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My 6 year old cat my have swallowed some ribbon from a birthday bag what the what should I do
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Hello,
I have a toy poodle called Zoey here in Jakarta, Indonesia. This was what happened to Zoey in the last 4 days:
23 Aug: Cried whenever we wanted to carry or touch her. Still walking and running perfectly.
24 Aug: Lost strength on the back legs in the evening aroung 9pm. Stiffened and locking herself in an arching position.
25 Aug: The vet diagnosed her with IVDD. Gave these medications:
Vetplus Synoquin Small Dog – Joint supplement (15 days), 1 capsule twice a day
Novell Gabapentin Cap 300mg – Pain killer (10 days), 1 capsule twice a day
Mavlab Macrolone 20mg – Anti-inflammatory (Steroid) (3 days), 1 capsule twice a day
Anti-inflammatory taper (4 days), 1 capsule once a day
26 Aug: Only ate once during lunch time and refused to eat at night, so skipped a meal and medication. It was her most painful day, she seemed to have pain in near her butt area. She screamed whenever we wanted to carry her, probably the reason she refused to eat.
The past 4 days have been extremely painful for her. I am new here and would like to know more about caring and treatments for her. Thank you
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I think that very strict cage rest (which means rhey spend all day everyday in a cage and only come out of the cage to go to the bathroom ) is imperative. They need to be forced to rest so they can heal. I also use stronger sedation medication like methocarbamol and Trazadone Some pets need this cage rest for a month others need it two months. I have a lot of information about this on my blog kmdvm.blogspot.com.
I have a 12 year old Ragdoll cat that our local vet believes he has Oronasal Polyps. He referred us to a specialist here in Dallas. It took us a month to get in to see the specialist. They want 10 K just to diagnose him. I’m in dire need of a vet that can help him ASAP.
Hello,
I’m sorry to hear about your cat.
In my experience I have never found a polyp in a cat this old.
If you would like to try to find someone local to you I would recommend that you call rescues and shelters and ask if they know of anyone who is willing to sedate your cat and look behind the soft palate. There are other vets who do this. They may not have ab endoscope like the specialist does, but, it might not be needed if they can visualize it.
My dog is a female stray do, she is very thin and short in height , she is 10 months old what should I do
Hello,
Your dog should see a veterinarian. I would talk about diet, run some diagnostics, most importantly a fecal submission to look for intestinal parasites (they are microscopic so they should go to a lab for analysis). Then talk about all of the reasons a dog might be underweight.. (there are many,, hormones, stress, disease, etc).
My dog is a female stray do, she is very thin and short in height , she is 10 months old what should I do
I would start with a good diet and a fecal example sent to the lab for intestinal parasites. I also think that a basic blood work panel is a good idea. In general these patients are best served by seeing a vet
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My 15 year old cat was diagnosed with Cryptosporidium delis. He’s only indoors with no other animal coming in. Can’t understand how he got it. Flies? His treatment is Tyrosine 3x’s a day for 21 days. I have tried pills, liquid, tyrosine treats and I can’t get anything down him. He’s tough! I tried to hide in tuna… Any other option? Help
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Hello,
If the vet gave you the medication then I would ask them for help with administration. Cats are really difficult. It has taken me years of practice, which just goes to say I never stop practicing. If you need some help with this there are a lot of YouTube tutorials. You can also ask the vet to help teach you. In general I advise that you be really calm, slow and gentle. I hope this helps.
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Hi, We have a unofficial cat rescue. One of our younger cats broke her back right femur bone. Amputation is an option but more than we can afford. She is on pain medication but not showing signs of pain just precautionary, as well as antibiotics. She is being kept in a small area with no climbing or likewise. It’s a clean break. Straight and slightly parallels right next to each other. Here is my question. There is no possibility for her to live a good life unless I do surgery or Amputation? There is no way it could slowly calcify and heal and her to enjoy her life?? We just simply can’t afford the surgery but have so much love for her and her well-being.
For all cat with fractures I recommend very (VERY!!!) strict cage rest for 4-8 weeks. I know it sounds harsh but a cage where they can rest and all of mine have healed. Good luck.
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Cats and linear foreign bodies are a real concern. In some cases the material is broken down by either chewing into small enough pieces that it passes without incident, but in other cases it can cause tearing in the intestines which can be fatal. Depending on many factors the best advice is to have your vet examine your cat and then either take an xray, ultrasound or monitor closely.