My cat got a tooth extraction about 3 weeks ago. After he wasn't doing so great. We took him back to the vet and fluid had filled his chest. They gave us medicine to make that go away.
About a week went by and he wasn't eating. He has been loosing weight since the tooth extraction. We took him to a different vet to get a different opinion. They said the fluid was constricting his breating. They drained the fluid.
The fluid was clear and watery. They tested it and they came up with the possibility of Cancer, Heart Disease, or FIP. But it's just weird because he has never shown any signs of these BEFORE the surgery on his teeth.
He now has a ok appetite. He goes outside. He is slowly gaining weight back and his breating seems alright.
Now I just want any input. PLEASE!
What do you guys think?
2007-10-22 14:33:44 · 7 answers · asked by x0bowlingshoes0x 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
see if you can take your cat to an internal medicine specialist. they should be able to give you a better diagnosis for your kitty. did any tumors show up on the xray? how did the heart look? was it enlarged or small? was it round or normal shape? did they do blood work before the surgery?
sometimes if a pet is harboring a disease, the anesthesia will allow the disease to "suddenly" show up. even if there have been no outward signs.
it sounds like kitty needs an ultrasound.
2007-10-22 14:48:51 · answer #1 · answered by bob © 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately your vet is right. Why would you write on a board asking for treatments when you already have an answer from the vet. I'm sorry but there are no miracle cures. I had a cat with feline leukemia. You can give the cat a blood transfusion and it might live a month or two, but unfortunately it is a disease from which there is no coming back. Make the cat as comfortable as possible and do your grieving. I feel awful for you, I know how hard it is to lose a cat, I do wish I could say something better, but I think it's better to be realistic, nothing can be done. I am so sorry, I love my cats so much and one of them is 17 and I know I have limited time with her. I wish you all the best of time you have left
2016-05-24 21:54:29 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with kitty
I would take him to his originale vet or another 1 altogether. If he is feeling better i almost want to say he is probably fine. Extracting the tooth may have caused infection or the spread of an infection . cats are very proned to resparatory infections and this may b what happened to your kitty, the fact that he wasn't eating or drinking properly is prolly the result of infection and the stress brought on by the extraction.
The 2nd vet that u saw does not sound very reputable to me. I can see the fluids being tested but why such a wide range of possibilities? They can do simple blood tests and tell u in about an hour if ur cat has the majority of problems mentioned and i would't see why they would test the fluid and not just do a blood test and a chest film ? I think maybe they just wanted ur money. I think u should take ur kitty somewhere else and exspress ur concerns to another vet.
2007-10-22 15:02:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Fluid in the chest is "pleursy",.. it should have been tapped or shunted out of cavity.
I can't see how a tooth extraction has to do with it, unless the cat got a severe infection and developed pneumonia.
Sometimes, it is best to leave a not-so-bad tooth alone, if it risks complications.
Do NOT ever go back to the 1st vet, obviously he botched up plus did not deliver good aftercare.
* The tests the 2nd vet took, could have possibly be a false positive,.. just nurse the kitty with lots of nutrition, love and TLC and wait 6 mths.,.. you may want another test done.
Hope this helps.
2007-10-22 14:44:41 · answer #4 · answered by deltadawn 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would take him to his originale vet or another 1 altogether. If he is feeling better i almost want to say he is probably fine. Extracting the tooth may have caused infection or the spread of an infection . cats are very proned to resparatory infections and this may b what happened to your kitty, the fact that he wasn't eating or drinking properly is prolly the result of infection and the stress brought on by the extraction.
The 2nd vet that u saw does not sound very reputable to me. I can see the fluids being tested but why such a wide range of possibilities? They can do simple blood tests and tell u in about an hour if ur cat has the majority of problems mentioned and i would't see why they would test the fluid and not just do a blood test and a chest film ? I think maybe they just wanted ur money. I think u should take ur kitty somewhere else and exspress ur concerns to another vet.
2007-10-22 14:48:59 · answer #5 · answered by kitty 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
They should be able to rule out heart disease easily. Cancer not as easily, but they should be able to find out if the cat has cancer.
FIP is another story. There is no good test for it, and it is often diagnosed by lack of another diagnosis. The symptoms can fit other things, so it is hard to pin down. Once the cat is showing symptoms of FIp, it will progress and is fatal. Sometimes cats are not showing symptoms until AFTER a stresser, like a tooth extraction. I hope it is not FIP, because there is little you can do with that.
2007-10-22 14:47:56 · answer #6 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sorry,i don't have any input on your q. but if you can help me and tell me what kind of food your feeding your cat. because my cat isn't eating,or Drinking water.Dr. Say's she has Asama ,and if i want to put her to sleep. thanks
2007-10-22 14:47:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋