this is my girl zoey, she’s 16 years young. during 2025, she was throwing up nearly daily, all meals, and had gone from 18lb to 8lb in 2 years. she had an ultrasound done and they found masses in her abdomen that were not identified and the vet suspects large cell lymphoma. we couldn’t afford aggressive treatment so she has been on prednisone for about 7-8 months now. clearly, she has gained weight back. she’s eating, she’s drinking, going potty and still playing and affectionate. the vet told us she probably wouldn’t make it to january, but it’s april and she’s jumping up on the couch with us and running around chasing her toys, asking for treats, eating 3-4 cans of wet food per day.

idk what i’m actually asking. i guess is it possible this was a misdiagnosis? she’s my best friend, we grew up together and she’s my soul cat. i don’t think she’s in pain, she seems very happy. i know im not going to be able to bear losing her. has anyone else been through this? i dont want to keep getting my hopes up that she’s going to be around for a lot longer than the vet estimated, but i also dont want to keep making myself sad thinking about how little time we have.

does anyone have any advice on how to cope when you know realistically that your kitty is very sick, but they dont act like it at all?