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My 7 year old male long haired cat began 1 week ago with a honking sound and increased grooming. I brought him to regular vet for exam and they suggested upper respiratory infection, despite no fever/discharge and gave convenia. After 2 days snorting sound is worsening and he was making frequent trips (6/hr) to litter box to urinate without production of urine. I brought him to emergency vet, vitals are normal, bladder was empty, it was suggested cystitis from stress, and sound may be possible naso -pharyngeal polyp, nsaid provided. He has been on nsaid for 3 days, honking sounds have gotten worse and now has whistling sound through nose with breathing. I consulted with Dr Hahn office: east end veterinary hospital in Riverhead and they quoted me $6,000 for CT and scope to diagnose whether polyp or inhaled foreign body in nasal passage without guarantee. My cat is currently eating, drinking and producing urine and bowel movements but honking sounds when grooming, eating food and playing with toys. Over the last 24 hours he has begun frequently scratching his right ear. I have already been to my primary vet and emergency care and invested almost $1k and still don’t have a definitive diagnosis. I watched Dr Krista Magnifico video on YouTube and was wondering if you have a recommendation for treatment or evaluation here on Long Island that is more reasonable? Would nasal foreign body cause similar honking sound to polyp? In your opinion what is the best way to move forward with treatment?
I just noticed this on my dog’s ear while I was cleaning it. Not sure what it is or if I should be concerned. Thank for your help in advance 🙏🏽
My 6 year old cat my have swallowed some ribbon from a birthday bag what the what should I do
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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.
Hello Krista M! I often help as much as I can with raising donations to Enas Rescue on facebook, HowsPaws youtube with cases, she is based in Egypt! I will upload a photo of her question as both I and her have nobody to turn to in helping a kitten. I kindly ask for your time and care to give us insight into this case THANK YOU Krista M for allowing us this platform and opportunity. The image linked is Enas in her own words The photo in my question is information on the kitten the lady shared with me directly. Thank you
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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
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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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It looks like a small scab. It also looks like it might be healing? I would keep an eye on it and see your vet if it isn’t resolving, or is causing your pet any discomfort.