You guys helped me when I first got adopted by my 8 month old stray that wouldn't go in a potty box, always wanted to go outside. You said it might be the scented litter, sure enough it was. And that problem is solved. NOW I'm really concerned for his health. I had noticed he would kinda squint his eyes, but nothing but a little water from his eyes. Then I changed the sheets on the bed with scent booster fabric softener, he jumped up on the sheets, immediately laid down on his belly and started gagging. I picked him up, he stopped, then I put the bedspread on which hadn't been washed and he was fine. I've had him to the vet twice and she was guessing before she even took blood tests, said it could be herpes. Then she checked his stool sample and it was fine, then she called me and said his white blood count was high and since everything else is ok it's more than likely allergies! But she said antihistamines don't work well on cats so it will probably run its course. I said he is suppose to be neutered this coming up Friday, 7 days from, she said that he'd be ok with surgery. I be got a bad feeling that she is wrong. Should I cancel the neutering and get a new vet ?
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I need help, I don't think my vet is right
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I would agree that maybe a second opinion could be needed. Sometimes a doctor might see something another didn't. Might not be bad to follow your gut, I hope things come out alright for you and the little one.
It sounds like he is allergic to the perfumed/scented stuff. It's fairly common for those type things (scented cat litter, heavily scented detergent or scent boosters, etc) to cause respiratory issues for cats and dogs, and also humans too. That sounds like the case here since you said he gets better when you remove those things. If he is still having an allergic reaction like symptoms after removing all the scented stuff then yes I would get a second opinion.
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Thank you for the advise, I'm always nervous if I have to call someone on their diagnosis, whether it's a vet or family doctor I. try not to make them feel like I dont trust them, but honestly I don't anymore, that's how I lost my husband 8 months ago. Nurse didn't give him his medicine ! Sorry I'm still upset. I don't want to lose my kitten.
I don't see why his allergies would affect his neutering. And you don't want him to start spraying! So I'd go through with the neuter, personally. Having the vet do bloodwork before would give you peace of mind about his general health.
As for the allergies, lots of cats are sensitive to scented household products. Fortunately most brands offer an unscented version now so it's not hard to remedy
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As for the allergies, lots of cats are sensitive to scented household products. Fortunately most brands offer an unscented version now so it's not hard to remedy
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((hugs)) I would just stop using the scented booster fabric softener. It seems as it your cat as an allergy to scents.
I would stop using all fragrances int he house, switching to hypoallergenic/unscented laundry stuff.
It seems you cat is allergic to something in these. Not hard to find out.
As far as neutering, I would go ahead and do it. I do not think allergies would hinder the neutering process... You do not want him marking the house. He needs to be neutered.
Good Luck! ps... I have a ton of allergies. I use the unscented laundry things. I find it better for me, and Geoffrey. The few times I light a scented candle, Geoffrey comes over to me, sniffs the air, and cries.. As if he does not care for it. And these are the scents I can tolerate!!! So cats are very sensitive to smells...
((hugs)) Good luck!
I would stop using all fragrances int he house, switching to hypoallergenic/unscented laundry stuff.
It seems you cat is allergic to something in these. Not hard to find out.
As far as neutering, I would go ahead and do it. I do not think allergies would hinder the neutering process... You do not want him marking the house. He needs to be neutered.
Good Luck! ps... I have a ton of allergies. I use the unscented laundry things. I find it better for me, and Geoffrey. The few times I light a scented candle, Geoffrey comes over to me, sniffs the air, and cries.. As if he does not care for it. And these are the scents I can tolerate!!! So cats are very sensitive to smells...
((hugs)) Good luck!
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If I thought it was just allergies then I'd say yeah, but when I called this morning, I asked what the numbers were on his elevated white blood count, eosinophils at top end should be 1,000 his are 2228. And the neutrophils were slightly elevated also. So with the elevated eosinophils would indicated allergies or asthma since the parasites were ruled out from clean stool sample and the elevated neutrophils indicated bacterial or fungal infection. Either one would make me hesitate to put him under for surgery. If he has asthma , that would be a cause for concern for surgery as well as bacterial or fungal infection. Plus they could've done a tracheal swab to detect eosinophils in the respiratory tract to determine if it was asthma. That would've been easier on him than more needles. And it would've answered at least one concern. So I'm still up in the air concerning to cancel or go aheadI don't see why his allergies would affect his neutering. And you don't want him to start spraying! So I'd go through with the neuter, personally. Having the vet do bloodwork before would give you peace of mind about his general health.
As for the allergies, lots of cats are sensitive to scented household products. Fortunately most brands offer an unscented version now so it's not hard to remedy
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Yeah, right now he is in his own room, the other 2 are watching him from a distance. But I am currently using unscented cat litter and am not using scented laundry detergent or softener either. He doesn't seem to mind since his "room" is 700 sq ft ! But I am going to get him neutered, I just want the vet to show a little concern/ compassion, rather than oh, he'll be fine.
I don't think that you are saying that you plan to delay his neutering for years, just long enough to figure out if he is okay for anesthesia and surgery. I would get a second opinion. Even with COVID 19 delaying everything, I don't think that it will be that long a time before you can get an appointment. Is there a cat specialist in your area? Recommendations from friends of reliable vets? I have used 4 different vets for my dogs and cats. With my current dog I refused to let his very competent vet operate on him for good reasons that I won't go into and she agreed and gladly gave me a referral to a specialty clinic. I still take the cats to another practice, and they know that I have the dog and don't want them to see him. It is not all that sensitive as you are thinking about asking for second opinions and no doctor or vet should get angry about it.
I completely agree that you don't want to let this go too far though as spraying could begin.
I completely agree that you don't want to let this go too far though as spraying could begin.
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I wouldn't let a surgery when there is an abnormality in white blood cells/red blood cells. It's not really difficult to treat them back to normal if it's infection. Usually takes like an antibiotics treatment for a few days/a week. I would get it done, and then have the surgery.
Where I live it's not always the procedure to do a blood test for male cats before neutering as it's a quite simple procedure. So the chances are they do operate cats with high WBC sometimes and it goes fine. But personally I would be vary of a vet who takes risks like this. It's different if the surgery was about a health emergency but it's neutering so I don't see a good reason to risk it. If I were you I would ask how it is safe to operate with elevated WBC.
Where I live it's not always the procedure to do a blood test for male cats before neutering as it's a quite simple procedure. So the chances are they do operate cats with high WBC sometimes and it goes fine. But personally I would be vary of a vet who takes risks like this. It's different if the surgery was about a health emergency but it's neutering so I don't see a good reason to risk it. If I were you I would ask how it is safe to operate with elevated WBC.
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