Vibes and prayers for you and kitty.
I don't have the best experience with doctors. The mis-diagnosed me 25 years ago and nearly killed me. They mis-diagnosed my cat "Lefty" is 2012 an DID kill him. 2-1/2 later, they mis-diagnosed my mother and killed her too three weeks ago.
I just returned from the vet. He discovered blood when he took her temperature rectally, blood around her eyes and bruising on her tongue. He told me to rush her to the Emergency Animal Hospital fearing she's bleeding internally and might bleed-out to death by morning. She's at the Vet ER now and will spend at least one night if not more there. Her blood-count is low from all the vomiting (only three times, but enough for a small cat) so she's not clotting. No clue what caused the vomiting to begin with but an x-ray showed no obstruction. They will do an ultrasound in the morning. The vet will give her an IV to restore the fluids lost from vomiting so much, so I expect her to feel much better tomorrow.
Having another... family member... deathly ill after just losing two in close succession is almost more than I can bear.
I know one of the ERs here also has specialist referral clinics. They have the ultrasound equipment there as well as a full in house lab. Another ER is connected with the university vet school. The vet may have thought that it would be better if the kitty was where they could do all diagnostics in house and get results quicker.
Her condition required a specialist. According to the vet, she was bleeding internally and might not live through the night if I waited till the next day to get her to one.I don't understand why she has to be rushed to an Animal Emergency Hospital if she was at the vets.
Her condition required a specialist. According to the vet, she was bleeding internally and might not live through the night if I waited till the next day to get her to one.
The Emergency Animal Clinic says her current condition appears stable and she did not vomit again over night, but will be doing an Ultrasound today to see if she is still bleeding internally.
Thx.
PS: I'm still wracking my brain trying to figure out what caused all this. Never went outside. No bugs in the house. Didn't eat anything she wasn't supposed to.
Not by test, but the list of symptoms reads like her autobiography:Has it been confirmed it's salmonella?