Darby and his oral fibrosarcoma

[Medusa]

Goodness, what a story and what a brave furkid and parents! FWIW, I would've done the same thing as you. I've had friends w/cancer who couldn't stand the harsh radiation and chemo treatments, so if I ever had to make that decision for any of my cats, I would follow the same course of treatment as you've chosen for Darby. Having had up to 8 cats at one time, the diseases have varied but we've been fortunate to not have experienced cancer, thankfully. Best wishes to you and Darby and please keep us posted on his progress. Oh, and welcome to Pet Talk.

[smokey the elder]

You might want to get a second opinion about that cancer. There is a type of cancer called "hemangiosarcoma" that's very rare in cats but I had a cat who had it. One of its characteristics is rapid growth/metastesis (sp?)

Thanks for taking such good care of Darby, and welcome to Pet Talk!

[kb2yjx]

I am impressed by your love for Darby and wanting to do all you can do for him. I will admit that in the cats(older than Darby), my husband and I decided to fogo the treatments, and just tried to maintain the best quality of life as possible. It is never an easy decision. Also, welcome to Pet Talk....please keep us posted on Darby...will light a candle for you both.

[Catty1]

Ask your vets if they have heard of Transfer Factor - it worked wonders for a cat here, and also extended the quality of life for another cat(who was VERY hard to medicate, despite hiding it in any kind of food whatever!).

This is a long thread, but it is the cat Haggis's story (three guesses where he and his fur brother Hagrid live!):

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=147840

Darling Darby sounds like a fighter - all bodes well! Prayers and DO keep us posted.

um...any pics of this handsome sweet boy? You can just post them as attachments, NP.

[DarbyTheCat]

Thanks for the input everyone. Here are some pics of Darby before the surgery and one after.

[Catty1]

Awwww, what a sweet face! I can see why you fell in love with him!

He looks so gentle. Glad you are going to the teaching hospital again. And you have made the right choice. Poor Darby!

I hope they agree to the Transfer Factor - can't hurt, might help!

Hugs and prayers for Darby!

[Medusa]

Aw, poor sweet li'l guy. I sure hope that things go well for him. (((HUGS))) to you and gentle pets to sweet Darby.

[DarbyTheCat]

Thanks for the welcome notes. So, the clinic shipped the chemo pill last night, I should get it today or tomorrow. I will talk to the vet about some of your suggestions, thanks so so so much.