I wonder if any of you have experience with this kind of problem.
I have a seven month old Burmese girl who was spayed on the 16th May. Since then I have had constant trouble with her. Firstly the wound became very infected and I had to clean it every day and put Furex lotion inside her. Then she broke her tail (I have no idea how she did this). Then she just wasn't perking up and in early June I took her to a different vet who diagnosed peritonitis (not FIP). He gave her antibiotics to which she responded. Two nights ago, I came home, and her tummy was swollen again and she cried whenever I touched her. I took her straight to the emergency vet, she had a slight temp, and they gave her an anti-biotic and pain killer. This had dramatic results and she was well. The emergency vet however, wanted her to have an ultrasound and blood tests to see what was causing the recurrent problems. Yesterday, I came back from work and her back legs seem to be totally useless. Not quite paralysed as she can seem to move them but she cannot bear any weight on them and she was dragging herself around the house by her front paws. Not in any pain though. Nevertheless, she had a scheduled appt for the blood tests and the vet looked her over, checked for deep pain reflexes - says thay all seem in order. Nothing strange is coming back from the blood tests either. I had to take her for an ultrasound this morning and they did x-rays instead (?) and have found a spinal problem but want me to come and see them about it. I am panic stricken! Has anyone got any ideas?
I have a seven month old Burmese girl who was spayed on the 16th May. Since then I have had constant trouble with her. Firstly the wound became very infected and I had to clean it every day and put Furex lotion inside her. Then she broke her tail (I have no idea how she did this). Then she just wasn't perking up and in early June I took her to a different vet who diagnosed peritonitis (not FIP). He gave her antibiotics to which she responded. Two nights ago, I came home, and her tummy was swollen again and she cried whenever I touched her. I took her straight to the emergency vet, she had a slight temp, and they gave her an anti-biotic and pain killer. This had dramatic results and she was well. The emergency vet however, wanted her to have an ultrasound and blood tests to see what was causing the recurrent problems. Yesterday, I came back from work and her back legs seem to be totally useless. Not quite paralysed as she can seem to move them but she cannot bear any weight on them and she was dragging herself around the house by her front paws. Not in any pain though. Nevertheless, she had a scheduled appt for the blood tests and the vet looked her over, checked for deep pain reflexes - says thay all seem in order. Nothing strange is coming back from the blood tests either. I had to take her for an ultrasound this morning and they did x-rays instead (?) and have found a spinal problem but want me to come and see them about it. I am panic stricken! Has anyone got any ideas?