Sick Kitty. Please help!

[Cameron Perry]

Hello,

We have a 5 year old spayed female who has a history rhinitus which is
caused by a cyst in her sinus. We cannot afford the price of an endoscophy
$5000.00 to have the cyst removed. A couple of times a year she gets a
sinus infection which is treated with antibiotics and she recovers. This
time however it got worse and she became dehydrated, we had three rounds
with the vets to hydrate her and stabilize her. The vet suggested
euthanasia at one point, when she began showing a little improvement we
decided to take her home for the weekend and see how she fares.

Thus far the cat is being force fed Nutrical and a high caloric diet as well
as water( sinus infection still ). She keeps this all down, she is
lethargic yet her interest in things around her has improved. In other words
she is mostly sitting hunched over in her box. Kitty will get up to pee and
she is making stool. I have no idea of a time line for kitty to judge her
progress, I have the time to watch her and feed her and water her every 90
minutes, so we don't have to rush to a decision.

Does anyone have any practical experience with cats who are down?


Thanks in advance,


Cameron Perry

[Electric Nachos]

Why don't you do the humane thing and put her out of her misery? You might
have the time to watch her suffer, but does she have to suffer through time?

Cameron Perry wrote in message
>...
>Hello,
>
>We have a 5 year old spayed female who has a history rhinitus which is
>caused by a cyst in her sinus. We cannot afford the price of an endoscophy
>$5000.00 to have the cyst removed. A couple of times a year she gets a
>sinus infection which is treated with antibiotics and she recovers. This
>time however it got worse and she became dehydrated, we had three rounds
>with the vets to hydrate her and stabilize her. The vet suggested
>euthanasia at one point, when she began showing a little improvement we
>decided to take her home for the weekend and see how she fares.
>
>Thus far the cat is being force fed Nutrical and a high caloric diet as
well
>as water( sinus infection still ). She keeps this all down, she is
>lethargic yet her interest in things around her has improved. In other
words
>she is mostly sitting hunched over in her box. Kitty will get up to pee
and
>she is making stool. I have no idea of a time line for kitty to judge her
>progress, I have the time to watch her and feed her and water her every 90
>minutes, so we don't have to rush to a decision.
>
>Does anyone have any practical experience with cats who are down?
>
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>
>Cameron Perry
>
>

[Electric Nachos]

Why don't you do the humane thing and put her out of her misery? You might
have the time to watch her suffer, but does she have to suffer through time?

Cameron Perry wrote in message
>...
>Hello,
>
>We have a 5 year old spayed female who has a history rhinitus which is
>caused by a cyst in her sinus. We cannot afford the price of an endoscophy
>$5000.00 to have the cyst removed. A couple of times a year she gets a
>sinus infection which is treated with antibiotics and she recovers. This
>time however it got worse and she became dehydrated, we had three rounds
>with the vets to hydrate her and stabilize her. The vet suggested
>euthanasia at one point, when she began showing a little improvement we
>decided to take her home for the weekend and see how she fares.
>
>Thus far the cat is being force fed Nutrical and a high caloric diet as
well
>as water( sinus infection still ). She keeps this all down, she is
>lethargic yet her interest in things around her has improved. In other
words
>she is mostly sitting hunched over in her box. Kitty will get up to pee
and
>she is making stool. I have no idea of a time line for kitty to judge her
>progress, I have the time to watch her and feed her and water her every 90
>minutes, so we don't have to rush to a decision.
>
>Does anyone have any practical experience with cats who are down?
>
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>
>Cameron Perry
>
>

[Cameron Perry]

This was the gist of my question. I am not certain kitty is suffering, she
is fairly inactive yet she has pulled out of this in the past. As it is
right now she has a sinus infection. I was asking how long I should wait
before making this decision. I have waited this long in the past and she
pulled through.

Last thing I want is kitty to suffer.

Thanks,

Cameron Perry
"Electric Nachos" <buenos.dias@mother.****er> wrote in message
...
> Why don't you do the humane thing and put her out of her misery? You might
> have the time to watch her suffer, but does she have to suffer through
time?
>
> Cameron Perry wrote in message
> >...
> >Hello,
> >
> >We have a 5 year old spayed female who has a history rhinitus which is
> >caused by a cyst in her sinus. We cannot afford the price of an
endoscophy
> >$5000.00 to have the cyst removed. A couple of times a year she gets a
> >sinus infection which is treated with antibiotics and she recovers. This
> >time however it got worse and she became dehydrated, we had three rounds
> >with the vets to hydrate her and stabilize her. The vet suggested
> >euthanasia at one point, when she began showing a little improvement we
> >decided to take her home for the weekend and see how she fares.
> >
> >Thus far the cat is being force fed Nutrical and a high caloric diet as
> well
> >as water( sinus infection still ). She keeps this all down, she is
> >lethargic yet her interest in things around her has improved. In other
> words
> >she is mostly sitting hunched over in her box. Kitty will get up to pee
> and
> >she is making stool. I have no idea of a time line for kitty to judge
her
> >progress, I have the time to watch her and feed her and water her every
90
> >minutes, so we don't have to rush to a decision.
> >
> >Does anyone have any practical experience with cats who are down?
> >
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >
> >Cameron Perry
> >
> >
>
>

[Cameron Perry]

This was the gist of my question. I am not certain kitty is suffering, she
is fairly inactive yet she has pulled out of this in the past. As it is
right now she has a sinus infection. I was asking how long I should wait
before making this decision. I have waited this long in the past and she
pulled through.

Last thing I want is kitty to suffer.

Thanks,

Cameron Perry
"Electric Nachos" <buenos.dias@mother.****er> wrote in message
...
> Why don't you do the humane thing and put her out of her misery? You might
> have the time to watch her suffer, but does she have to suffer through
time?
>
> Cameron Perry wrote in message
> >...
> >Hello,
> >
> >We have a 5 year old spayed female who has a history rhinitus which is
> >caused by a cyst in her sinus. We cannot afford the price of an
endoscophy
> >$5000.00 to have the cyst removed. A couple of times a year she gets a
> >sinus infection which is treated with antibiotics and she recovers. This
> >time however it got worse and she became dehydrated, we had three rounds
> >with the vets to hydrate her and stabilize her. The vet suggested
> >euthanasia at one point, when she began showing a little improvement we
> >decided to take her home for the weekend and see how she fares.
> >
> >Thus far the cat is being force fed Nutrical and a high caloric diet as
> well
> >as water( sinus infection still ). She keeps this all down, she is
> >lethargic yet her interest in things around her has improved. In other
> words
> >she is mostly sitting hunched over in her box. Kitty will get up to pee
> and
> >she is making stool. I have no idea of a time line for kitty to judge
her
> >progress, I have the time to watch her and feed her and water her every
90
> >minutes, so we don't have to rush to a decision.
> >
> >Does anyone have any practical experience with cats who are down?
> >
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >
> >Cameron Perry
> >
> >
>
>

[JoJo]

Cameron,

Ignore the previous poster - it's a troll.

Only you can make the call - and it's a tough one. You'll know when the
time is right. How long can you continue to give supportive therapy? It
can be tough on you, especially if no improvement is seen. What is the
quality of life your cat has?

I had a cat with reocurring URI's. At one point it was so bad his head was
so stuffy, he couldn't smell. Since he had no sense of smell he didn't want
to eat. I had to tube feed him (he had also had exploratory surgery, and
got the URI from being in vets) for a week and half. From then on he would
continue to get URI's. Have you tried putting the cat in a small room w/a
vaporizer (like the ones they use for kids)? It helped Z on many
occassions. You can get one at any pharmacy for as little as $10 - if it
doesn't produce enough steam, try adding some table salt to the water, it
works. You can use the menthol stuff and add it to the "well" too (the
vaporizer may come w/a sample).

Maybe this will help the cats sinuses clear up enough to become interested
in eating on her own. Try it a few times a day - it won't hurt anything.

I'm sorry I can't help you more. You can always go to another vet for
second opinion. And I'm sorry, but you are the only one who can determine
if it's time. I'm sure you will do whatever is best for your cat - only you
can truly judge quality of life. Not an outsider.

Good luck and please keep us posted. I hope she does improve.

JoJo


"Cameron Perry" > wrote in message
...
> This was the gist of my question. I am not certain kitty is suffering,
she
> is fairly inactive yet she has pulled out of this in the past. As it is
> right now she has a sinus infection. I was asking how long I should wait
> before making this decision. I have waited this long in the past and she
> pulled through.
>
> Last thing I want is kitty to suffer.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cameron Perry
> "Electric Nachos" <buenos.dias@mother.****er> wrote in message
> ...
> > Why don't you do the humane thing and put her out of her misery? You
might
> > have the time to watch her suffer, but does she have to suffer through
> time?
> >
> > Cameron Perry wrote in message
> > >...
> > >Hello,
> > >
> > >We have a 5 year old spayed female who has a history rhinitus which is
> > >caused by a cyst in her sinus. We cannot afford the price of an
> endoscophy
> > >$5000.00 to have the cyst removed. A couple of times a year she gets a
> > >sinus infection which is treated with antibiotics and she recovers.
This
> > >time however it got worse and she became dehydrated, we had three
rounds
> > >with the vets to hydrate her and stabilize her. The vet suggested
> > >euthanasia at one point, when she began showing a little improvement we
> > >decided to take her home for the weekend and see how she fares.
> > >
> > >Thus far the cat is being force fed Nutrical and a high caloric diet as
> > well
> > >as water( sinus infection still ). She keeps this all down, she is
> > >lethargic yet her interest in things around her has improved. In other
> > words
> > >she is mostly sitting hunched over in her box. Kitty will get up to
pee
> > and
> > >she is making stool. I have no idea of a time line for kitty to judge
> her
> > >progress, I have the time to watch her and feed her and water her
every
> 90
> > >minutes, so we don't have to rush to a decision.
> > >
> > >Does anyone have any practical experience with cats who are down?
> > >
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > >
> > >Cameron Perry
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[JoJo]

Cameron,

Ignore the previous poster - it's a troll.

Only you can make the call - and it's a tough one. You'll know when the
time is right. How long can you continue to give supportive therapy? It
can be tough on you, especially if no improvement is seen. What is the
quality of life your cat has?

I had a cat with reocurring URI's. At one point it was so bad his head was
so stuffy, he couldn't smell. Since he had no sense of smell he didn't want
to eat. I had to tube feed him (he had also had exploratory surgery, and
got the URI from being in vets) for a week and half. From then on he would
continue to get URI's. Have you tried putting the cat in a small room w/a
vaporizer (like the ones they use for kids)? It helped Z on many
occassions. You can get one at any pharmacy for as little as $10 - if it
doesn't produce enough steam, try adding some table salt to the water, it
works. You can use the menthol stuff and add it to the "well" too (the
vaporizer may come w/a sample).

Maybe this will help the cats sinuses clear up enough to become interested
in eating on her own. Try it a few times a day - it won't hurt anything.

I'm sorry I can't help you more. You can always go to another vet for
second opinion. And I'm sorry, but you are the only one who can determine
if it's time. I'm sure you will do whatever is best for your cat - only you
can truly judge quality of life. Not an outsider.

Good luck and please keep us posted. I hope she does improve.

JoJo


"Cameron Perry" > wrote in message
...
> This was the gist of my question. I am not certain kitty is suffering,
she
> is fairly inactive yet she has pulled out of this in the past. As it is
> right now she has a sinus infection. I was asking how long I should wait
> before making this decision. I have waited this long in the past and she
> pulled through.
>
> Last thing I want is kitty to suffer.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cameron Perry
> "Electric Nachos" <buenos.dias@mother.****er> wrote in message
> ...
> > Why don't you do the humane thing and put her out of her misery? You
might
> > have the time to watch her suffer, but does she have to suffer through
> time?
> >
> > Cameron Perry wrote in message
> > >...
> > >Hello,
> > >
> > >We have a 5 year old spayed female who has a history rhinitus which is
> > >caused by a cyst in her sinus. We cannot afford the price of an
> endoscophy
> > >$5000.00 to have the cyst removed. A couple of times a year she gets a
> > >sinus infection which is treated with antibiotics and she recovers.
This
> > >time however it got worse and she became dehydrated, we had three
rounds
> > >with the vets to hydrate her and stabilize her. The vet suggested
> > >euthanasia at one point, when she began showing a little improvement we
> > >decided to take her home for the weekend and see how she fares.
> > >
> > >Thus far the cat is being force fed Nutrical and a high caloric diet as
> > well
> > >as water( sinus infection still ). She keeps this all down, she is
> > >lethargic yet her interest in things around her has improved. In other
> > words
> > >she is mostly sitting hunched over in her box. Kitty will get up to
pee
> > and
> > >she is making stool. I have no idea of a time line for kitty to judge
> her
> > >progress, I have the time to watch her and feed her and water her
every
> 90
> > >minutes, so we don't have to rush to a decision.
> > >
> > >Does anyone have any practical experience with cats who are down?
> > >
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > >
> > >Cameron Perry
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[~*Connie*~]

also pediatric nose drops might help.
I would also recommend shopping around for the surgery.. that seems like an
extremely high price.

"JoJo" > wrote in message
...
> Cameron,
>
> Ignore the previous poster - it's a troll.
>
> Only you can make the call - and it's a tough one. You'll know when the
> time is right. How long can you continue to give supportive therapy? It
> can be tough on you, especially if no improvement is seen. What is the
> quality of life your cat has?
>
> I had a cat with reocurring URI's. At one point it was so bad his head
was
> so stuffy, he couldn't smell. Since he had no sense of smell he didn't
want
> to eat. I had to tube feed him (he had also had exploratory surgery, and
> got the URI from being in vets) for a week and half. From then on he
would
> continue to get URI's. Have you tried putting the cat in a small room w/a
> vaporizer (like the ones they use for kids)? It helped Z on many
> occassions. You can get one at any pharmacy for as little as $10 - if it
> doesn't produce enough steam, try adding some table salt to the water, it
> works. You can use the menthol stuff and add it to the "well" too (the
> vaporizer may come w/a sample).
>
> Maybe this will help the cats sinuses clear up enough to become interested
> in eating on her own. Try it a few times a day - it won't hurt anything.
>
> I'm sorry I can't help you more. You can always go to another vet for
> second opinion. And I'm sorry, but you are the only one who can determine
> if it's time. I'm sure you will do whatever is best for your cat - only
you
> can truly judge quality of life. Not an outsider.
>
> Good luck and please keep us posted. I hope she does improve.
>
> JoJo
>
>
> "Cameron Perry" > wrote in message
> ...
> > This was the gist of my question. I am not certain kitty is suffering,
> she
> > is fairly inactive yet she has pulled out of this in the past. As it is
> > right now she has a sinus infection. I was asking how long I should
wait
> > before making this decision. I have waited this long in the past and
she
> > pulled through.
> >
> > Last thing I want is kitty to suffer.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Cameron Perry
> > "Electric Nachos" <buenos.dias@mother.****er> wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Why don't you do the humane thing and put her out of her misery? You
> might
> > > have the time to watch her suffer, but does she have to suffer through
> > time?
> > >
> > > Cameron Perry wrote in message
> > > >...
> > > >Hello,
> > > >
> > > >We have a 5 year old spayed female who has a history rhinitus which
is
> > > >caused by a cyst in her sinus. We cannot afford the price of an
> > endoscophy
> > > >$5000.00 to have the cyst removed. A couple of times a year she gets
a
> > > >sinus infection which is treated with antibiotics and she recovers.
> This
> > > >time however it got worse and she became dehydrated, we had three
> rounds
> > > >with the vets to hydrate her and stabilize her. The vet suggested
> > > >euthanasia at one point, when she began showing a little improvement
we
> > > >decided to take her home for the weekend and see how she fares.
> > > >
> > > >Thus far the cat is being force fed Nutrical and a high caloric diet
as
> > > well
> > > >as water( sinus infection still ). She keeps this all down, she is
> > > >lethargic yet her interest in things around her has improved. In
other
> > > words
> > > >she is mostly sitting hunched over in her box. Kitty will get up to
> pee
> > > and
> > > >she is making stool. I have no idea of a time line for kitty to
judge
> > her
> > > >progress, I have the time to watch her and feed her and water her
> every
> > 90
> > > >minutes, so we don't have to rush to a decision.
> > > >
> > > >Does anyone have any practical experience with cats who are down?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Thanks in advance,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Cameron Perry
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[~*Connie*~]

also pediatric nose drops might help.
I would also recommend shopping around for the surgery.. that seems like an
extremely high price.

"JoJo" > wrote in message
...
> Cameron,
>
> Ignore the previous poster - it's a troll.
>
> Only you can make the call - and it's a tough one. You'll know when the
> time is right. How long can you continue to give supportive therapy? It
> can be tough on you, especially if no improvement is seen. What is the
> quality of life your cat has?
>
> I had a cat with reocurring URI's. At one point it was so bad his head
was
> so stuffy, he couldn't smell. Since he had no sense of smell he didn't
want
> to eat. I had to tube feed him (he had also had exploratory surgery, and
> got the URI from being in vets) for a week and half. From then on he
would
> continue to get URI's. Have you tried putting the cat in a small room w/a
> vaporizer (like the ones they use for kids)? It helped Z on many
> occassions. You can get one at any pharmacy for as little as $10 - if it
> doesn't produce enough steam, try adding some table salt to the water, it
> works. You can use the menthol stuff and add it to the "well" too (the
> vaporizer may come w/a sample).
>
> Maybe this will help the cats sinuses clear up enough to become interested
> in eating on her own. Try it a few times a day - it won't hurt anything.
>
> I'm sorry I can't help you more. You can always go to another vet for
> second opinion. And I'm sorry, but you are the only one who can determine
> if it's time. I'm sure you will do whatever is best for your cat - only
you
> can truly judge quality of life. Not an outsider.
>
> Good luck and please keep us posted. I hope she does improve.
>
> JoJo
>
>
> "Cameron Perry" > wrote in message
> ...
> > This was the gist of my question. I am not certain kitty is suffering,
> she
> > is fairly inactive yet she has pulled out of this in the past. As it is
> > right now she has a sinus infection. I was asking how long I should
wait
> > before making this decision. I have waited this long in the past and
she
> > pulled through.
> >
> > Last thing I want is kitty to suffer.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Cameron Perry
> > "Electric Nachos" <buenos.dias@mother.****er> wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Why don't you do the humane thing and put her out of her misery? You
> might
> > > have the time to watch her suffer, but does she have to suffer through
> > time?
> > >
> > > Cameron Perry wrote in message
> > > >...
> > > >Hello,
> > > >
> > > >We have a 5 year old spayed female who has a history rhinitus which
is
> > > >caused by a cyst in her sinus. We cannot afford the price of an
> > endoscophy
> > > >$5000.00 to have the cyst removed. A couple of times a year she gets
a
> > > >sinus infection which is treated with antibiotics and she recovers.
> This
> > > >time however it got worse and she became dehydrated, we had three
> rounds
> > > >with the vets to hydrate her and stabilize her. The vet suggested
> > > >euthanasia at one point, when she began showing a little improvement
we
> > > >decided to take her home for the weekend and see how she fares.
> > > >
> > > >Thus far the cat is being force fed Nutrical and a high caloric diet
as
> > > well
> > > >as water( sinus infection still ). She keeps this all down, she is
> > > >lethargic yet her interest in things around her has improved. In
other
> > > words
> > > >she is mostly sitting hunched over in her box. Kitty will get up to
> pee
> > > and
> > > >she is making stool. I have no idea of a time line for kitty to
judge
> > her
> > > >progress, I have the time to watch her and feed her and water her
> every
> > 90
> > > >minutes, so we don't have to rush to a decision.
> > > >
> > > >Does anyone have any practical experience with cats who are down?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Thanks in advance,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Cameron Perry
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>