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N. Male
8lbs
13 years old
No prior history of bloating
Kidneys and liver were checked a month ago and were fine.
Normal litter box Usage.
Eats and drinks normally.
My boy went into the vet due to bloating and we found out he has lots of fluid in the abdomen which started substantially showing within with last 72 hours. His breathing is short. He doesn’t seem in pain at all, but I’m scared he just isn’t showing it because he’s a really chill cat.
My vet said there’s truly not a good prognosis but he wants to run bloodwork. The fluid pulled from his abdomen looked light red mixed with yellow. He told me he was going to test the gravity of the fluid (I forget the technical term) and it came back in the higher 40’s. The vet said he looked anemic but that’s the only thing he could see right now. The bloodwork comes back tomorrow and that’s when we are going to decide on what happens. He seems so lethargic and tired today. I fed him his favorite wet food and he’s been laying beside me. Is there even a small chance he could make it through this?
If I let him pass naturally I’m afraid he will be in pain when he goes - is it more humane to euthanize in this case?
Has anyone had experience going through this and can offer me some guidance?
8lbs
13 years old
No prior history of bloating
Kidneys and liver were checked a month ago and were fine.
Normal litter box Usage.
Eats and drinks normally.
My boy went into the vet due to bloating and we found out he has lots of fluid in the abdomen which started substantially showing within with last 72 hours. His breathing is short. He doesn’t seem in pain at all, but I’m scared he just isn’t showing it because he’s a really chill cat.
My vet said there’s truly not a good prognosis but he wants to run bloodwork. The fluid pulled from his abdomen looked light red mixed with yellow. He told me he was going to test the gravity of the fluid (I forget the technical term) and it came back in the higher 40’s. The vet said he looked anemic but that’s the only thing he could see right now. The bloodwork comes back tomorrow and that’s when we are going to decide on what happens. He seems so lethargic and tired today. I fed him his favorite wet food and he’s been laying beside me. Is there even a small chance he could make it through this?
If I let him pass naturally I’m afraid he will be in pain when he goes - is it more humane to euthanize in this case?
Has anyone had experience going through this and can offer me some guidance?