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Advice needed
All,
I've been posting recently under the thread "Hyperthyroid cat". Katie's (age 14) been going through more problems and I need some advice. She's been extremely finicky and has lost about three pounds. Her thyroid is stable. The vet saw her today and says she appears to have IBD. He's put her on Metronidazole and wants to do an Ultrasound (to the tune of about $230). Also, one of her xrays showed possible tumors on her heart and the vet suggests a cat-scan (Cost not mentioned). I'm somewhat financially constrained and don't want to put her through too much trauma as she reacts badly to it. I guess what I'm wondering at this point is if the tests would show anything that we could do anything about.. Anyone have experience in this area that can share their thoughts? Thanks |
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Advice needed
I can't say I have a lot of experience, but my cat was recently
suspected of having IBD and I did a lot of research online. Diet and steroids are the main treatment options for this. The emergency clinic I was at said the only definative way to diagnose IBD was by taking biopsies of the intestine--so I don't know why your vet would suggest an ultrasound? If she does have IBD, a simple diet change could work wonders for her. check out this site: www.catnutrition.org I'm not affiliated with it, but it has lots of info, including stuff on IBD and diet. As for the heart tumors, that's another issue entirely. I have no knowledge about that, but it sounds scary to me. I'd opt for the cat scan first and wait on the ultrasound (if it were my kitty). Rene |
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