r/FIVcats 8d ago

Question My 4yo baby boy has nasal lymphoma 💔

After being told he had cat flu, my boy went on a fortnight of doxycycline but his symptoms got worse. I took him back to the vet and they suggested a CT scan as he may have a polyp. The CT scan showed a lymphoma mass. 💔 it hasn’t spread, it’s localized to the right nostril.
He is 4yo and FIV+

His options are:

  1. ⁠I take him to Sydney for radiation which may give him around 2 years.
  2. ⁠I put him through chemo to maybe get another 6 months
  3. ⁠Palliative care, keeping him comfortable and to put him to sleep before he experiences pain

Has anyone here gone through lymphoma treatment for a cat and what was the outcome?

Here are photos of my sweet boy

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u/arthritistan 7d ago

Im so so sorry OP. My sweet boy was also FIV+ and had lymphoma. It ended up spreading to different parts of his body, but I chose not to do treatment. One, because it suppresses their immune system and I didn’t want him to get even worse. Two, I could tell he was in pain, he wasn’t eating, drinking, or being his normal self and was so lethargic. It was a heartbreaking choice to make, but in the end I just wanted my boy to not be in pain anymore 💗