Vet Injured Cat?

"Jim Foyle" wrote:

I had the vet treat my cat for ear mites. I suspect the
vet hurt my cat.

Supposedly they cleaned his ears out and treated him
with Acarexx.

Since then, he hasunable to eat dry food. He acts like
it is too painful to bite. After a couple of days of him not
eating, I fed him soft food. The poor cat ate like he was
starving, but even so it was still painful.

He acts like his balance has been affected. He is
a little clumsy now, and no longer drinks from the
sink tap, which is how he likes to drink. He acts
like he can no longer teeter on the edge of the
sink reliably.

I don't know much about a cat's physiology, but is it
possible the vet (or the help) punctured the poor
animal's eardrum?

I suspect they sedated him before I picked him up to
keep him from howling with pain. He doesn't like riding in
an auto, yet he was calm during the ride home. Looking
back, I wonder if he could no longer sense the motion,
which normally bothers him.

This is a wonderful, sweet-natured cat, and I'd hate to
think he was hurt needlessly.

Comments, please.

Well, it does sound as though his ear was affected. Have you asked this vet
about it? It may not be that the eardrum was punctured, but perhaps debris from
the ear mite infection was pushed down further into the ear canal. Severe ear
mite infection can damage the inner ear, but if that were the case I'd think
you'd have noticed these symptoms prior to the vet visit.

If your cat was given anesthesia, which would suprise me for a simple ear
cleaning, that may affect balance too, but he should recover from that in a day
or two.

I'd be interested to hear what others think may have happened here, because of
what happened to our cat recently. She had dental work, including extractions
of two rear molars, and afterwards was very wobbly and couldn't walk straight.
She also exhibited the head tilt typical of vestibular syndrome. She recovered
in a couple days, but it took long time before she seemed as sure-footed as
previously. I'm still not sure she is 100 percent. The vet suspected a bad
reaction to anesthesia, but I wonder if pulling those molars somehow affected
her inner ear.

With his balance affected, I would indeed suspect his inner ear was
injured somehow. I would take him back to the vet ASAP, hopefully they
will take responsibility if they did indeed affect his inner ear
somehow. Good luck!

K

Jim Foyle wrote:

I had the vet treat my cat for ear mites. I suspect the
vet hurt my cat.

Supposedly they cleaned his ears out and treated him
with Acarexx.

Since then, he hasunable to eat dry food. He acts like
it is too painful to bite. After a couple of days of him not
eating, I fed him soft food. The poor cat ate like he was
starving, but even so it was still painful.

He acts like his balance has been affected. He is
a little clumsy now, and no longer drinks from the
sink tap, which is how he likes to drink. He acts
like he can no longer teeter on the edge of the
sink reliably.

I don't know much about a cat's physiology, but is it
possible the vet (or the help) punctured the poor
animal's eardrum?

I suspect they sedated him before I picked him up to
keep him from howling with pain. He doesn't like riding in
an auto, yet he was calm during the ride home. Looking
back, I wonder if he could no longer sense the motion,
which normally bothers him.

This is a wonderful, sweet-natured cat, and I'd hate to
think he was hurt needlessly.

Comments, please.

--
Jim

With his balance affected, I would indeed suspect his inner ear was
injured somehow. I would take him back to the vet ASAP, hopefully they
will take responsibility if they did indeed affect his inner ear
somehow. Good luck!

K

Jim Foyle wrote:

I had the vet treat my cat for ear mites. I suspect the
vet hurt my cat.

Supposedly they cleaned his ears out and treated him
with Acarexx.

Since then, he hasunable to eat dry food. He acts like
it is too painful to bite. After a couple of days of him not
eating, I fed him soft food. The poor cat ate like he was
starving, but even so it was still painful.

He acts like his balance has been affected. He is
a little clumsy now, and no longer drinks from the
sink tap, which is how he likes to drink. He acts
like he can no longer teeter on the edge of the
sink reliably.

I don't know much about a cat's physiology, but is it
possible the vet (or the help) punctured the poor
animal's eardrum?

I suspect they sedated him before I picked him up to
keep him from howling with pain. He doesn't like riding in
an auto, yet he was calm during the ride home. Looking
back, I wonder if he could no longer sense the motion,
which normally bothers him.

This is a wonderful, sweet-natured cat, and I'd hate to
think he was hurt needlessly.

Comments, please.

--
Jim

With his balance affected, I would indeed suspect his inner ear was
injured somehow. I would take him back to the vet ASAP, hopefully they
will take responsibility if they did indeed affect his inner ear
somehow. Good luck!

K

Jim Foyle wrote:

I had the vet treat my cat for ear mites. I suspect the
vet hurt my cat.

Supposedly they cleaned his ears out and treated him
with Acarexx.

Since then, he hasunable to eat dry food. He acts like
it is too painful to bite. After a couple of days of him not
eating, I fed him soft food. The poor cat ate like he was
starving, but even so it was still painful.

He acts like his balance has been affected. He is
a little clumsy now, and no longer drinks from the
sink tap, which is how he likes to drink. He acts
like he can no longer teeter on the edge of the
sink reliably.

I don't know much about a cat's physiology, but is it
possible the vet (or the help) punctured the poor
animal's eardrum?

I suspect they sedated him before I picked him up to
keep him from howling with pain. He doesn't like riding in
an auto, yet he was calm during the ride home. Looking
back, I wonder if he could no longer sense the motion,
which normally bothers him.

This is a wonderful, sweet-natured cat, and I'd hate to
think he was hurt needlessly.

Comments, please.

--
Jim

"Jim Foyle" wrote in message
...
I had the vet treat my cat for ear mites. I suspect the
vet hurt my cat.

Supposedly they cleaned his ears out and treated him
with Acarexx.

One of the reasons for using Acarexx is that the ears do not need to be
cleaned prior to application for the drug to be effective. Ear cleaning,
unless done *very* carefully, can pack debris further down the canal and
close to the eardrum which can cause it to rupture Once the eardrum has
been ruptured. debris can enter the middle ear where it can cause an
infection.




Since then, he hasunable to eat dry food. He acts like
it is too painful to bite. After a couple of days of him not
eating, I fed him soft food. The poor cat ate like he was
starving, but even so it was still painful.

He acts like his balance has been affected. He is
a little clumsy now, and no longer drinks from the
sink tap, which is how he likes to drink.

Poor appetite and trouble walking or balancing are classic signs of middle
or inner ear problems.




He acts
like he can no longer teeter on the edge of the
sink reliably.

I don't know much about a cat's physiology, but is it
possible the vet (or the help) punctured the poor
animal's eardrum?

I suspect they sedated him before I picked him up to
keep him from howling with pain. He doesn't like riding in
an auto, yet he was calm during the ride home. Looking
back, I wonder if he could no longer sense the motion,
which normally bothers him.

This is a wonderful, sweet-natured cat, and I'd hate to
think he was hurt needlessly.

Comments, please.


Some vets allow their assistants to clean the animals' ears - which
increases the risk of damage to the eardrum.

I would take your cat to a *different* vet for an ear examination. Its
unlikely that your vet would admit to rupturing the eardrum - if the eardrum
was ruptured.

Best of luck.

Phil.

"Jim Foyle" wrote in message
...
I had the vet treat my cat for ear mites. I suspect the
vet hurt my cat.

Supposedly they cleaned his ears out and treated him
with Acarexx.

One of the reasons for using Acarexx is that the ears do not need to be
cleaned prior to application for the drug to be effective. Ear cleaning,
unless done *very* carefully, can pack debris further down the canal and
close to the eardrum which can cause it to rupture Once the eardrum has
been ruptured. debris can enter the middle ear where it can cause an
infection.




Since then, he hasunable to eat dry food. He acts like
it is too painful to bite. After a couple of days of him not
eating, I fed him soft food. The poor cat ate like he was
starving, but even so it was still painful.

He acts like his balance has been affected. He is
a little clumsy now, and no longer drinks from the
sink tap, which is how he likes to drink.

Poor appetite and trouble walking or balancing are classic signs of middle
or inner ear problems.




He acts
like he can no longer teeter on the edge of the
sink reliably.

I don't know much about a cat's physiology, but is it
possible the vet (or the help) punctured the poor
animal's eardrum?

I suspect they sedated him before I picked him up to
keep him from howling with pain. He doesn't like riding in
an auto, yet he was calm during the ride home. Looking
back, I wonder if he could no longer sense the motion,
which normally bothers him.

This is a wonderful, sweet-natured cat, and I'd hate to
think he was hurt needlessly.

Comments, please.


Some vets allow their assistants to clean the animals' ears - which
increases the risk of damage to the eardrum.

I would take your cat to a *different* vet for an ear examination. Its
unlikely that your vet would admit to rupturing the eardrum - if the eardrum
was ruptured.

Best of luck.

Phil.

"Jim Foyle" wrote in message
...
I had the vet treat my cat for ear mites. I suspect the
vet hurt my cat.

Supposedly they cleaned his ears out and treated him
with Acarexx.

One of the reasons for using Acarexx is that the ears do not need to be
cleaned prior to application for the drug to be effective. Ear cleaning,
unless done *very* carefully, can pack debris further down the canal and
close to the eardrum which can cause it to rupture Once the eardrum has
been ruptured. debris can enter the middle ear where it can cause an
infection.




Since then, he hasunable to eat dry food. He acts like
it is too painful to bite. After a couple of days of him not
eating, I fed him soft food. The poor cat ate like he was
starving, but even so it was still painful.

He acts like his balance has been affected. He is
a little clumsy now, and no longer drinks from the
sink tap, which is how he likes to drink.

Poor appetite and trouble walking or balancing are classic signs of middle
or inner ear problems.




He acts
like he can no longer teeter on the edge of the
sink reliably.

I don't know much about a cat's physiology, but is it
possible the vet (or the help) punctured the poor
animal's eardrum?

I suspect they sedated him before I picked him up to
keep him from howling with pain. He doesn't like riding in
an auto, yet he was calm during the ride home. Looking
back, I wonder if he could no longer sense the motion,
which normally bothers him.

This is a wonderful, sweet-natured cat, and I'd hate to
think he was hurt needlessly.

Comments, please.


Some vets allow their assistants to clean the animals' ears - which
increases the risk of damage to the eardrum.

I would take your cat to a *different* vet for an ear examination. Its
unlikely that your vet would admit to rupturing the eardrum - if the eardrum
was ruptured.

Best of luck.

Phil.

She had dental work, including extractions
of two rear molars, and afterwards was very wobbly and couldn't walk
straight.
She also exhibited the head tilt typical of vestibular syndrome. She
recovered
in a couple days, but it took long time before she seemed as sure-footed as
previously. I'm still not sure she is 100 percent. The vet suspected a bad
reaction to anesthesia, but I wonder if pulling those molars somehow affected
her inner ear.

I had my wisdom teeth removed. They made me sign a waiver stating that I
realize they could easily puncture my sinus cavities, damage my eustacian (sp?)
tubes (which go to the ears) and a few other things. Maybe they damaged the
eutstacian tube or the anesthesia affected the ears for a few days?

She had dental work, including extractions
of two rear molars, and afterwards was very wobbly and couldn't walk
straight.
She also exhibited the head tilt typical of vestibular syndrome. She
recovered
in a couple days, but it took long time before she seemed as sure-footed as
previously. I'm still not sure she is 100 percent. The vet suspected a bad
reaction to anesthesia, but I wonder if pulling those molars somehow affected
her inner ear.

I had my wisdom teeth removed. They made me sign a waiver stating that I
realize they could easily puncture my sinus cavities, damage my eustacian (sp?)
tubes (which go to the ears) and a few other things. Maybe they damaged the
eutstacian tube or the anesthesia affected the ears for a few days?

She had dental work, including extractions
of two rear molars, and afterwards was very wobbly and couldn't walk
straight.
She also exhibited the head tilt typical of vestibular syndrome. She
recovered
in a couple days, but it took long time before she seemed as sure-footed as
previously. I'm still not sure she is 100 percent. The vet suspected a bad
reaction to anesthesia, but I wonder if pulling those molars somehow affected
her inner ear.

I had my wisdom teeth removed. They made me sign a waiver stating that I
realize they could easily puncture my sinus cavities, damage my eustacian (sp?)
tubes (which go to the ears) and a few other things. Maybe they damaged the
eutstacian tube or the anesthesia affected the ears for a few days?