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Krista Magnifico

Hello,

Have you tried to find a vet near you who will sedate your cat and look for a polyp in the ears or behind the soft palate? Local rescues and shelters might also be able to help.

2 years ago
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Krista Magnifico

Hello
Try to keep your dog from licking the incision and follow up with your vet asap.

2 years ago
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Krista Magnifico

We do a very poor job in diagnostics to provide a firm diagnosis for pets.
To help decide what is going on with your pet we should be doing things like X-ray, ct or mri, BAL (bronchiole lavage), culture airways, full blood work and a fecal. Anything within any of those is a possibility.
I would not rule out asthma or infection without having done all of those. Which no one can ever afford to do.

2 years ago
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Krista Magnifico

Hello,
In almost all cases a broken nail is not a big deal …. But I have had one or two that do not follow that rule. So. It’s best to see your vet.
I worry about infection and an immune mediated disease that causes the nails to not grow normally.

Good luck.

2 years ago
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Krista Magnifico

Hello,
There is no way for me to help without a diagnosis. To get this you may need more diagnostics. Which I know is going to cost you more money. But if it gets you the answer to the cause you can direct the treatment plan. You are at a place where you either need a dermatologist or a biopsy.
I wish I could offer more help. It sounds like you have done quite a lot already.
Best of luck.

2 years ago
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Krista Magnifico

Hello!
So nice to hear from you.
This is tough for me to answer because I don’t know enough about the way the scc was diagnosed nor how it presented. I also don’t know if there were surgical margins or amputation of the digit? Was an oncologist seen?
I have not had any patients with scc of the toe. But I have had scc patients have multiple areas affected. This is really best answered by your vet and an oncologist. I hope this helps. And very best of luck
Krista .

2 years ago
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Krista Magnifico

Hello,

I’m sorry you are having so much trouble. I will do my best to find some help. I know you called the clinic and I will follow up with you as soon as I can.

De magnifico.

2 years ago
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Krista Magnifico

Hello,
It is not possible to diagnose a lump or bump by a picture. This should be done with a veterinarian at an in person exam. After the exam a list of possibilities. But to truly know what it is you need cells or tissue from the mass. Like a biopsy.
Of all the possible things it could be a histocytoma is on the list. Ask them about this.
I hope this helps.

Krista.

2 years ago
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Krista Magnifico

Hello,

I’m Sorry for the delay. I have a huge amount of information including the medications I use in these cases at my blog kmdvm.blogspot.Com and my YouTube chane. Go to each and search Ivdd.

Your pet should be crate rested at all times and there are medications to help pain.

Best of luck.

2 years ago
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Krista Magnifico

Hello.

I’m sorry to hear about your cat.
I’m also sorry to say that I don’t have a ct scan. Further I feel it is very unlikely that older cats get polyps. In my experience the older cats get tumors. The you see ones get polyps.

I hope you find help.

Best of luck

Krista.

2 years ago

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