Hello everyone, this is my first time posting anything in this amazing forum after being a silent reader for a long time^^
I have a 9 y.o. male cat. He was diagnosed with elevated ALT last month and got re-checked 2 days ago, after 1 month in Samylin, and still get his ALT higher than normal range (294). The vet told me to change his supplement with Zentonil. But he vomited not long after taking it and it happened not only once but twice which makes me think to switch back to Samylin because he seems to fare better with it (not drooling anymore, more playful and social, etc though it only brought down his protein level but not really his ALT level).
My questions are:
1. Should I ask the vet to switch back to Samylin? Since today he starts to drool again which hasn't happened until he got his supplement switched 2 days ago not to mention, he never vomited after taking Samylin.
2. I'm thinking of giving my cat Milk Thistle as additional supplement BUT it's impossible to import animal's supplement into my country so I'm thinking of giving him a human's milk thistle (ofc I already mentioned this to the vet and he said go ahead even though he never really tried it)... So, I'm wondering if human's milk thistle is safe for cat in lower dosage? If so, what ingredients should I watch for?
Another question:
3. My cat is not a very good patient. He always gets scared, pooped, peed, and acts aggressive anytime I take him to the vet office. 2 days ago when he had his blood work test done, he needs to be handled by 3 assistants. The (bad) thing is, the vet told me to get out of the examination room since my existence will encourage him to be more explosive and all. So, after we got home, I can't really examine him because he doesn't want to get close to me, which is pretty unusual since he always asks for cuddles once we reached home after each vet visits.
Yesterday, after he opened up more and I can inspect him closer, I realized that his nose looks abnormal (a little crooked). I don't know if it's broken or anything but when I tried to touch the parts of/near the nose bridge, he didn't avoid it and it feels hard like bones, unlike swellings.
I already asked the vet if he ever bumped into the walls or fell from the examination table when handled which ofc they answered no. Aside from his abnormal nose (which he didn't have before going to the vet office) he doesn't show any other abnormality or symptoms (like panting or hard time breathing). Still, I'm worried. What could possibly happen to him? Does it seem like he broke his nose? Or could it be his nose is swollen because of allergy to his new supplement, since he vomited twice after all? It's already past 24 hours since his last Zentonil but I can't see any improvement on his nose though.
Sorry if I can't explain his condition really well and wrote too long. I'm really scared if I brought him unnecessary pain if it's really because of the way the assistants roughly handled him on his blood works test.
Thank you for any advice you can give!
I have a 9 y.o. male cat. He was diagnosed with elevated ALT last month and got re-checked 2 days ago, after 1 month in Samylin, and still get his ALT higher than normal range (294). The vet told me to change his supplement with Zentonil. But he vomited not long after taking it and it happened not only once but twice which makes me think to switch back to Samylin because he seems to fare better with it (not drooling anymore, more playful and social, etc though it only brought down his protein level but not really his ALT level).
My questions are:
1. Should I ask the vet to switch back to Samylin? Since today he starts to drool again which hasn't happened until he got his supplement switched 2 days ago not to mention, he never vomited after taking Samylin.
2. I'm thinking of giving my cat Milk Thistle as additional supplement BUT it's impossible to import animal's supplement into my country so I'm thinking of giving him a human's milk thistle (ofc I already mentioned this to the vet and he said go ahead even though he never really tried it)... So, I'm wondering if human's milk thistle is safe for cat in lower dosage? If so, what ingredients should I watch for?
Another question:
3. My cat is not a very good patient. He always gets scared, pooped, peed, and acts aggressive anytime I take him to the vet office. 2 days ago when he had his blood work test done, he needs to be handled by 3 assistants. The (bad) thing is, the vet told me to get out of the examination room since my existence will encourage him to be more explosive and all. So, after we got home, I can't really examine him because he doesn't want to get close to me, which is pretty unusual since he always asks for cuddles once we reached home after each vet visits.
Yesterday, after he opened up more and I can inspect him closer, I realized that his nose looks abnormal (a little crooked). I don't know if it's broken or anything but when I tried to touch the parts of/near the nose bridge, he didn't avoid it and it feels hard like bones, unlike swellings.
I already asked the vet if he ever bumped into the walls or fell from the examination table when handled which ofc they answered no. Aside from his abnormal nose (which he didn't have before going to the vet office) he doesn't show any other abnormality or symptoms (like panting or hard time breathing). Still, I'm worried. What could possibly happen to him? Does it seem like he broke his nose? Or could it be his nose is swollen because of allergy to his new supplement, since he vomited twice after all? It's already past 24 hours since his last Zentonil but I can't see any improvement on his nose though.
Sorry if I can't explain his condition really well and wrote too long. I'm really scared if I brought him unnecessary pain if it's really because of the way the assistants roughly handled him on his blood works test.
Thank you for any advice you can give!
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