Our cat is very ill - please help?
We have a one and a half year old tortiseshell DSH whom we adopted from a local shelter a little over a year ago. She has always been in perfect health (in fact,we took her in for her check-up and vaccinations at the end of October, and our vet said she looked great). On Friday morning, she woke up and was completely blind. I rushed her to the vet and after blood work and a visit to a veterinary opthamologist, it turns our her retinas had completely detached and she'd had major hemorraging in both eyes. Her blood tests also showed moderate anemia and reduced kidney function. More blood tests were ordered, and we've been told to watch her closely this weekend. Since Friday, she's become increasingly lethargic and is eating less. She's making a sporadic grunting noise, is twitching and (although always very personable) is seeking isolated spots to rest. I'm hoping somebody can give me any information as to what might be wrong? Our vet had some theories but is really at a loss.
PLEASE keep your vet in the loop, even if you're calling them twice a day. pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com
Make sure she's not jumping on anything--detatched retinas usually are from head trauma. Keep her drinking and eating. Even if you have to use warm baby food meat and have her lick it off your finger. Did they give you a feeding syringe?
Keep her in a quiet area. If they gave you pain killer, use that on her. Let her know you're nearby, a soft touch and whispers to her will be easier on her than normal talking volumes.
I hope they get a handle on what it is, that sounds really dangerous.
I don't know but is there any chance the cat ate a lot of onions? Onions and some other foods can cause major blood issues and it almost sounds like she ate onions and is bleeding internally! I hope you can find out quickly what is wrong.
I would put her in dog kennel or other small "room" to keep her safe from falling or getting stepped on and allow her solid rest. Do what you can to keep her eating and especially drinking. Try warmed home made chicken broth in place of water to encourage fluid intake. I say home made because prepared broth is incredibly high in sodium and may cause further problems. If she refuses fluids, the vets can inject fluid sub-Q so a trip to the vet for hydration once a day while she's ill may help. Or you can try syringe feeding her broth.
Was her blood pressure high? thats more common in older cats but I would think they would check it.
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For it to come on so suddenly in a young cat, i wonder if it could be exposure to some toxin for example is there any way she could have eaten a mouse that had eaten a poison like warfarin?
There are also some cancers that could cause things that can lead to this. for ex multiple myeloma. ...
Really there are multiple possibilities and many are serious. It makes sense the vet would need to order more diagnostic tests.
I'm really sorry she and you are going through this and hope it turns out to be something that can be treated
Maybe this will give you some ideas:
http://www.vetstreamfelis.com/ACI/July/V…Check her hydration levels. I assume the vet did this? If you need help you can email me at perlandria_angel@yahoo.com and I will try to help, I do have a DVM manual and some experience but I think overall you are doing the right thing regarding the vet you are working with. Obviously it is very VERY important you keep her hydrated, so if it doubt go to the emergency vet or use my email as well, I can help you hydrate her as well if needed if you have no other options over the weekend. pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com
Please let us know how it turns out!
Best
Stacey
Source(s):
Feline ownership, foster care, and wildlife rescue.
