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What's wrong with my cat - PLEASE HELP
Yvonne,
I just sent you a lengthy email. Feel free to respond with any questions. |
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What's wrong with my cat - PLEASE HELP
On Mar 4, 4:06*pm, "Rene S." wrote:
Yvonne, I just sent you a lengthy email. Feel free to respond with any questions. Thanks Rene. For the past three days the only symptom he has is lethargy. His appetite is great, his bodily functions are normal. His temp is normal and he has no tenderness anywhere that the vet or I can find. All he wants to do is eat and sleep. The vet said that all of his bloodwork is normal except for the white blood count which was high. Not high enough to think infection but she put him on an antibiotic just to see if that helps. If it doesn't then she thinks he needs an ultrasound. I agree. She did say that his liver and pancreas readings were normal. Personally I think he has cancer. My husband died of cancer last year. The symptoms were eerily similar. Normal appetite, weight loss, always tired. If I do the ultrasound I will have it done by a guy here who does nothing but animal ultrasounds. All the vets in the Boston area think he's he best. |
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What's wrong with my cat - PLEASE HELP
The vet said that all of his bloodwork is normal except for the white blood count which was high. *Not high enough to think infection but she put him on an antibiotic just to see if that helps. *If it doesn't then she thinks he needs an ultrasound. *I agree. *She did say that his liver and pancreas readings were normal. *Personally I think he has cancer. *My husband died of cancer last year. *The symptoms were eerily similar. *Normal appetite, weight loss, always tired. If the meds don't help, I also agree that an ultrasound could be helpful, and going to a specialist like that is great. For his sake (and yours!), I hope he doesn't have cancer though. |
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What's wrong with my cat - PLEASE HELP
On Mar 3, 5:26*pm, YvonneD wrote:
I have a 10 year old male. *Three days ago he vomited. *He had eaten about 3 *hours earlier but what he threw up was food. *I give him dry food, but it had been digested so there were no pieces. *He does occasionally throw up right after eating, but then it still looks like dry food. After he threw up he seemed to feel sick. *About 5 hours later he threw up again. *Same thing - food. *After that he felt great. *He was starving, playful, normal. *I fed him. *He was fine all night and the next morning. *He finished his breakfast and was fine. *Later that day he threw up again. *Afterwards he looked awful. *The next morning he was hungry so I gave him a little canned food with chicken broth. *He ate it but still looked awful. I took him to the vet. *No fever and no tenderness. *They looked under his tongue to see if he may have swallowed a string. *They did lots of blood tests and urine analysis. *Everything looked fine. *He didn't throw up that day but still looked bad. *Yesterday I took him back for x-rays. *The results were "inconclusive". *They said he had gas in his abdomen and something in his small intestines. *They couldn't tell if it was fecal matter or a blockage. *He hadn't had a bm in a few days. They told me if it continued today to come for a follow-up x-ray. He ate last night (canned food with chicken broth) and seemed to feel very comfortable but tired. *He pooped during the night and this morning he was in my face for breakfast. *Today he continues to eat and then looks uncomfortable. *He does some lip licking, almost like he's sick to his stomach. *He hasn't thrown up in two days. *The only thing the vet is having me do is to give him Pepcid 2.5mg twice a day. What could be wrong with him? * He does everything normal like eat, poop, groom, pee, but he just mopes around and clearly does not feel well. I feel so helpless. *If he isn't better by tomorrow afternoon I'll take him back to the vet, but to be honest I've already spent over $500 and they still don't have a clue. *I don't know what else they can do. I decided to have the ultrasound done today. I didn't want to go through the weekend not knowing if my cat had cancer or not. Turns out he has pancreatitis. Serious, but better than cancer. Pretty weird that I'm actually elated that he has pancreatitis. |
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What's wrong with my cat - PLEASE HELP
I decided to have the ultrasound done today. *I didn't want to go through the weekend not knowing if my cat had cancer or not. *Turns out he has pancreatitis. *Serious, but better than cancer. *Pretty weird that I'm actually elated that he has pancreatitis. Yvonne, I sent you an email with a link to this article: http://www.vin.com/VINDBPub/SearchPB...00/PR00114.htm The cornerstones in treatment are pain medication and at-home daily sub-q fluids. I have been through this and he can pull through. Email me if you need specifics. Rene |
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What's wrong with my cat - PLEASE HELP
On Mar 5, 7:37*am, YvonneD wrote:
On Mar 4, 4:06*pm, "Rene S." wrote: Yvonne, I just sent you a lengthy email. Feel free to respond with any questions. Thanks Rene. *For the past three days the only symptom he has is lethargy. *His appetite is great, his bodily functions are normal. His temp is normal and he has no tenderness anywhere that the vet or I can find. All he wants to do is eat and sleep. The vet said that all of his bloodwork is normal except for the white blood count which was high. *Not high enough to think infection but she put him on an antibiotic just to see if that helps. *If it doesn't then she thinks he needs an ultrasound. *I agree. *She did say that his liver and pancreas readings were normal. *Personally I think he has cancer. *My husband died of cancer last year. *The symptoms were eerily similar. *Normal appetite, weight loss, always tired. If I do the ultrasound I will have it done by a guy here who does nothing but animal ultrasounds. *All the vets in the Boston area think he's he best. Well, he sounds like my honeybunch cause all he wants to do is eat and sleep. Then He wakes up for a while runs around like mad, chases his tall like crazy, jumps out at me from under the chair and begs to go out. If he doesnt get to go out its back to sleep he goes. I think that is normal. It doesnt mean the cat is tired or has cancer. He is just making the best of his life. Get some of that goo for hairball in the pet food store. Its like brown vaseline. Just in case your cat has a hairball. Dont worry. |
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What's wrong with my cat - PLEASE HELP
Suddenly, without warning, Rene S. exclaimed (3/8/2010 12:49 PM):
I decided to have the ultrasound done today. I didn't want to go through the weekend not knowing if my cat had cancer or not. Turns out he has pancreatitis. Serious, but better than cancer. Pretty weird that I'm actually elated that he has pancreatitis. Yvonne, I sent you an email with a link to this article: http://www.vin.com/VINDBPub/SearchPB...00/PR00114.htm The cornerstones in treatment are pain medication and at-home daily sub-q fluids. I have been through this and he can pull through. Email me if you need specifics. Rene Are you feeding him Nutro? There's a thread here about it, I believe it is causing pancreatitis in some cats. jmc |
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