My 2 year old cat, Ralphie, goes outside & is a hunter. He is gagging horrifically, no temp, no sign of upper resp problem, throat seems clear, blood doesn't show toxin, can't eat/drink because he gags. My vet has done xrays which showed some air in the stomach & the intestines appear to be a bit enlarged & entangling. Blood test, no toxins showing. Barium w/xray, it was extremely hard to get the cat to hold down the barium, but what he did hold down showed most of it moved through the intestines. He had a couple of severe gags on Monday evening which caught my eye, by Tuesday afternoon he stopped eating & was laying around. Took him in for a checkup, suspected a hairball, gave him a dose of CatLax, he spit up the next dose, by Wednesday I took him back to the vet. He did give him fluid and I know he did urinate today, but still has the severe gagging. The next step the vet suggests is an exploratory. I can afford it but would rather not have the cat go through it. Please help Ralph
2007-11-01
12:45:36
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