Cancer in Cats
What I Need to Know About Cancer in Cats
Did you know that cancers, like lymphoma, are even more prevalent in cats between the ages of two and six? Cats that have feline leukemia virus (FeLV) are also at significantly higher risks of developing cancer.1
Would you know if your cat was suffering from cancer? Many pet owners don’t, and we want to help.
Unlike in dogs, cats are not as divided by breed. This makes it more difficult to determine if certain kinds of cats are more prone to cancer than another. In fact, risk factors for cancer in cats are very similar to those in humans. Exposure to tobacco smoke, asbestos, prolonged sunlight, and lack of exercise have often been linked to increased risks of cancer development.2
Keeping your cat indoors can keep your cat healthy and prolong their life. Indoor cats have an average lifespan almost three times that of outdoor cats.3
If your pet is displaying any symptoms of cancer or has been diagnosed with cancer, sort below by cancer type or tumor location to learn more about each cancer type and available treatment options for your pet. Click on the links for more specific information on treatment and real patient stories.
Head and neck tumors in cats
- Oral melanomas in cats
- Squamous cell carcinomas in cats
- Fibrosarcomas in cats
- Plasmacytomas in cats
- Acanthomatous amelioblastomas in cats
- Adenocarcinomas in cats
- Nasal tumors in cats
Brain tumors in cats
- Meningiomas in cats
- Pituitary tumors in cats
Thyroid tumors in cats
Extremity tumors in cats
- Osteosarcomas in cats
- Soft-tissue sarcomas in cats
- Fibrosarcomas in cats
- Infiltrative lipomas in cats
- Mast cell tumors in cats
Spinal tumors in cats
Pelvic canal tumors in cats
- Anal gland adenocarcinomas in cats
- Prostatic tumors in cats
Liver tumors in cats
Pancreatic tumors in cats
Lung tumors in cats
Kidney tumors in cats
Carcinoma/Epithelial in cats
- Nasal/paranasal sinus
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Basal cell
- Tonsillar
- Thyroid
- Salivary gland
- Ceruminous gland
- Bronchogenic/non-small cell lung
- Hepatocellular
- Biliary
- Pancreatic
- Adrenal
- Renal
- Transitional cell of bladder/prostate/urethra
- Prostatic
- Anal gland
- Perianal
- Chemodectoma
- Neuroendocrine carcinoma
- Thymoma (epithelioid)
Sarcoma/Mesenchymal in cats
- Fibrosarcoma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Osteosarcoma
- Hemangiopericytoma
- Histiocytic sarcoma
- Peripheral nerve sheath tumor/Schwannoma
- Meningioma
- Astrocytoma
- Glioma
- Oligodendroglioma
- Meningioma
- Choroid Plexus papilloma
- Ependymoma
- Multilobular osteochondroma
Round Cell in cats
- Lymphoma
- Thymoma (lymphoid)
- Plasmacytoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Melanoma
- Mast Cell Tumor
References
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Diamondback Drugs. Accessed July 25, 2018, from https://www.diamondbackdrugs.com/what-kinds-of-cancers-are-most-common-in-cats/
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Morris Animal Foundation. Accessed July 25, 2018, from https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/sites/default/files/files/2018-03/00000-MBS_UTF_CancerChecklist_F1.pdf
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Pet Health Network. Accessed July 25, 2018, from http://www.pethealthnetwork.com/cat-health/cat-diseases-conditions-a-z/cancer-and-cats-what-every-pet-parent-should-know