Hello,

In cats this age it has been my experience that these are not polyps. It is more likely that this is either chronic rhinitis or a nasal mass.

I don’t know enough about your cat to provide much guidance but if you are concerned about a polyp I recommend that you go to a university vet school for help if you don’t feel confident in your local vets abilities.

Oropharyngeal polyps in my experience can be visualized after the patient is placed under general anesthesia as demonstrated in the video you refer to. Please call your local rescues and shelters to see if they can recommend someone locally to look for it and remove it if found.

I’m sorry I do not know anyone local to you.

I hope this helps. Don’t give up on your kitty. There are vets our there who will help. Use social media. Keep calling and asking local friends and family and reach out to rescues, feline practitioners and local vet schools.

Good luck.
Krista.

Hello,
Please see a veterinarian as soon as possible. In cases like this I always want to make sure that there is not a clotting problem and there are a few diseases that huskies get where rhe nails do not grow properly. These are things to talk about with your vet.

Hello,
I am not able to diagnose online. But I do think that it would be helpful to find a feline specialist. I would also talk about adding sq fluids to be done daily at home and an appetite stimulant while you try to figure out what is going on. In some cases I also recommend in clinic iv fluids to help diurese the kidneys.

I hope this helps.

Very best of luck.

Hello,
I’m so sorry to hear about your dog. I think that anytime your gut tells you to get a second opinion that you should listen. I hope things turn out ok and I apologize for the delay in answering.

Hello,
Please see your veterinarian as soon as possible. I recommend that you try very hard to have your dog seen tomorrow. Maybe it’s just an anal gland issue, but tumors in this area are also possible so please see the vet asap.

Hello,
Is everyone spayed and neutered? That might help settle down of the stress?
After that make sure everyone is healthy. At my clinic this would include an exam on all of the cats and perhaps even blood work.
Then we talk about a more gradual acclimation period. I’ve seen this be between two weeks to years. Cats are their own bosses. So they decide on their own terms

Good luck.

hello,
I am so sorry to hear about this kitten. I think that there are some answers that I jut cannot give without an in person exam, but, I also think that the recovery is very very unlikely if you have muscle atrophy. I also think that there is no other species on the planet that can adapt and overcome anything better than a kitten.
As long as you can manage the ability to urinate and defecate and keep him safe and happy (he needs toys and attention and to still feel like a fierce predator and playful kitten) then it is perfectly fine to have a pet with a disability.
I would not use a splint or any kind of bandage, they cause more problems than they are worth.

See if you can find this kitten a home and make sure that the the new parents are able to palpate the bladder and colon and make sure they are passing feces easily and emptying the bladder completely (urine retention can lead to urinary tract infections) and make sure they are spayed/neutered before 6 months old.
Also make sure the home is handicapped safe.

I hope this helps.

thank you for caring about the ones other people overlook. You are an amazing human!
krista

Hello.
It at all possible call rescues and shelters and ask for a vet to help you. I am reluctant to just say place braces because they require a lot of upkeep and monitoring. But yes. You have to start helping the bones develop in a normal position of there is any hope of them growing out of this.

Thanks for reaching out.

I think a few things might help and they include lots of exercise for both dogs. A tired dog has less energy to put into the household stressors and it can help avoid possession issues as outside is neutral territory. It also might help them realize they can play together and develop a stronger relationship.

Next feed separated. And monitored. Food is always a resource that dogs worry about so try to minimize this.

If they are resource guarding toys then I would say to relive them until the dogs are more relaxed and comfortable around each other.

Trainers are available through places like the shelter and humane society and polite pooches. I would avoid any and all trainers who use any kind of negative reinforcement training. No shock collars or drop off care. I always feel the most important part of a pet parent’s responsibility is to hike trust. Having someone else do it or using painful punishment isn’t the way to build trust.

Lastly don’t hesitate to ask about anxiety meds as you embark on all of this. It is a tool that can help the transition and crate adjustment.

I am off this week but I am happy to help anytime.

Also if you wouldn’t mind would you please go to pawbly.Com and register as a user and post this there as a question. It’s a great one that I know many others have.

Take care.

Hello my friend!
As with all skin cases the following is super important.
1. Get a good history of the patient and their clinical signs.
2. Do a thorough examination
3. Treat for parasites.
4. Start your diagnostics based on most likely rule outs.
5. Offer treatment plans that work for the patient the pet parent and your list of most likely diagnosis.

Here’s where I think your cat needs more help; it doesn’t sound like a list of most “likely conditions” work up and diagnose has been formulated to start a treatment plan that is best directed at the source of the itching.

For your cat I would ask your vet (or come see me and I am happy to help). I would use revolution monthly and place an ecollar while starting gabapentin. I might also suggest a shampoo if you think he will let you bathe him.
After that I would talk about the next tests that might need to be done to start to treat and rule out possible causes to the itch.

The most common thing that causes itching in pets is fleas. In some cases one flea with one bite can cause a pet to become extremely itchy . And the more they scratch the more it itches until the skin is so inflamed secondary infections happen. Which just perpetuates more itching.

So for me I start with a plan. And go through the list of control. And treatment until we get it figured out.

The old days of “give a steroid and hope it works” are over. We can do better.

Keep me posted.