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Finally was able to find a much better vet to work with since our move.
I knew something wasn’t right with him. Our little rescue kitty.
His ultrasound has revealed a few things.
He has mild chronic pancreatitis.
Severe thickening of the small intestinal wall. It could be IBD or SCL.
And cysts on his kidneys. All the cysts are small but one of them is larger and needs the be re-evaluated in 3 months. I looked this up, and I guess it’s called polycystic kidney disease. It’s a birth defect. They did not tell me this, I just used googled.
It’s a lot to take in. Parts of me were hoping I was just being paranoid and that things would come back normal. Sigh.
Anyway, the vet and the ultrasound specialist recommended that if his new diet with pork and EZ complete do not help calm the inflammation and allergy itching, if he doesn’t seem to perk up, that he should be put on the steroids. He also needs a recheck of his kidneys to make sure he is not CKD, but according to the specialist, with kidneys like that, it is likely. If the cyst grows he will also need a specialist.
So far he seems to be doing a lot better since I removed the Fancy Feast from his diet, but I know it's too early to tell.
Some people are recommending I get a second opinion by seeing an internal med vet.
At this point I’m not sure if we should just keep him comfortable til the end on just steroids and treat for IBD? Or pursue this further by seeing an IMV. Sadly, money is a bit of an issue, I don’t know how much it would cost to see multiple specialists.
Backstory. This cat is a rescue from our old neighborhood in a very small town a little over a year ago. He was malnourished and hungry.
His symptoms through all this have only been general lethargy, occasional inappetence and some constipation. However, seems to be remarkably better with the fancy feast gone, so far. None of those symptoms now.
Thanks for listening. If anyone has advice, I’d like to hear it.
I knew something wasn’t right with him. Our little rescue kitty.
His ultrasound has revealed a few things.
He has mild chronic pancreatitis.
Severe thickening of the small intestinal wall. It could be IBD or SCL.
And cysts on his kidneys. All the cysts are small but one of them is larger and needs the be re-evaluated in 3 months. I looked this up, and I guess it’s called polycystic kidney disease. It’s a birth defect. They did not tell me this, I just used googled.
It’s a lot to take in. Parts of me were hoping I was just being paranoid and that things would come back normal. Sigh.
Anyway, the vet and the ultrasound specialist recommended that if his new diet with pork and EZ complete do not help calm the inflammation and allergy itching, if he doesn’t seem to perk up, that he should be put on the steroids. He also needs a recheck of his kidneys to make sure he is not CKD, but according to the specialist, with kidneys like that, it is likely. If the cyst grows he will also need a specialist.
So far he seems to be doing a lot better since I removed the Fancy Feast from his diet, but I know it's too early to tell.
Some people are recommending I get a second opinion by seeing an internal med vet.
At this point I’m not sure if we should just keep him comfortable til the end on just steroids and treat for IBD? Or pursue this further by seeing an IMV. Sadly, money is a bit of an issue, I don’t know how much it would cost to see multiple specialists.
Backstory. This cat is a rescue from our old neighborhood in a very small town a little over a year ago. He was malnourished and hungry.
His symptoms through all this have only been general lethargy, occasional inappetence and some constipation. However, seems to be remarkably better with the fancy feast gone, so far. None of those symptoms now.
Thanks for listening. If anyone has advice, I’d like to hear it.