Lymphocytic Leukemia in Cats
In humans radiation exposure had been linked to lymphocytic leukemia development as has exposure to benzene. In marked contrast to people CLL in dogs and cats is primarily a T-lymphocyte proliferation. Pin Em Veterinary Clinical Pathology If left untreated cats may only live a. . Lymph nodes may be needed to differentiate leukemia from lym-phoma another form of cancer of lymphocytes. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia ALL affects younger cats. There is little information regarding the presentation biologic behaviour treatment and prognosis in cats with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia CLL and further investigation is needed to characterize this disease in cats. Ad Support your cats immune system with NHVs vet-approved supplements for cats with FeLV. Home About Contact. In cats birds and cattle there is a leukemia virus though not the same virus for these different animals. This lymphocytosis is too marked to attribut...