Trying to help a friend in Michigan find resources for cancer cat

My dear friend’s CKD cat was just diagnosed with large cell lymphoma in the oral/nasal area.
This cat means to her what Alice means to me.

I figured someone here might:
1) know of any veterinary oncologists in the greater Detroit area?
2) have experience with this type of cancer? It sounds aggressive from my research so far.
3) suggest any non-profits that may assist with feline cancer care?
Thanks. <3


And I’m sorry I haven’t spent time on here in awhile or contributed. I miss Alice. I miss testing her, I miss everything. Someday I’ll be ready to come back and help and support and give back more.
Also... should this have gone in feline health? It’s not for a sugar cat.
I just know someone here has some valuable experience they can share. Thank you.

 

I’m so sorry I can’t help your friend with answers to any of these questions. But I think you’ll have a better chance of getting answers by posting on Health. It’s for all health problems, not just diab.

 

I'm so sorry for your friend, Cassandra My only direct experience with large cell lymphoma is when I lost my cat Min to it in 2012; she had it in her GI tract. It was very fast. By the time we had a solid diagnosis, it was too late to do anything.

 

Thanks. I’m sorry about Min.
I’m hoping that my friend can gain a little time, with chemo. Her cat, Khloe, is not having any symptoms so so I’m hoping it’s been caught early. I wonder how her kidneys disease will interact with chemo.

I’m also trying to help a local friend figure out a chronic severe diarrhea (IBD or lymphoma) issue. I’m better armed for that. Finally a reason to break into Alice’s leftover ziwipeak lamb. (I had only used 1 can in the case when she passed. I’ve been hiding it from myself so I don’t look at it. I couldn’t bring myself to sell it or donate it randomly yet.)

I miss you all. I miss this place. Frankly I’m weirdly glad to have a reason to post that is not just about my grief, and a reason to get back to furiously researching veterinary stuff. I wish it was for better reasons. But I miss what I spent the past two years doing for Alice.

...And the personal rambling is why this is an “off topic” post.

 

Post moved to Feline Health, where hopefully you'll get more eyes. You can post about more than sugar cats here.

Is there a veterinary school anywhere nearby? They might have clinics associated with it. When we went to Colorado State University, they had an entire section devoted to oncology. Neko saw a radiation oncologist.

 

I am sorry to hear about your friends cat .

Here is a link to the Board Certified Vet Oncologists in the Detroit area. You are also able to use the site to locate other specialists as well as needed

https://find.vetspecialists.com/search_results?tid=4&location_value=Detroit, MI, USA&city=Detroit&county_sn=Wayne County&adm_lvl_1_sn=MI&country_sn=US&location_type=locality&stateSearch=MI&swlat=42.255192&nelat=42.45023&swlng=-83.287959&nelng=-82.910451&lat=42.331427&lng=-83.0457538&faddress=Detroit, MI, USA&place_id=ChIJdR3LEAHKJIgR0sS5NU6Gdlc

I am happy to see a message from you. Thoughts and prayers to you as you continue to mourn your loss. Hoping helping others helps with the process. You have a ton of knowledge, info and empathy to provide others. They are fortunate to have such a resourceful and supportive friend.
Be well .