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Erika | 7 hours ago
Canine Mass Removal And Splenectomy
Treatment Cost (USD): $1425.07
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Erika | 10 hours ago
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Treatment Cost (USD): $623.61
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Erika | 2 days ago
Canine Mass Removal On Front Leg
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Summer | 4 days ago
1 Year Old Dalmation Last Evening She Was Laying Down And Just Shaking , I Covered Her With …

1 year old dalmation
Last evening she was laying down and just shaking , I covered her with a blanket and just layed with her and the shaking stopped. Fast forward to this morning, she won’t get out of bed to go to the bathroom and then when my other dog walked near her she growled which she has never done. I’m not sure what can be wrong but she seems like she doesn’t feel well. She also usually wakes me up at night to go out and she didn’t do that either last night.

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  1. Krista Magnifico

    Hello,
    It sounds like alike your pup needs to we the vet. Immediately. I’m sorry there is not enough information for me to give any other advice

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Aisha | 6 days ago
My Cat Has Been Having Audible Breathing Noises For A Few Months. No Open Mouth Breathing, …

My cat has been having audible breathing noises for a few months. No open mouth breathing, just audible through the nose, on and off throughout the day. She’s developed some weird other noises especially while sleeping or falling asleep some snoring, random sneezing as well. She isn’t overweight or old.
We’ve tried antibiotics but it didn’t help. The vets are quoting between $2-10k for just imaging for polyps, not even removal, if they see any. It’s impossible to afford it. She’s eating and playing and acting normal otherwise. I’m wondering what it can be, is it likely polyps and if I don’t go into debt to see, am I going to make her like unliveable?
I’m wondering if I can even rent a car and come down to a cheaper clinic in the US (I’m in Canada) which may be cheaper than doing it locally. There are very few low cost vets here and they only work with people on welfare so it wouldn’t apply. There’s a huge gap between people who are on assistance and people who aren’t but still can’t a afford $10k in imaging.

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  1. Krista Magnifico

    Hello,
    Without knowing more details I would say keep looking into finding a place that will help you affordably. I do t know why vetmed has gotten so unkind or unwilling to help people and pets like you, but there are still places and vets who will offer care to help patients. Please keep asking for help. I have lots of videos on polyps and I write a lot about them. In almost all cases I recommend a n exam under general anesthesia to look behind the soft palate. I also take skull X-rays and flush the nares if I don’t find one.
    Polyps are most commonly found in young cats. It can be a life saving procedure to remove them. I charge about $500-700

    1. Aisha Post author

      Hi Krista,
      Where are you located? If I were able to get to the States (I’m assuming you are there) would it be possible to book in with you? There are no lower cost vets here I’ve been looking for a long time and am willing to travel, at this point it seems likes my only option, or not doing anything.

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Erika | 6 days ago
Feline Full Mouth Dental Extraction
Treatment Cost (USD): $1521.80
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Autumn | 6 days ago
Feline Neuter Day
Treatment Cost (USD): $200.00
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Jessica | 7 days ago
I Have A 7 Month Old French Bulldog And She Has Developed A Growth On Her Lower …

I have a 7 month old French Bulldog and she has developed a growth on her lower lip. It is not bothering her that we can tell but it doesn’t look very nice. Her vet said that it could be surgically removed but that is pretty pricey and we are just not in a position to be able to do that at this time. Please help are there other options for this to go away or be taken off.

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  1. Krista Magnifico

    Hello,
    Based on age my first suspicion is that this might be a papilloma. If it is there might be more that arise. They typically are found around the mouth. They will resolve on their own but they can be spread to other dogs so your dog should be kept at home until they go away.
    Your vet is correct that the only way to diagnose them is to remove them and submit the tissue sample to a pathologist.
    Ask your vet if they think this could be a papilloma virus?

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Tiffany | 1 week ago
Hello. I Have A Grey Kitty Who Is 3 Experiencing A Lot Of Wheezing. She Has About 4…

Hello. I have a grey kitty who is 3 experiencing a lot of wheezing. She has about 4-5 spells a day where she just hacks – never coughing up a hair ball or vomit, her whole body gets tight when this happens. I’ve had 2 opinions by different vets. The first vet said it was asthma gave me liquid albuterol for her as well as PREDNISONE. after about 3 months no change so I took her for another opinion. The vet there agreed asthma but said cats cannot metabolize prednisone so she gave me prednisolone to try. Still no change. She is so uncomfortable when she has these spells and I feel so bad because there is nothing I can do to help her. Any thoughts? I have a video but unfortunately it will not allow me to attach to this post 🙁

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  1. Krista Magnifico

    Hello,
    I think that it is time for some diagnostics. I would recommend an Xray and some blood work. In some cases I am also concerned about things like lungworm, round worm, or toxoplasmosis.

    If you haven’t done an antibiotic trial you can also try that. The problem is that you are trying to treat clinical signs and not identifying the underlying cause.

    1. Tiffany Post author

      Thank you for this suggestion! I do appreciate it. Praying we find some answers for my special girl!

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Autumn | 1 week ago
Canine Neuter
Treatment Cost (USD): $490.58
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