Senior cat lymphoma: Is surgery safe, or treat presumptively?

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Hello, I have a 14-yr old cat with suspected diffuse lymphoma. Ultrasound showed loss of layering in her intestines, but an upper endoscopy didn't find anything. Internist is recommending that at this point we either do exploratory surgery to get full-thickness biopsies, as well as biopsies from areas the endoscopy can't reach, or to just treat presumptively for lymphoma. How dangerous/painful is the surgery? Is this something you would do for your own cat, or just treat presumptively?

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

I'm sorry your cat may have lymphoma. The surgery and biopsies aren't very painful, she will be under anesthesia, and they will give her some pain medication afterwards. The danger of it depends on her health status, and her vet can give you the best estimate of this. Any surgery carries risk, but it can still be safe in a cat this age. Personally I'd do the surgery first. I hope this helps!

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