Bengal Cat can't get spayed because...?

Question

My bengal cat is 10 months old, and I just took her to get spayed. The vet did a blood test and said that there is something going on with her liver enzymes, and so they cannot spay her now.

Could something have caused these liver enzyme problems? Or could the liver enzyme problems have caused the following? She has cloudy eyes occasionally so she takes eye drops when that happens. she had to have de-worming medication because of roundworm at about 7 months. She also had leaking anal glands from the time we got her (6 months old)- 8 months old. But, the eye drops for her cloudy eyes seemed to solve it for some reason.

Or is it common in purebred Bengals to have different liver enzymes?

What could have caused my Bengal cat to have liver enzyme problems, therefore cannot be spayed?

Answer 1

This is a genetic and I would contact the breeder.I have a F-3/F-4 bred male(BIG)18lbs.Bengal mink seal point snow leopard and you should not have this problem.The problem you mentioned, about her having leaking from her anal area when you got her was from cocidea(a bacterial infection)and having worms.
The vet should have put her on medication.You also need to make sure she is on a good diets rich in protein and greens.I would make sure she does not get bred while your waiting to have her spayed.If you had contract with this breeder check it
to see if they could be responsible for some of the veterinary bill reimbursement. Good luck.Bengals are awesome cats.

Answer 2

Can I just ask why you didn't direct all these questions at your vet? You had a professional with you right there and then, the best person to answer these questions!

Liver problems in a young cat are unusual. They can be caused by diet, viruses or truama and a 10 month old cat has not really been around long enough for these things to affect her. I would suggest perhaps she has caught a virus (is she vaccinated?) or she was born with a condition affecting her liver.

The vet will be unwilling to perform routine surgery (spaying) on a cat that is unwell. It makes the anaesthetic riskier. She can be spayed once this problem has been sorted out and her liver enzymes are normal.

I don't know if the liver problems could be related to the eye problems - it depends what the cause of the problem is, if it's something that affects the eyes as well. Or it could be something else altogether. Your vet is really the best to tell you because he has actually examined your cat.

Get back on the phone to the vet and ask theses questions. You need to find out what the next step to take is - how are these liver problems going to be treated? Perhaps Bengal breeders will come on here and tell you if liver problems are common in this breed, but it doesn't really make a difference - it's something that needs to be sorted, if only so she can be spayed.

Chalice

Answer 3

I've been doing cat rescue for over 20 years and I've seen just about everyting. All of these seem to be unrelated problems.

You've got some good answers to the enzyme answers already and I could do no better. Best bet for inexpensive treatment of the liver function is to try to get your vet to call in a referral to a university vet school. Ask your vet a lot of questions and whether they feel like treatment is needed or whether to wait a week and retest or something like that. If you don't trust your vet, see another vet -- I cannot stress this enough. It may or may not be genetic. It could be the result of certain stressors (for example, if cats do not eat for a few days sometimes they have liver problems -- a sudden change in food can do this to them and you never even know it).

The question about spaying is completely separate. Many vets will not spay a sick cat. In fact, many of them won't operate on a sick cat unless the operation is directly related to why they are sick or it's "life or death". It's just not a risk worth taking. When you are sick, all of your other body functions are weakened so better not to take a chance. It may also be that anesthesia has side-effects related to liver function -- this would be another layer of risk. I believe in spay/ neuter but not at all cost. Better not to risk her life by forcing a spay now. Get her enzymes under control and keep her out of "pregnancy's way" (btw, pregnancy with enzymatic problems will risk her life AND that of her kittens) until that is cleared up. Then get her spayed.

If she's already pregnant, it is really a question of whether spaying or being pregnant is a worse risk to her because of her liver questions. If pregnant (or in heat), her uterus will already be larger so she will bleed more during surgery -- that in itself is a greater risk. Talk to your vet. Ask your vet questions. If you aren't comfortable, ask some more. . . This really is a medical question and vets need to be willing to answer you.

A lot of cats have anal gland problems. It's only genetic if it doesn't clear up. They can be caused by any number of things. If it cleared up as quickly as you say, it was probably the equivalent of hemhorroids or constipation! Sometimes they are a one-time thing, sometimes they are forever -- I'm pretty sure you'd know by now if it was going to be forever.

Cloudy eyes can easily be allergies (yes, cats get them too) -- could be environment, could be food. Sometimes it's a disease (a herpes virus or something). It's really hard to tell. Don't know what eyedrops you are using, but some can actually have a laxative effect! I doubt that this is related to the other issues except for accidentally clearing up the anal glands.

Deborah

Answer 4

I have a pure bred bengal. But I am a member of the yahoo groups "bengalcat rescue" and" bengal cats". There are a bunch of breeders and owners on there and they know just about everything about our bengals. I have not read anything about liver enzyme problems but I would feed her a food without grains in it. Like Evo no grain. She might have allergy problems or digestive problems from the grain in her food.
ASK the vet what is wrong with the liver enzymes, what could have caused it and what can you do to correct it?

Answer 5

Sickness, her food being to rich in one thing and not having enough of another, if you have treated water buy her bottled water the treatment could be causing the in-balance. some treatments use salt and chlorine this can raise hell with people and animals a like. If it is sickness the VET should have picked up on that before now, He mite not know enough about your type of cat: strait out ask him.

Answer 6

Bengals can get spayed just like any other cat. You need to call the vet and ask them because there could be something going on with your cat that you need to know about.

Answer 7

Please check with your vet as to why. Abnormal liver enzymes can be caused by many things. Are they going to treat her? One of my rescues had elevated liver enzymes due to hepatic lipidosis (from starvation) but she was treated and is better.