Things To Know About Feline Pancreatic Cancer

Your pets can feel like one of your children. You love these animals unconditionally and would do anything to keep them happy and healthy. When an animal gets sick, it is heartbreaking. Sometimes you can fix them through medicine and other times, if the situation is not easily fixable, so big decisions have to be made about how far you are willing to go to save your pet. Feline pancreatic cancer is a very rare disease found in cats. Sadly, it still does occur and unfortunately, when your cat is diagnosed with this cancer, there is no cure for it. Most cats do not live for more than a couple months after their diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

Some veterinarian researchers believe that pancreatic cancer in cats is caused by the environment, most particularly, the chemicals in your home. The job of the pancreas (both in animals and human beings) is to produce insulin to keep blood levels regulated. It also produces enzymes which plays a role in helping food to digest. You should bring your cat in for a consultation if your cat starts to experience a loss in appetite or sudden weight loss. Your furry friend may experience vomiting (it can be occasional of frequent). Pancreatic cancer in cats also have symptoms of a distended belly (caused by the growth of the tumor and your cat may cry out in pain when you touch them. That is especially hard when you want to comfort them and they want to be comforted, but it is just to painful for either one of you to do so.

Your veterinarian will look into your cats eyes to see if he/she can detect any jaundice which is a yellowing of the eyes and skin caused by a blockage of the flow of bile in ones body. Jaundice occurs most commonly in infant children, but with a pancreatic issue (most commonly pancreatic cancer), jaundice is one of the first signs and symptoms of the disease. The unfortunate thing with Feline pancreatic cancer is that the symptoms do not occur immediately, so by the time you suspect something is wrong with your pet, it is already too late as the cancer has most likely spread to an untreatable level. The only thing that can do at that point is make sure that your cat is comfortable and you can rest easy knowing you provided love and comfort to your furry friend during their time of need.


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