Phinnsmommy
Well-Known Member
Well a couple weeks ago our cat started retching, like it was a hairball, so we gave him some petromalt, and brushed him more heavily. Both my cats had an appointment to get their annual shots, so we called the vet because no hairball was coming up, and she said to just wait until the appointment.
So during the appointment they didn't get Max's shots into him, because they figured out he was to sick. If it were normal, he would have gotten a hairball up. So they do all these tests on him, like getting urine from him, where they had to get the bladder close to the skin and then stick a needle in and get it out. They take his radiographs, and they are normal. So then we thought it was a big mystery.
So we get his urine test back, and we find out he has a bladder infection. And then we figure out that something else is really high in his tests, with the reasons for it ranging to as bad as Feline Aids.
So we go home, and google Feline Asthma (wich was one of the possibilities for the high in his urine) and watch video's and read up info, and its EXACTLY what he has! So $350 later WE (not the vet) figure out he has asthma, so we call the vet, and she agree's with us, so we have an appointment in 3 hours.
Whats sad is that he's having attacks as much as 4-5 times a day, and now its really an emergency, because he should have gotten treatment days ago.
I feel so bad for my poor guy! He's 9 years old, so not the youngest, but he is the nicest cat ever! We love him so much, he is really a part of our family.
Cross your fingers for us that he gets better!
So during the appointment they didn't get Max's shots into him, because they figured out he was to sick. If it were normal, he would have gotten a hairball up. So they do all these tests on him, like getting urine from him, where they had to get the bladder close to the skin and then stick a needle in and get it out. They take his radiographs, and they are normal. So then we thought it was a big mystery.
So we get his urine test back, and we find out he has a bladder infection. And then we figure out that something else is really high in his tests, with the reasons for it ranging to as bad as Feline Aids.
So we go home, and google Feline Asthma (wich was one of the possibilities for the high in his urine) and watch video's and read up info, and its EXACTLY what he has! So $350 later WE (not the vet) figure out he has asthma, so we call the vet, and she agree's with us, so we have an appointment in 3 hours.
Whats sad is that he's having attacks as much as 4-5 times a day, and now its really an emergency, because he should have gotten treatment days ago.
I feel so bad for my poor guy! He's 9 years old, so not the youngest, but he is the nicest cat ever! We love him so much, he is really a part of our family.
Cross your fingers for us that he gets better!
