Hello,
I came here looking for some advice for my cat, hopefully someone can be of help. Last year at some point, our 10 year old female cat started showing signs of an ear infection. After taking her to the veterinarian, she was diagnosed with an ear polyp, and we were referred to a specialist. The Specialist confirmed the diagnosis, and gave up 2 suggestions. The first method was a procedure to pull out the polyp. Unfortunately, in many cases, the polyp simply regrows over time, negating any benefit from removing it. The second option was to remove the polyp surgically, which is more likely to get rid of the problem completely, but the vet really wasn't that reassuring when we asked about potential damage to hearing.
Either way though, the overall problem is the fact that although we love and adore our precious kitty with all our hearts, neither procedure was affordable to us. The removal procedure was in the neighborhood of 800 dollars, while the surgery was over 1200.
Since then, the problem has gotten worse. Our cat shows no visible signs of pain or discomfort, but she's been experiencing bleeding in her ear, and the polyp has grown to the point where it's clearly visible. Now I would never do anything to harm my cat, but is it possible for our cat to continue to live a happy and healthy life despite this problem? Can anyone give any advice? Thanks.
I came here looking for some advice for my cat, hopefully someone can be of help. Last year at some point, our 10 year old female cat started showing signs of an ear infection. After taking her to the veterinarian, she was diagnosed with an ear polyp, and we were referred to a specialist. The Specialist confirmed the diagnosis, and gave up 2 suggestions. The first method was a procedure to pull out the polyp. Unfortunately, in many cases, the polyp simply regrows over time, negating any benefit from removing it. The second option was to remove the polyp surgically, which is more likely to get rid of the problem completely, but the vet really wasn't that reassuring when we asked about potential damage to hearing.
Either way though, the overall problem is the fact that although we love and adore our precious kitty with all our hearts, neither procedure was affordable to us. The removal procedure was in the neighborhood of 800 dollars, while the surgery was over 1200.
Since then, the problem has gotten worse. Our cat shows no visible signs of pain or discomfort, but she's been experiencing bleeding in her ear, and the polyp has grown to the point where it's clearly visible. Now I would never do anything to harm my cat, but is it possible for our cat to continue to live a happy and healthy life despite this problem? Can anyone give any advice? Thanks.
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