Cat Cancer
Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells on or in the body. Cancer in pets is a fairly common disease and is one of the leading cause of death in pet cats and dogs.
Symptoms commonly seen in cats with cancer are:
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Loss of appetite
- Lethargy
- A sore that does not heal
- A lump that changes shape or size
- Continuing weight loss
If you notice any of these symptoms in your cat, please call us (706-568-4848) and schedule an appointment to have your cat thoroughly examined by our veterinarian. There are a wide variety of tests that we can perform to verify whether or not your cat has cancer. While cancer is never the diagnosis we would like to hear, it is better to catch it in its early stages.
The three most common types of cancer in cats are lymphoma, soft-tissue sarcoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. Lymphoma is the most common of these three. Many types of cat cancer are treatable. Treatments offered for cancer in humans are increasingly available for pets, and include:
- Surgery
- Radiation therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Targeted therapy
- Immunotherapy
If necessary, we can perform surgery and chemotherapy treatments here in our clinic. In addition to existing drugs, researchers are continually working to improve the effectiveness of cancer therapies and to improve animals’ (and humans’) reactions to them.
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