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I've been searching nonstop for some insight, but everywhere I turn people give me the usual - go contact my vet again, which is so obvious and so not helpful for me.
So my cat Bubby who is only 7 got really thin in the past month, then I noticed his upper face swelling pretty bad and also smelling. I took him in to see the doc, but the whole thing felt rushed and I felt like they weren't being direct with me.
They looked at his mouth and said it was an ulcer, gave him convenia and something called depo-medrol injection right away. Then they told me he was very dehydrated. Suggested that his kidneys were bad. Then did a blood test and said that it looks like that is the case. The only comment he made was "once they go bad, it's hard to correct it". I'm not stupid, I know what kidney disease is. You can't correct it. They gave him fluids, then gave me fluids to give to him for three days. Why just three days? I don't know. Do you? They just said the fluids will help him feel a lot better. Told me to bring him back in a week. They also gave me some kidney diet food for him.
I'm afraid that they just weren't willing to tell me how bad the situation really is, and were just sending me home with my cat sick. I know that vets often do that. Then they'll act like they didn't realize your pet would die, but really they know.
I'm hoping that is not the case, I'm very afraid. He had gotten really thin, but was not acting too poorly, even before taking him in. After we came home, he again seemed normal. Even today, earlier in the day seemed pretty normal. He's eating normal, ate more than usual today. Drinks okay. But tonight he's gotten lethargic and my gut feeling is that this is not good at all. Do I take him back tomorrow? What could they even do?
I know his mouth hurts, I can tell by the way he flinches. The antibiotic does not seem to be taking any effect. Usually they work quicker than this, but it has not improved. In fact, I think it looks worse. He can't really close his mouth. I'm hoping he's not feeling too dry, I gave him 200 ml of his fluids today as directed, but still. I just feel awful. Like there's nothing I can really do. I feel like I was duped into thinking the vet was seriously trying to help my cat turn things around. But now I feel like they were only trying to give me false hope and send me home.
I'm pretty sure dialysis is not an option near me, and probably can't afford it. The most I was really hoping for was that maybe he'd be okay enough that he might live for a while if I give him fluids, if his disease is chronic, which I suspect it has been. Right now I'm so full of doubt I don't think he'll make it. He looks pretty pitiful, his meows sound tired. He's lying on me right now like he's just run a marathon and passed out on my lap.
Gave him fluids today. It was my first time doing that, kind of went in a little low on his back but I thought I got it in still. They said, this will help him feel so much better, but he doesn't quite act like it. He eats his canned food, drinks but then hovers over his water dish. I don't think I should give him milk, right? But that's the only the he really enjoys drinking. I don't get how he eats so much of that stuff but stays so thin. Must be the kidneys?
I know this comes off as rambling, and ranting. But I'm so stressed out over it, so worried, and don't know what to do. I love this cat, he's the sweetest cat I've ever had and I don't want to loose him. I might kill me. I almost lost my mind earlier this year, my mother is very sick with kidney disease too, and if my cat dies on top of it all, I don't think I can handle it all anymore.
Getting off topic, I know. I just wish someone could tell me something. Like why the ulcer isn't improving? Why he does not act like he feels better after fluids? Why I'm only given fluids for three days? Should I take him back tomorrow? Can anyone help me?
So my cat Bubby who is only 7 got really thin in the past month, then I noticed his upper face swelling pretty bad and also smelling. I took him in to see the doc, but the whole thing felt rushed and I felt like they weren't being direct with me.
They looked at his mouth and said it was an ulcer, gave him convenia and something called depo-medrol injection right away. Then they told me he was very dehydrated. Suggested that his kidneys were bad. Then did a blood test and said that it looks like that is the case. The only comment he made was "once they go bad, it's hard to correct it". I'm not stupid, I know what kidney disease is. You can't correct it. They gave him fluids, then gave me fluids to give to him for three days. Why just three days? I don't know. Do you? They just said the fluids will help him feel a lot better. Told me to bring him back in a week. They also gave me some kidney diet food for him.
I'm afraid that they just weren't willing to tell me how bad the situation really is, and were just sending me home with my cat sick. I know that vets often do that. Then they'll act like they didn't realize your pet would die, but really they know.
I'm hoping that is not the case, I'm very afraid. He had gotten really thin, but was not acting too poorly, even before taking him in. After we came home, he again seemed normal. Even today, earlier in the day seemed pretty normal. He's eating normal, ate more than usual today. Drinks okay. But tonight he's gotten lethargic and my gut feeling is that this is not good at all. Do I take him back tomorrow? What could they even do?
I know his mouth hurts, I can tell by the way he flinches. The antibiotic does not seem to be taking any effect. Usually they work quicker than this, but it has not improved. In fact, I think it looks worse. He can't really close his mouth. I'm hoping he's not feeling too dry, I gave him 200 ml of his fluids today as directed, but still. I just feel awful. Like there's nothing I can really do. I feel like I was duped into thinking the vet was seriously trying to help my cat turn things around. But now I feel like they were only trying to give me false hope and send me home.
I'm pretty sure dialysis is not an option near me, and probably can't afford it. The most I was really hoping for was that maybe he'd be okay enough that he might live for a while if I give him fluids, if his disease is chronic, which I suspect it has been. Right now I'm so full of doubt I don't think he'll make it. He looks pretty pitiful, his meows sound tired. He's lying on me right now like he's just run a marathon and passed out on my lap.
Gave him fluids today. It was my first time doing that, kind of went in a little low on his back but I thought I got it in still. They said, this will help him feel so much better, but he doesn't quite act like it. He eats his canned food, drinks but then hovers over his water dish. I don't think I should give him milk, right? But that's the only the he really enjoys drinking. I don't get how he eats so much of that stuff but stays so thin. Must be the kidneys?
I know this comes off as rambling, and ranting. But I'm so stressed out over it, so worried, and don't know what to do. I love this cat, he's the sweetest cat I've ever had and I don't want to loose him. I might kill me. I almost lost my mind earlier this year, my mother is very sick with kidney disease too, and if my cat dies on top of it all, I don't think I can handle it all anymore.
Getting off topic, I know. I just wish someone could tell me something. Like why the ulcer isn't improving? Why he does not act like he feels better after fluids? Why I'm only given fluids for three days? Should I take him back tomorrow? Can anyone help me?