Cancer in 10 year old cats intestine and liver

My cat Persia is 10 years old and has been suffering from IBD for a little while. Persia has just gotten a diagnosis today from the vets after some scans and x-rays that she had cancer in both the intestine and liver. I believe the cancer the vets suspect she has is called adenocarcinoma. My vets were conscious of the fact that surgery would be unlikely to work in this scenario and that chemotherapy might make her quite poorly and be quite cruel I suppose. I was just wanting some other opinions on the situation as I don’t want to give up on Persia but I also don’t want her to have no quality of life. The vet suspects she has weeks, perhaps months left based on the scans and x-rays so I’m desperate for alternative advice ASAP please.

Hello!  Without seeing your cat or looking at the work that has been done, we would be foolish to offer a second opinion.  Second opinions are best given by vets more knowledgeable in the area than your own vet, which I cannot be.  I don't know a fraction as much information about the case and neither am I a liver expert.  However, you could always ask that your cat sees someone who does fill these criteria and most vets will be happy to arrange a second opinion for you.  As a vet, I have always welcomed it; if I am wrong, I will learn something and if I am correct, then the owner's concern about my judgement will be reduced.

On the whole, ultrasound and radiographs can usually spot abnormal tissue.  However, livers are expert organs at remodelling;  if part of a liver gets damaged, a new section of liver tissue will often start to grow to take its place.  For this reason, livers can look extremely lumpy and oddly-textured on scans no matter what is wrong; biopsy may be needed in order to come up with a diagnosis.  Again, I do not know your cats' case, so this is something that's worth asking your vet about.

Your vet can see your cats' case in context, which I cannot, and will know where to get second opinions / chemotherapy advice should you need it.  Wishing you the very best of luck for the next few weeks.