Hi all, I hope this finds you well.
My cat, (Spotty) has some issues. It started some weeks ago. Fussiness, lack of food interest.
Drank water just fine.
Then it became different. Total lack of food interest.
Saturday last we took her to the vet. A good vet I might add.
They decided she was lacking fluids. A needle was roughly placed in her paw by a horrible intern, very rough she was. The main vet was busy with an operation.
I managed to calm the cat down, all seemed ok. Then someone suggested it could be kidney trouble. Out came the sonograph!
Then.......
The torture began. Poor Cat, I find it hard to relate the horror in words!
Dragged left, right, roughly shod back down at every attempt to escape!
Then the expert intern stated it was kidney failure. Heart sank, Cat so distressed.
Blood tests were taken from the line hook up, again, like torture.
On getting home, I could see Spotty was so happy to be back home. Then the call. Another infusion needed!
Oh my God.
Cat was fine all the way there. Looking out of the car window. So happy.
Then we arrived.........
This time it was not so easy to convince the Cat all was ok.
Pure terror set in. Vomit, drewling, even a No2 came out.
Horror.
On the way back Spotty actually stopped breathing for a few seconds.
Yesterday she was only a shadow of the Cat we knew, today, much the same. Drinks, hard as heck to feed, even with a syringe. Her left rear leg has a limp. Probably from all the pulling and tugging the day before.
Nightmare situation. So my question is:
I have to take her to A vet, preferably another, while that intern and her friend are at my place.
But what would you suggest to feed the poor thing?
The only interest she showed was in a pate!
Results from tests were kidney negative.....
I'm confused, we all are. Main vet too.
Thank you very much indeed.
My cat, (Spotty) has some issues. It started some weeks ago. Fussiness, lack of food interest.
Drank water just fine.
Then it became different. Total lack of food interest.
Saturday last we took her to the vet. A good vet I might add.
They decided she was lacking fluids. A needle was roughly placed in her paw by a horrible intern, very rough she was. The main vet was busy with an operation.
I managed to calm the cat down, all seemed ok. Then someone suggested it could be kidney trouble. Out came the sonograph!
Then.......
The torture began. Poor Cat, I find it hard to relate the horror in words!
Dragged left, right, roughly shod back down at every attempt to escape!
Then the expert intern stated it was kidney failure. Heart sank, Cat so distressed.
Blood tests were taken from the line hook up, again, like torture.
On getting home, I could see Spotty was so happy to be back home. Then the call. Another infusion needed!
Oh my God.
Cat was fine all the way there. Looking out of the car window. So happy.
Then we arrived.........
This time it was not so easy to convince the Cat all was ok.
Pure terror set in. Vomit, drewling, even a No2 came out.
Horror.
On the way back Spotty actually stopped breathing for a few seconds.
Yesterday she was only a shadow of the Cat we knew, today, much the same. Drinks, hard as heck to feed, even with a syringe. Her left rear leg has a limp. Probably from all the pulling and tugging the day before.
Nightmare situation. So my question is:
I have to take her to A vet, preferably another, while that intern and her friend are at my place.
But what would you suggest to feed the poor thing?
The only interest she showed was in a pate!
Results from tests were kidney negative.....
I'm confused, we all are. Main vet too.
Thank you very much indeed.