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Hey there,
I need your input!
Over Christmas break my BF's 15 yr old maine coon got very sick in a matter of days and passed away.
The cat's symptoms started off with seizures (head twitching and drooling) that started off only happening a few times to 5x an hour. We called the emergency vet on call (for the whole town) and asked if we should bring him in (we thought it was an emergency - obviously) she told us it wasn't an emergency and he could wait till Monday (it was Sunday when we called); I thought this was odd but she was the professional and she thought it was ok... so she should know best. So my BF brought him in to the vet on Monday (another vet) and this vet said she would keep our cat over night and run blood tests (diabetes, kidney problems etc). Well several hours later we get a call and the vet who had him at her house said he was walking in circles and frothing at the mouth and becoming violent - she asked us if he had come into contact with another animal that MIGHT have rabies (we didn't think so... we have 4 other cats....mind u he was the only one who didnt have his rabies shot. So the vet asked our permission to give him a high sedative & antibiotics to ease the seizures since he was starting to have BIG seizures at her house (according to her) and to ease any inflammation he might have around his brain.
So the night goes on with no further calls... we get a call at 10am saying he is doing well and that they are going to take an X-ray to check for a possible brain tumor ( we were even preparing to drive him 4 hours away for a $$$ MRI - it didn't matter we loved him).
Then in less than an 2 hours we get a call that he passed away.
I asked to go to the clinic and see him and say, "Goodbye" and so does my BF. We get there and the vet was VERY unprofessional with us in the 'family room'. She brings our beloved kitty in and she jumps up on a table and starts kicking her feet around and asking us how long do we need (like being kinda pushy about time) and then says that she wouldn't get an autopsy if it were her (remember the night before she asked us if her had rabies and she KNEW we had 4 other cats... why the hell wouldnt we want to know... 4 other cats lives might be at stake!).
We request an autopsy. They test him for rabies (they have two tests here 1. for animal to animal contact 2. animal to human contact). We get a letter from the government saying they have done the first test and it is negative and that in 5 business days they will send us another letter on the second test REGARDLESS if negative or positive (we never get a letter!) - our cat bit us both (he normally is a good boy but obviously wasn't himself during that time.
Now, to make matters worse... WEEKS go by and I hear NOTHING from the vet... so I call her!
Ask her what the results is or what is happening. She tells me (doesn't apologize for not calling or ANYTHING) that the vet pathologist thought the cat had bacterial menegitis but wasn't sure (I guess our kitty's bowels were inflamed *the vet like a neurotic idiot she is said it was because our cat didn't eat which we SAW him eat numerous times when going through those last days*) OR it could be FIP
so the pathologist was going to take samples and send them off to the veterinary school and that we should have results within a week. Guess what... 2 and a half weeks later NO ONE calls me... I call there AGAIN I get the run around from the receptionist that the vet is with a client and that the vet will call me back... 2 hrs later the receptionist calls and says that they (the clinic) forgot to fax off my cat's clinical history to the university!!! Therefore, that is the hold up!!! Mean while I have two cats that have become ill and are losing weight and sneezing.
Ok... tell me what would you do!!
I need your input!
Over Christmas break my BF's 15 yr old maine coon got very sick in a matter of days and passed away.
The cat's symptoms started off with seizures (head twitching and drooling) that started off only happening a few times to 5x an hour. We called the emergency vet on call (for the whole town) and asked if we should bring him in (we thought it was an emergency - obviously) she told us it wasn't an emergency and he could wait till Monday (it was Sunday when we called); I thought this was odd but she was the professional and she thought it was ok... so she should know best. So my BF brought him in to the vet on Monday (another vet) and this vet said she would keep our cat over night and run blood tests (diabetes, kidney problems etc). Well several hours later we get a call and the vet who had him at her house said he was walking in circles and frothing at the mouth and becoming violent - she asked us if he had come into contact with another animal that MIGHT have rabies (we didn't think so... we have 4 other cats....mind u he was the only one who didnt have his rabies shot. So the vet asked our permission to give him a high sedative & antibiotics to ease the seizures since he was starting to have BIG seizures at her house (according to her) and to ease any inflammation he might have around his brain.
So the night goes on with no further calls... we get a call at 10am saying he is doing well and that they are going to take an X-ray to check for a possible brain tumor ( we were even preparing to drive him 4 hours away for a $$$ MRI - it didn't matter we loved him).
Then in less than an 2 hours we get a call that he passed away.
I asked to go to the clinic and see him and say, "Goodbye" and so does my BF. We get there and the vet was VERY unprofessional with us in the 'family room'. She brings our beloved kitty in and she jumps up on a table and starts kicking her feet around and asking us how long do we need (like being kinda pushy about time) and then says that she wouldn't get an autopsy if it were her (remember the night before she asked us if her had rabies and she KNEW we had 4 other cats... why the hell wouldnt we want to know... 4 other cats lives might be at stake!).
We request an autopsy. They test him for rabies (they have two tests here 1. for animal to animal contact 2. animal to human contact). We get a letter from the government saying they have done the first test and it is negative and that in 5 business days they will send us another letter on the second test REGARDLESS if negative or positive (we never get a letter!) - our cat bit us both (he normally is a good boy but obviously wasn't himself during that time.
Now, to make matters worse... WEEKS go by and I hear NOTHING from the vet... so I call her!
Ok... tell me what would you do!!