamins, but would the aforementioned vitamin be
>more of a boost to her system without fear of a vitamin overdose?
>
>3. I'm avoiding I.V. chemo at this time due to the horror stories I've
>heard about their onset of stomach sickness , vomiting and general
>weakness.
>
>Thanks for your time and understanding.
>Best regards to all you cat lovers, John
>
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
>Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.
> - Anatole France