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I am looking for some support and guidance in our kitty's situation.
Moe is around 18 years old. I've had her since I was a teenager.
Last Sunday, I noticed that her nose was bleeding. I thought it might have been because her nose was dry and because we live in a dry climate - but it's her actual nose that is bleeding. Blood is coming out of the left nostril.
Ever since then, she's had a nose bleed off and on. Little blood droplets were/are scattered around the house. I took her to the vet and they prescribed antibiotics for a possible URI. They also took a blood and urine sample. I heard back from the vet. Her red blood count is low but the vet says that makes sense because she's losing blood from the nosebleeds, it's not a level she's concerned about. Her kidney enzyme was high but she says that's probably from her ingesting blood. Her urine was normal and her thyroid was normal. The vet says to continue the antibiotics over the weekend to see if that helps. If it doesn't, the next step would be to put her under anesthesia to take look inside her nose to see if there's a mass somewhere. I'm concerned about putting her under anesthesia because she's an old girl.
I've been giving her the antibiotics but the nose bleeds are continuing. My heart is breaking because I've had her for so long. She's continuing to eat and drink as normal and I haven't noticed a change in her behavior. I just feel like it's unfair for her to be going through something like this.
Has anyone gone through something similar? At what point do I say enough is enough? This is so tough.
Moe is around 18 years old. I've had her since I was a teenager.
Last Sunday, I noticed that her nose was bleeding. I thought it might have been because her nose was dry and because we live in a dry climate - but it's her actual nose that is bleeding. Blood is coming out of the left nostril.
Ever since then, she's had a nose bleed off and on. Little blood droplets were/are scattered around the house. I took her to the vet and they prescribed antibiotics for a possible URI. They also took a blood and urine sample. I heard back from the vet. Her red blood count is low but the vet says that makes sense because she's losing blood from the nosebleeds, it's not a level she's concerned about. Her kidney enzyme was high but she says that's probably from her ingesting blood. Her urine was normal and her thyroid was normal. The vet says to continue the antibiotics over the weekend to see if that helps. If it doesn't, the next step would be to put her under anesthesia to take look inside her nose to see if there's a mass somewhere. I'm concerned about putting her under anesthesia because she's an old girl.
I've been giving her the antibiotics but the nose bleeds are continuing. My heart is breaking because I've had her for so long. She's continuing to eat and drink as normal and I haven't noticed a change in her behavior. I just feel like it's unfair for her to be going through something like this.
Has anyone gone through something similar? At what point do I say enough is enough? This is so tough.