Has anyone had a similar experience as this please?
My little 10 year old cat had a limp from her shoulder in July so took to vet. They did blood works as one of their normal procedures for a cat of that age which showed that her liver, heart and kidneys were A1 - perfect levels. She was then given Metacam for her limp. She was on this for a couple of weeks and when her limp went, I stopped the drug as I had heard it could have an affect on her kidneys. The vet wanted me to carry on on a lower dose but I refused.
I suppose that looking back, her behaviours changed. She would sometimes go behind the sofa or insist on going out and sit underneath the patio furniture. However, whenever I put food down, she appeared to be eating so no alarm bells there. I then thought that she was losing weight but there again, I had taken my cats off a cereal based diet and given them Applaws dry which is 80% meat and they also got wet food morning and night which is Butchers which doesn't have any cereal. So I thought that everything was ok.
I then noticed that she wasn't eating and throwing up. I looked in her mouth and saw that her one and only tooth was badly swollen at the gums. I thought that this was why she wasn't eating properly.
I took her to the vet who put her on antibiotics but I rang 3 days later and told them that I wanted the tooth out.
I received a call to say that the op had gone well but that she was very very jaundiced and they asked if they could do more blood works and an ultra sound.
The blood works showed elevated levels in her liver and the ultrasound showed that her liver and gall bladder were enlarged. However, they couldn't find any sign of tumours.
She was sent away with further antibiotics, a tablet for the flow of bile and a supplement to support the liver.
At this point she was eating to a certain extent and in fact, I was able to give her her meds in food.
However, the next few days saw her becoming more lethargic and stop eating all together. She started vomiting.
I too her back. They didn't want to do a biopsy as they felt that this would put more pressure on the liver and she was weak. We agreed a needle aspiration. This hasn't shown anything other than she has a liver problem.
She was given steroids and at the moment she is on antibiotics, liver supplement, sterioids and a tablet to help the flow of bile including a tablet every 3 days to try and get her to eat. In the meantime, I am feeding her a/d through a syringe and managing to get a tin down her. The label suggests
1-11/4 cans of a/d per day.
Her urine is a strong yellow colour but not as orange or as smelly as it was. Although she doesn't have much in the way of stools, they are firm.
She does seem a little brighter today and is coming to lay on the couch. She doesn't look in pain. She has had a go at eating but only either licks the food or picks up a couple of pieces. I am taking her back to the vet today. They are wanting me to give her the fluid myself as she is such a nervous cat and the shock could have adverse effects on her.
So really, I don't know what we are treating. My vet has ruled out fatty liver as they say that it isn't common and were looking more on a bacterial infection or inflammation. Two of the vets have wanted to put her to sleep but my favourite vet does not see her as a cancer cat and as she has said, she is still interacting and isn't flat.
Has anyone had a similar experience. Just don't know which way to turn with this.
My little 10 year old cat had a limp from her shoulder in July so took to vet. They did blood works as one of their normal procedures for a cat of that age which showed that her liver, heart and kidneys were A1 - perfect levels. She was then given Metacam for her limp. She was on this for a couple of weeks and when her limp went, I stopped the drug as I had heard it could have an affect on her kidneys. The vet wanted me to carry on on a lower dose but I refused.
I suppose that looking back, her behaviours changed. She would sometimes go behind the sofa or insist on going out and sit underneath the patio furniture. However, whenever I put food down, she appeared to be eating so no alarm bells there. I then thought that she was losing weight but there again, I had taken my cats off a cereal based diet and given them Applaws dry which is 80% meat and they also got wet food morning and night which is Butchers which doesn't have any cereal. So I thought that everything was ok.
I then noticed that she wasn't eating and throwing up. I looked in her mouth and saw that her one and only tooth was badly swollen at the gums. I thought that this was why she wasn't eating properly.
I took her to the vet who put her on antibiotics but I rang 3 days later and told them that I wanted the tooth out.
I received a call to say that the op had gone well but that she was very very jaundiced and they asked if they could do more blood works and an ultra sound.
The blood works showed elevated levels in her liver and the ultrasound showed that her liver and gall bladder were enlarged. However, they couldn't find any sign of tumours.
She was sent away with further antibiotics, a tablet for the flow of bile and a supplement to support the liver.
At this point she was eating to a certain extent and in fact, I was able to give her her meds in food.
However, the next few days saw her becoming more lethargic and stop eating all together. She started vomiting.
I too her back. They didn't want to do a biopsy as they felt that this would put more pressure on the liver and she was weak. We agreed a needle aspiration. This hasn't shown anything other than she has a liver problem.
She was given steroids and at the moment she is on antibiotics, liver supplement, sterioids and a tablet to help the flow of bile including a tablet every 3 days to try and get her to eat. In the meantime, I am feeding her a/d through a syringe and managing to get a tin down her. The label suggests
1-11/4 cans of a/d per day.
Her urine is a strong yellow colour but not as orange or as smelly as it was. Although she doesn't have much in the way of stools, they are firm.
She does seem a little brighter today and is coming to lay on the couch. She doesn't look in pain. She has had a go at eating but only either licks the food or picks up a couple of pieces. I am taking her back to the vet today. They are wanting me to give her the fluid myself as she is such a nervous cat and the shock could have adverse effects on her.
So really, I don't know what we are treating. My vet has ruled out fatty liver as they say that it isn't common and were looking more on a bacterial infection or inflammation. Two of the vets have wanted to put her to sleep but my favourite vet does not see her as a cancer cat and as she has said, she is still interacting and isn't flat.
Has anyone had a similar experience. Just don't know which way to turn with this.