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My 18 month old Tonkinese cat is blocked. Not fully but mostly. I can express drops at a time. He’s dehydrated and his levels are a little off. He’s had bloodwork and urinealysis done. We need to get him unblocked and we don’t have thousands of dollars ????????????
My 10-yr old Tonkinese cat has a seroma on his throat from fighting with his brother (littermate), who bit him in the neck. This happened over a year ago. The vet did full test panel (no cancer), etc and drained it. It refilled within a week. I took him back to drain again, it refilled again. I did NOT want to repeat this cycle for fear of infection (not to mention cost). The seroma is still on his throat and I know bothers him, but does not affect his appetite. All the vet suggests is draining it again. He does eat more slowly than he used to, and doesn’t purr quite as much as he used to. I was hoping it would have shrunk by now, but it hasn’t. Any advice? I am extremely interested in holistic, alternative ideas, if possible. Thank you!
Hello,
I am not a holistic vet but if you were my client I would inquire about doing a culture and sensitivity of the fluid or cytology making sure it isn’t infection or a mucocele or salivary gland abnormality. I would be curious to see if there is more to this than a seroma. I hope this helps.
Hello,
I know how incredibly expensive this can be. I also know that there are options to help relieve the condition and urgency that might not be as expensive. I don’t know where you are or what availability there is, but, please call everyone and ask for help. In some cases these cats can be placed on medications like anti inflammatories, anti spasmodics and pain medications with a cystocentesis to remove the urine in the bladder. There are treatment options outside of the ideal and most expensive but you have to ask and keep asking for help you can afford. Please let me know if you find anyone to help so we can pass it forward. I want to save all of these cats. I need help from cases like yours to start this. I would also call of the rescues and shelters and foundations around you for advice. See if they can help financially or with advice as to where to go for affordable options. I hope this helps.
Thank you SO much for this info. I will!!! We are in Nashville. So sorry I forgot to mention that. I tweeted you too ????????