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2024.05.17 20:35 Gugmuck Struvite turned to Oxalate? Conflicting advice.
* Species: Feline * Age: 8 * Sex/Neuter status: Male/Neutered * Breed: Siamese/Norwegian Forest Cat * Body weight: 8lbs/3.67kg * History: None * Clinical signs: Frequent attempts at urination, low yield. Low water intake. * Duration: 3 weeks * Your general location: Canada * Links to any test results, X-rays, vet reports etc. that you have: The cat, Original urinalysis with struvite, Recent urinalysis with oxalate
Backstory;
About a year ago, I got a call from a friend of mine. She was out of town, but received word that her sister had gotten into some drugs (heroin and meth) and was found lying on their kitchen floor unconscious, and the animals had been removed from the home. She was gone for the better part of the month, so I was asked if I could provide a home for them until the whole situation was figured out.
When I got there, there was a dog and two cats. The dog was found locked in a kennel for an unknown number of days. He was visibly stressed, but overall okay. One cat (the mother) was found outside at 37C hiding under a deck, severely dehydrated. The other cat (The son, and the cat this post is about) was found hiding in the basement, seemingly okay.
I have previously lived with the two cats before, and knew a lot of their history, so they came home with me. It was decided that the house wasn't a safe place for them, so my place would be a semi-permanent home, at least until the sister was gone.
Fast forward a few months, and several thousand dollars into a vet bill, the mother had to be euthanized. Several months later, the vet we brought her to was in the news for defrauding customers, and performing unnecessary euthanasia on animals. Long story short, we no longer use this vet. Unfortunately we found this out shortly after we had to put my own cat to sleep due to late-progression kidney disease.
The son, still seemingly alright. He was very vocal for attention, and had a fairly rapid (at least from my perspective; I'm no expert) rate of breathing. However, he had always been this way. I'm not sure if he had ever been taken to the vet for it. I asked the previous owner, but he had bounced between homes for much of his life so she wasn't entirely sure.
Current, past few weeks;
Roughly 3 weeks ago, I came home from work to see Tootles (the cat) use the litterbox about 15 times in an hours time. I checked each time (after the first few, anyway) and saw that there were 4-6 drops of urine expelled, every time. I packed him into a carrier, searched for a new vet, and off we went.
The new vet seemed great, and did a short exam, feeling his bladder, etc. and requested a urinalysis. They took him away, and returned after a short while saying that his bladder didn't have enough to run a test and that we would have to collect the urine at home. He gave us a collection kit, and we came back the next day with just enough of a sample to run the test. When we got back, the vet wasn't there and we saw another one.
He informed us that Tootles had "a few" crystals in his urine, and that they were caused by a PH that was more on the basic side of the scale. The PH was 5. He said it was a low to moderate risk based on the number and size of the crystals, and we should keep an eye on things in case they progressed, but as long as we changed the diet he should be fine. He also said there was an infection that needed to be treated, and a concerning amount of blood in his urine. He prescribed two weeks of antibiotics (Clavamox, 0.75ml twice daily by mouth) and 4 days of pain medication (Buprenorphine, 0.8mg/ml twice daily by mouth) with instructions that if the cat appeared to be in distress after the pain meds were done, there was a standing order to refill one more time.
He also told us to change his diet from the current food (Tiki Cat dry food, and no wet food as we could never get him to eat any. He has a catnip allergy, and won't take treats or touch human food either. You can leave tuna or chicken out and he walks away) We came home with Hill's Science C/D wet and dry food, and he took to both instantly. We couldn't believe he was actually eating wet food; its the first time he ever has. GREAT!
We refilled once. However, when we went back to get the pain meds, we were given a quick visit to make sure we were watching for the right things, etc. Right things? The vet only said if he stopped urinating entirely, to bring him in. What right things? This is when the tech went over his results from the original urinalysis with us, and explained in greater detail. He had only 2 white blood cells in the sample, and this was likely due to the irritation in his bladder. No sign of an infection. The red blood cells were likely a response to the irritation in the lining of his bladder, and wasn't of concern as long as there wasn't any blood in his urine. There wasn't. However, she said the number of struvite crystals was alarming, and was considered very high risk at 50ppm, and we should watch for things like dragging on the floor, excessive cleaning/licking of the area, and avoiding the litterbox entirely. Thankfully we haven't seen any of those, but I'm glad somebody actually told us.
Fast forward a couple weeks, and it was time for the followup urinalysis. Still not urinating a lot, still not drinking a lot. His water dish would sit relatively untouched, but he would drink out of a jug if we filled it from the sink. Some of the time. He still eats the dry food, but stopped eating the wet food almost entirely. But overall, he was doing better and seemed to be in less pain and be more energetic/affectionate.
Low and behold, the vet says his bladder is empty again. Back home with a collection kit. it was, however, the mothers day long weekend and the vet was closed for the next couple days. My wife managed to get the sample, although there was a small amount and because of this there was a fair bit of sediment from the collection kit included in the sample. The vet said this would be fine.
I decided to wait while the sample was run, as it was only supposed to take about 20 minutes. 3 hours later, I was called in. New vet again. The struvite crystals were completely GONE! Wahoo! But there's a larger concern, since the same concentration of crystals was now found to be Oxalate. He says the machine could be wrong, but it would be costly to send the sample out to an actual lab, and he recommends taking the cat to emergency instead, and having a full battery of tests run. Xray, blood tests, more urine, ultrasound, etc. This would cost me, he estimated, between $1500-2500 per day that he was going to stay there and it would be an unforeseeable time. He then left for about 20 minutes, to consult somebody on Tootles' health plan. When he came back, he said that they can run a lot of the tests in house for cheaper, but it would still cost me $1100-1200. He then left again, this time for about 30 minutes. When he came back, he now had a different plan, and that was to give fluids via IV, and change his food to Royal Canin SO, and send him home for now. When I asked about the fluids, and if he was dehydrated, he said "a little". Then said if things don't improve noticeably, soon, we'll have to come back for surgery to have his bladder emptied, and worst case his penis removed to make his urethra larger to allow him to pass the crystals on his own.
At this point, I'm about $6500 deep on these two cats, which if I had the money I wouldn't care but its simply no longer available. I don't know who or what to believe, or what my best options are.
Should I be sitting at home waiting for this to resolve itself? From what I'm reading online, it never will, and it could just get worse. Should I be figuring out how to take out loans and take him into the emergency clinic?
Is it common to swing from one extreme to the other when treating with food that is supposed to prevent both? Could the sample have been read incorrectly based on either the sediment from the collection kit, or the fact that it sat in the fridge for a day or two? I'm at a loss here, and just don't want to see my boy in more pain.. or worse.
As of now, he's still not drinking a lot, but it is more than before. He seems to have taken, at least for now, to the new food both wet and dry. He has tons of energy, and aside from being vocal doesn't seem to be in pain but he could just be hiding it well. The final vet we had seen also attributes his rapid breathing and vocalness to the crystals, without examining him further for either, even though they've been quite long term. I'm not sure how long he has had the crystals in the first place.
Any help would be wonderful. Sorry for the long story, but I hope context helps. I included 3 photos at the top, one of Tootles, and one of each of the urinalysis.
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Backstory;
About a year ago, I got a call from a friend of mine. She was out of town, but received word that her sister had gotten into some drugs (heroin and meth) and was found lying on their kitchen floor unconscious, and the animals had been removed from the home. She was gone for the better part of the month, so I was asked if I could provide a home for them until the whole situation was figured out.
When I got there, there was a dog and two cats. The dog was found locked in a kennel for an unknown number of days. He was visibly stressed, but overall okay. One cat (the mother) was found outside at 37C hiding under a deck, severely dehydrated. The other cat (The son, and the cat this post is about) was found hiding in the basement, seemingly okay.
I have previously lived with the two cats before, and knew a lot of their history, so they came home with me. It was decided that the house wasn't a safe place for them, so my place would be a semi-permanent home, at least until the sister was gone.
Fast forward a few months, and several thousand dollars into a vet bill, the mother had to be euthanized. Several months later, the vet we brought her to was in the news for defrauding customers, and performing unnecessary euthanasia on animals. Long story short, we no longer use this vet. Unfortunately we found this out shortly after we had to put my own cat to sleep due to late-progression kidney disease.
The son, still seemingly alright. He was very vocal for attention, and had a fairly rapid (at least from my perspective; I'm no expert) rate of breathing. However, he had always been this way. I'm not sure if he had ever been taken to the vet for it. I asked the previous owner, but he had bounced between homes for much of his life so she wasn't entirely sure.
Current, past few weeks;
Roughly 3 weeks ago, I came home from work to see Tootles (the cat) use the litterbox about 15 times in an hours time. I checked each time (after the first few, anyway) and saw that there were 4-6 drops of urine expelled, every time. I packed him into a carrier, searched for a new vet, and off we went.
The new vet seemed great, and did a short exam, feeling his bladder, etc. and requested a urinalysis. They took him away, and returned after a short while saying that his bladder didn't have enough to run a test and that we would have to collect the urine at home. He gave us a collection kit, and we came back the next day with just enough of a sample to run the test. When we got back, the vet wasn't there and we saw another one.
He informed us that Tootles had "a few" crystals in his urine, and that they were caused by a PH that was more on the basic side of the scale. The PH was 5. He said it was a low to moderate risk based on the number and size of the crystals, and we should keep an eye on things in case they progressed, but as long as we changed the diet he should be fine. He also said there was an infection that needed to be treated, and a concerning amount of blood in his urine. He prescribed two weeks of antibiotics (Clavamox, 0.75ml twice daily by mouth) and 4 days of pain medication (Buprenorphine, 0.8mg/ml twice daily by mouth) with instructions that if the cat appeared to be in distress after the pain meds were done, there was a standing order to refill one more time.
He also told us to change his diet from the current food (Tiki Cat dry food, and no wet food as we could never get him to eat any. He has a catnip allergy, and won't take treats or touch human food either. You can leave tuna or chicken out and he walks away) We came home with Hill's Science C/D wet and dry food, and he took to both instantly. We couldn't believe he was actually eating wet food; its the first time he ever has. GREAT!
We refilled once. However, when we went back to get the pain meds, we were given a quick visit to make sure we were watching for the right things, etc. Right things? The vet only said if he stopped urinating entirely, to bring him in. What right things? This is when the tech went over his results from the original urinalysis with us, and explained in greater detail. He had only 2 white blood cells in the sample, and this was likely due to the irritation in his bladder. No sign of an infection. The red blood cells were likely a response to the irritation in the lining of his bladder, and wasn't of concern as long as there wasn't any blood in his urine. There wasn't. However, she said the number of struvite crystals was alarming, and was considered very high risk at 50ppm, and we should watch for things like dragging on the floor, excessive cleaning/licking of the area, and avoiding the litterbox entirely. Thankfully we haven't seen any of those, but I'm glad somebody actually told us.
Fast forward a couple weeks, and it was time for the followup urinalysis. Still not urinating a lot, still not drinking a lot. His water dish would sit relatively untouched, but he would drink out of a jug if we filled it from the sink. Some of the time. He still eats the dry food, but stopped eating the wet food almost entirely. But overall, he was doing better and seemed to be in less pain and be more energetic/affectionate.
Low and behold, the vet says his bladder is empty again. Back home with a collection kit. it was, however, the mothers day long weekend and the vet was closed for the next couple days. My wife managed to get the sample, although there was a small amount and because of this there was a fair bit of sediment from the collection kit included in the sample. The vet said this would be fine.
I decided to wait while the sample was run, as it was only supposed to take about 20 minutes. 3 hours later, I was called in. New vet again. The struvite crystals were completely GONE! Wahoo! But there's a larger concern, since the same concentration of crystals was now found to be Oxalate. He says the machine could be wrong, but it would be costly to send the sample out to an actual lab, and he recommends taking the cat to emergency instead, and having a full battery of tests run. Xray, blood tests, more urine, ultrasound, etc. This would cost me, he estimated, between $1500-2500 per day that he was going to stay there and it would be an unforeseeable time. He then left for about 20 minutes, to consult somebody on Tootles' health plan. When he came back, he said that they can run a lot of the tests in house for cheaper, but it would still cost me $1100-1200. He then left again, this time for about 30 minutes. When he came back, he now had a different plan, and that was to give fluids via IV, and change his food to Royal Canin SO, and send him home for now. When I asked about the fluids, and if he was dehydrated, he said "a little". Then said if things don't improve noticeably, soon, we'll have to come back for surgery to have his bladder emptied, and worst case his penis removed to make his urethra larger to allow him to pass the crystals on his own.
At this point, I'm about $6500 deep on these two cats, which if I had the money I wouldn't care but its simply no longer available. I don't know who or what to believe, or what my best options are.
Should I be sitting at home waiting for this to resolve itself? From what I'm reading online, it never will, and it could just get worse. Should I be figuring out how to take out loans and take him into the emergency clinic?
Is it common to swing from one extreme to the other when treating with food that is supposed to prevent both? Could the sample have been read incorrectly based on either the sediment from the collection kit, or the fact that it sat in the fridge for a day or two? I'm at a loss here, and just don't want to see my boy in more pain.. or worse.
As of now, he's still not drinking a lot, but it is more than before. He seems to have taken, at least for now, to the new food both wet and dry. He has tons of energy, and aside from being vocal doesn't seem to be in pain but he could just be hiding it well. The final vet we had seen also attributes his rapid breathing and vocalness to the crystals, without examining him further for either, even though they've been quite long term. I'm not sure how long he has had the crystals in the first place.
Any help would be wonderful. Sorry for the long story, but I hope context helps. I included 3 photos at the top, one of Tootles, and one of each of the urinalysis.
2024.05.17 18:48 Intelligent-House985 Struvite Stones
6 yr old, 17 lb female dog, spayed chihuahua/maltese/shihtzu mix
My dog started having pee accidents in the house in early February, like peeing on the bed. I thought it was stress-related due to our impending move.
In early March, I discovered bloody urine (had no idea what it was at the time) and small jagged pieces of what I thought was tiny bone fragments near her pee pee pad (thought it was food she snuck out of the trash). About a week later, she peed blood again. Thinking it was some kind of UTI, I decided to give her some leftover Clavacillin and made the earliest available vet appt a week out.
About five days after she started 1/2 62.5 mg Clavacillin 2x a day (rationing what I had), she released a lot of small stones about 1-3 mm. After the vet visit, she was started on 62.5 mg 2x day for 10 days and a urinary vet diet. She started releasing a lot of stones and seemed to be in a better mood.
I am hand-feeding her extra water squeezed through a bite valve throughout the day, making sure she is within her 1 oz/lb water limit. I noticed on a few occasions when I fed her about 1-2 oz at once, she would flush out the most group of stones. Not sure if this is just coincidental.
NO XRAY - stones were palpated
URINALYSIS:
Collection CYSTOCENTESIS
Color Dark Yellow
Clarity TURBID
Specific Gravity 1.024 >= 1.030
pH 8.0 6.0 - 7.5 H
Urine Protein 3+
Glucose NEGATIVE
Ketones TRACE
Blood / Hemoglobin 3+
Bilirubin NEGATIVE
Urobilinogen NORMAL
White Blood Cells 0-2 HPF
Red Blood Cells 30-50 HPF
Bacteria NONE SEEN
Epithelial Cells RARE (0-1)
Mucus NONE SEEN
Casts NONE SEEN
Crystals 3+ AMMONIUM MG PHOSPHATE (21-50)/HPF
STONE ANALYSIS: Urine Protein: Creatinine Ratio - A urine protein: creatinine ratio (UPC) has been ordered as indicated by a positive urine protein with an inactive urine sediment.
Urine Creatinine 143.5 mg/dL
Urine Protein 167.6 mg/dL
Urine Protein: Creatinine Ratio. 1.2
Color Dark Yellow
Color OFF-WHITE
Number 17
Shape Irregular
Surface Smooth
Size <1-9MM
Stone Interior 100% Magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate (Struvite)
Shell None detected
Nidus (Core) None detected
MY THEORIES ON POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) OF THE STRUVITE STONES:
On the recheck visit, should I insist she continue with the Clavamox? A lot of the publications I see online say that struvite stones are dissolved with diet AND antibiotics (since bacteria is released into the system as the stones break up)
Two main questions I'm hoping you guys can answer based on all of the information above:
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My dog started having pee accidents in the house in early February, like peeing on the bed. I thought it was stress-related due to our impending move.
In early March, I discovered bloody urine (had no idea what it was at the time) and small jagged pieces of what I thought was tiny bone fragments near her pee pee pad (thought it was food she snuck out of the trash). About a week later, she peed blood again. Thinking it was some kind of UTI, I decided to give her some leftover Clavacillin and made the earliest available vet appt a week out.
About five days after she started 1/2 62.5 mg Clavacillin 2x a day (rationing what I had), she released a lot of small stones about 1-3 mm. After the vet visit, she was started on 62.5 mg 2x day for 10 days and a urinary vet diet. She started releasing a lot of stones and seemed to be in a better mood.
I am hand-feeding her extra water squeezed through a bite valve throughout the day, making sure she is within her 1 oz/lb water limit. I noticed on a few occasions when I fed her about 1-2 oz at once, she would flush out the most group of stones. Not sure if this is just coincidental.
NO XRAY - stones were palpated
URINALYSIS:
Collection CYSTOCENTESIS
Color Dark Yellow
Clarity TURBID
Specific Gravity 1.024 >= 1.030
pH 8.0 6.0 - 7.5 H
Urine Protein 3+
Glucose NEGATIVE
Ketones TRACE
Blood / Hemoglobin 3+
Bilirubin NEGATIVE
Urobilinogen NORMAL
White Blood Cells 0-2 HPF
Red Blood Cells 30-50 HPF
Bacteria NONE SEEN
Epithelial Cells RARE (0-1)
Mucus NONE SEEN
Casts NONE SEEN
Crystals 3+ AMMONIUM MG PHOSPHATE (21-50)/HPF
STONE ANALYSIS: Urine Protein: Creatinine Ratio - A urine protein: creatinine ratio (UPC) has been ordered as indicated by a positive urine protein with an inactive urine sediment.
Urine Creatinine 143.5 mg/dL
Urine Protein 167.6 mg/dL
Urine Protein: Creatinine Ratio. 1.2
Color Dark Yellow
Color OFF-WHITE
Number 17
Shape Irregular
Surface Smooth
Size <1-9MM
Stone Interior 100% Magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate (Struvite)
Shell None detected
Nidus (Core) None detected
MY THEORIES ON POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) OF THE STRUVITE STONES:
- PetLab dental water, TropiClean dental water (changed pH of her urine)
- I scaled her teeth at home and got quiet a bit of tartar off (bacteria from dental plaque and calculus got into her system?)
- I was feeding her Primal raw exclusively (beef, lamb, chicken rotation) but started supplementing with Orijen Small Breed to save on cost. My last dog ate this Orijen for about 15 yrs of her life and did fine.
- Started on Orijen Regional Red in March (too much protein? She is not an active dog. This is an unlikely reason because her symptoms already started in February)
- I was giving her snacks of french bread, since she really seems to love it. I thought it was harmless
- I accidentally gave her a macadamia nut here and there until I recently realized they are toxic to dogs.
On the recheck visit, should I insist she continue with the Clavamox? A lot of the publications I see online say that struvite stones are dissolved with diet AND antibiotics (since bacteria is released into the system as the stones break up)
Two main questions I'm hoping you guys can answer based on all of the information above:
- What would be the continued course of action at this point?
- What do you think was the cause of the struvite stones?
2024.05.15 23:21 SnooCompliments4484 Migrating Foxtail
Background: Hank a three year old lab, who is otherwise healthy has already had two surgeries to remove fragments of migrating foxtail that had migrated through his lungs and become lodged in his iliopsoas muscle. His second surgery was 3 months ago. His first surgery was 9 months ago. He's currently on Clavamox
Last night, after a rather long day of running and swimming at the beach, I discovered an all too familiar lump on the side of my dog. The lump is in a similiar location to where Hank had an abscess 9 months ago, related to the foxtail. The lump also follows a now healed surgical incision.
When I pushed on the lump he reacted with some displeasure.
_____
I’m no vet but based on my experience so far it seems Hank’s last surgery didn’t do the trick.
Hank is a family dog and we all really love the guy but after spending about 16k to treat this so far, we are now asking ourselves with what the end game is here. We can’t keep paying for surgeries and we also don’t think it’s really great for him to endure the anxiety of hospitalization, continued antibiotics and pain and discomfort.
I guess, first question I have is - could his lump be swelling from too much play. Again, it’s been three months since his last surgery so I guess I’m just hoping this is it though I know it's not likely.
How treatable are these foreign migrating bodies in dogs? Are multiple surgeries common?
And lastly, if we forego another surgery, what’s the prognosis?
We’re going to schedule another appointment to get him looked at but we’re just swirling with a lot of questions. It’s really tough when money gets mixed in with emotion but we’re trying to arm ourselves to make a decision that’s overall right for our family.
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Last night, after a rather long day of running and swimming at the beach, I discovered an all too familiar lump on the side of my dog. The lump is in a similiar location to where Hank had an abscess 9 months ago, related to the foxtail. The lump also follows a now healed surgical incision.
When I pushed on the lump he reacted with some displeasure.
_____
I’m no vet but based on my experience so far it seems Hank’s last surgery didn’t do the trick.
Hank is a family dog and we all really love the guy but after spending about 16k to treat this so far, we are now asking ourselves with what the end game is here. We can’t keep paying for surgeries and we also don’t think it’s really great for him to endure the anxiety of hospitalization, continued antibiotics and pain and discomfort.
I guess, first question I have is - could his lump be swelling from too much play. Again, it’s been three months since his last surgery so I guess I’m just hoping this is it though I know it's not likely.
How treatable are these foreign migrating bodies in dogs? Are multiple surgeries common?
And lastly, if we forego another surgery, what’s the prognosis?
We’re going to schedule another appointment to get him looked at but we’re just swirling with a lot of questions. It’s really tough when money gets mixed in with emotion but we’re trying to arm ourselves to make a decision that’s overall right for our family.
2024.05.15 04:43 sunnydaize Help with feline X-rays showing calcifications
Hi there, never been to this sub before but I am very upset about my sweet baby (7, 8 in June, male shorthair orange cat, neutered, weight in post here, no significant medical history and we are in the Midwest US) who is very sick.
About 2.5-3 months ago he stopped eating his dry food, I stupidly assumed he just didn’t like it anymore, so I changed it out. He didn’t really like that one either. I started giving him wet food around 1x/day and brought him to a vet to see if he was ok (March 18). The doc said he had ear mites and dirty teeth and probably needed a teeth cleaning but gave him clavamox and bravecto as well as a FeLV/FIV test which were both negative. At this time I discovered he had lost 2 lbs out of his 12 lbs he had weighed two years prior at his last vet visit.
Second vet visit(April 9): he’s lost more weight, and now he’s having diarrhea which I had attributed to the medications and change to wet food. This time he was given kenalog, convenia and Albon liquid. They also ran a CBC which only showed elevated white blood cells, everything else was within range. He had also started scratching A LOT around his ears and neck and doing a weird leg shake with both of his back legs.
Third vet visit (late April): went to a different vet, this time they gave him a steroid injection and said they wanted to re-run bloodwork if he showed no improvement. The steroid injection seemed to help his itching but within a week his whole belly was hairless and the inside of his legs as well, and his neck looked like a lion cut there was so much hair missing. We also noticed his urine was dark brown so we took him in again.
Fourth vet visit(around 2 weeks ago): scratching is getting worse and urine is very brown, they did a urine pull (not sure what you call that) and said he had a UTI based on blood in the urine, started him on another round of antibiotics and prescribed a supplement to help his diarrhea (dasuquin) as well as revolution plus and douxos3 for his paws which hd a foul smelling greasy brown substance on them and are inflamed. They are still inflamed and virtually hairless :(
Fifth vet visit (yesterday): still getting worse and now he’s down to seven lbs. now they did X-rays and the vet is saying there are calcifications around the gallbladder and stomach region. My question is what does this mean exactly? Vet is saying we need to go to IM clinic which is 900 dollars for more X-rays and potentially a diagnosis which if it’s t-cell lymphoma (what she was leaning towards) would be 6k+ for a 50% shot at 2 years remission. I hate to make this about dollars and cents but I have spent 2k on vet visits and tests and everything in the last 2 months and that is an awful lot for us right now.
As it stands right now my poor Cheeto is basically on death’s door. He has been drinking TONS of water and I have been giving him canned food and scrambled eggs whenever he wants it. He still has a very voracious appetite, moreso than when this whole episode began. He was FINE in February. At least to my eyes. Now he is skin and bones and can barely move. We are discussing EOL care but I just wanted to see what anyone else thought of the imaging etc.
https://imgur.com/a/nsFz1J2
Any help or opinions would be really appreciated.
Thanks so much.
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About 2.5-3 months ago he stopped eating his dry food, I stupidly assumed he just didn’t like it anymore, so I changed it out. He didn’t really like that one either. I started giving him wet food around 1x/day and brought him to a vet to see if he was ok (March 18). The doc said he had ear mites and dirty teeth and probably needed a teeth cleaning but gave him clavamox and bravecto as well as a FeLV/FIV test which were both negative. At this time I discovered he had lost 2 lbs out of his 12 lbs he had weighed two years prior at his last vet visit.
Second vet visit(April 9): he’s lost more weight, and now he’s having diarrhea which I had attributed to the medications and change to wet food. This time he was given kenalog, convenia and Albon liquid. They also ran a CBC which only showed elevated white blood cells, everything else was within range. He had also started scratching A LOT around his ears and neck and doing a weird leg shake with both of his back legs.
Third vet visit (late April): went to a different vet, this time they gave him a steroid injection and said they wanted to re-run bloodwork if he showed no improvement. The steroid injection seemed to help his itching but within a week his whole belly was hairless and the inside of his legs as well, and his neck looked like a lion cut there was so much hair missing. We also noticed his urine was dark brown so we took him in again.
Fourth vet visit(around 2 weeks ago): scratching is getting worse and urine is very brown, they did a urine pull (not sure what you call that) and said he had a UTI based on blood in the urine, started him on another round of antibiotics and prescribed a supplement to help his diarrhea (dasuquin) as well as revolution plus and douxos3 for his paws which hd a foul smelling greasy brown substance on them and are inflamed. They are still inflamed and virtually hairless :(
Fifth vet visit (yesterday): still getting worse and now he’s down to seven lbs. now they did X-rays and the vet is saying there are calcifications around the gallbladder and stomach region. My question is what does this mean exactly? Vet is saying we need to go to IM clinic which is 900 dollars for more X-rays and potentially a diagnosis which if it’s t-cell lymphoma (what she was leaning towards) would be 6k+ for a 50% shot at 2 years remission. I hate to make this about dollars and cents but I have spent 2k on vet visits and tests and everything in the last 2 months and that is an awful lot for us right now.
As it stands right now my poor Cheeto is basically on death’s door. He has been drinking TONS of water and I have been giving him canned food and scrambled eggs whenever he wants it. He still has a very voracious appetite, moreso than when this whole episode began. He was FINE in February. At least to my eyes. Now he is skin and bones and can barely move. We are discussing EOL care but I just wanted to see what anyone else thought of the imaging etc.
https://imgur.com/a/nsFz1J2
Any help or opinions would be really appreciated.
Thanks so much.
2024.05.15 01:41 winterbirdie16 Recommended avian vets in New Jersey?
Hi everyone, I posted here last week about people’s experience with having an older bird and getting their blood taken and whether it’s risky.
For context, I recently went to a vet and they assigned my cockatiel on Clavamox antibiotics since the bacteria in his fecal test came back uniform which is considered abnormal, whereas birds should be having varied bacteria. I called later in the week because I was concerned about the weight loss he was experiencing (I believe from the antibiotics). They had me schedule a checkup which we went to, but when they tested his feces again the results were unclear because he’s still had not finished his antibiotics, so the visit didn’t give me any more clarification. So it doesn’t really make sense why I had to come in when his antibiotics were not finished and would affect his test.
My primary reason for posting this is because I read some pretty concerning reviews posted within the past year about people bringing their birds for blood exams to this vet hospital and their birds dying. I know there’s an inherent risk since cockatiels are small, and I got reassurance from my last post about people who have older tiels that get blood drawn just fine. Those reviews I saw more or less have me worried about doing any more exams at this particular hospital. I’ve had an okay experience so far but I have not done any “invasive” exams.
For now they want me to finish the antibiotics, watch his weight, but if I notice his weight continuing to drop they put me in for another check up in 2 weeks. From what it seems like it might come down to having to get a blood test done to rule out any potential illnesses, but after seeing those reviews I feel incredibly concerned and quite frankly, panicked.
If there is anyone who has an avian vet they have good experiences with and trust in New Jersey, preferably Central Jersey but I will be willing to travel if necessary. Thank you from a panicked tiel parent.
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For context, I recently went to a vet and they assigned my cockatiel on Clavamox antibiotics since the bacteria in his fecal test came back uniform which is considered abnormal, whereas birds should be having varied bacteria. I called later in the week because I was concerned about the weight loss he was experiencing (I believe from the antibiotics). They had me schedule a checkup which we went to, but when they tested his feces again the results were unclear because he’s still had not finished his antibiotics, so the visit didn’t give me any more clarification. So it doesn’t really make sense why I had to come in when his antibiotics were not finished and would affect his test.
My primary reason for posting this is because I read some pretty concerning reviews posted within the past year about people bringing their birds for blood exams to this vet hospital and their birds dying. I know there’s an inherent risk since cockatiels are small, and I got reassurance from my last post about people who have older tiels that get blood drawn just fine. Those reviews I saw more or less have me worried about doing any more exams at this particular hospital. I’ve had an okay experience so far but I have not done any “invasive” exams.
For now they want me to finish the antibiotics, watch his weight, but if I notice his weight continuing to drop they put me in for another check up in 2 weeks. From what it seems like it might come down to having to get a blood test done to rule out any potential illnesses, but after seeing those reviews I feel incredibly concerned and quite frankly, panicked.
If there is anyone who has an avian vet they have good experiences with and trust in New Jersey, preferably Central Jersey but I will be willing to travel if necessary. Thank you from a panicked tiel parent.
2024.05.12 16:18 Sea-Run5875 Cat: Is 3 Rounds of Onsior in 2 Weeks Safe?
Hi, Thank you for taking the time to read this: One of the cats we care for where we live (rural area) was involved in a cat fight approx 16 days ago. He suffered 8 bites to his paw and leg (R) as well as multiple other bites on his body. We took him to a new vet: So far, he's had 2 rounds of 3-day Onsior, 14 days of antibiotics (Clindamyacin and Clavamox), and Gabapentin for pain. The abscesses appear to have healed but he's still limping and cannot put weight on that paw. Specifically, it's the middle digit of that paw. The other digits appear to be normal but the middle is extremely sensitive to touch and protruding at a slightly different angle. Xray didn't show any fractures. The vet said that the swelling is going to the 'lowest point of gravity' which is that digit. I'm concerned there is something else going on.
His only improvement re: limping was when he was on the Onsior. He was able to put a little weight on it and walk around but it was only for 1-2hrs each day. He's been off of it for 2 days and his paw is beginning to redden and swell again. The vet wants to put him on a 3rd round of 3-day Onsior because she thinks if he can keep putting weight on it, the lymphatic return will eventually diminish the swelling. (?)
I'm nervous about the 3rd round of Onsior given the risks for kidney issues. Since this is a new vet, I don't know whether this is good advice or not. Do you have an opinion on using Onsior 3x in less than 21 days? Or can you think of what else might be causing the prolonged inflammation? She said if it's an abscess that we can't see, it will just have to heal and the body will "resorb" the fluid causing the inflammation. I don't know if that's a real thing or not. I would be grateful if you could provide your expertise. Thank you in advance!
Requested information below:
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His only improvement re: limping was when he was on the Onsior. He was able to put a little weight on it and walk around but it was only for 1-2hrs each day. He's been off of it for 2 days and his paw is beginning to redden and swell again. The vet wants to put him on a 3rd round of 3-day Onsior because she thinks if he can keep putting weight on it, the lymphatic return will eventually diminish the swelling. (?)
I'm nervous about the 3rd round of Onsior given the risks for kidney issues. Since this is a new vet, I don't know whether this is good advice or not. Do you have an opinion on using Onsior 3x in less than 21 days? Or can you think of what else might be causing the prolonged inflammation? She said if it's an abscess that we can't see, it will just have to heal and the body will "resorb" the fluid causing the inflammation. I don't know if that's a real thing or not. I would be grateful if you could provide your expertise. Thank you in advance!
Requested information below:
- · Species: Cat
- · Age: 2 yrs old
- · Sex/Neuter status: Male, Neutered
- · Breed: Russian Blue
- · Body weight: 10.7lbs
- · History: Stray, suffered numerous cat bites on paw and leg (R)
- · Clinical signs: multiple abscesses, swelling, and unable to apply any pressure on that paw, specifically the middle digit
- · Duration: 16 days
- · Your general location: Indiana
- · Links to test results, vet reports, X-rays etc. N/A
2024.05.12 09:04 ogmode 15 yr old Cat w/ mouth pain, ear gunk and instability.
TLDR. 15 yr old cat is currently "stable". But after 8 weeks and 2 vets will only eat treats, missing two teeth and gums not healing. One ear has a sore that won't heal and secretes dark red/black gunk. Has been unstable for 2-3 weeks. Still moving around without pain as far as we can tell, but unstable and occasionally falls. (Photo and video link below)
Sorry for the long post. Thanks in advance for any help, or if you just read this far :)
Edit: spelling. There's probably more.
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- Species: Cat
- Age: 15
- Sex/Neuter status: Male Neutered.
- Breed: Orange tabby
- Body weight: 15+ when healthy. Currently 9-10
- History:
- Our boy has had ear problems for the past few years. He is 100% indoor. Usually a weekly wash with tri-rinse would help. Early March that stopped being effective and it got bad enough for us to schedule a vet visit. A week before the visit he lost his top left fang (same side as the ear issue in the photo). Noticed he wasn't eating as much.
- March 4. Vet 1 - visit 1: 12 lbs.
- They cleaned his ears at the vet and gave us Epi Optic and Animax to clean and administer at home. (Once daily) He let it happen, but hissed the entire time and pooped on the table.
- For the tooth. They checked his teeth, noted decay and gum inflammation. Said that his natural bacteria to break down food is probably out pacing his ability to heal due to age (I'm paraphrasing, but that's how I understood it.) Gave him Covenia at the clinic. Gave us Gabapentin to help with pain (.5 twice daily orally).
- Ears cleared up nicely. First few days he fought me and actually peed in the shower. Would have to scruff him. Eventually he stopped fighting.
- Eating gradually got worse. We tried 8 different wet foods thinking that would be easier on his teeth and gums. He had the appetite and would come running for food. Take a few bites then violently shake his head and paw at his mouth. After a few days Temptations treats were the only thing he would eat. Even if he would shake and paw he'd generally continue eating after. I figured out that if I gave him the Gabapentin, then fed about an hour after he would eat 20-30 treats 2-3 times a day.
- March 25 Vet 1 - visit 2: 9lbs
- Concerned about the lack of eating and the obvious mouth pain. They gave Depomerdrol to hopefully stimulate appetite. (which i didn't think was really the problem. I'm pretty sure he's avoiding the foods because they hurt. Wet stuff getting stuck in hole from missing tooth?)
- Did blood panel. Came back fine, even cleared for surgery.
- Told to recheck in 1-2 months.
- No real change at home.
- April 22 Vet 1 - visit 3: 9lbs
- Blood work came back ok. Basically they want to put him under to pull teeth. Not saying that isn't the solution, but I'm skeptical this will work considering the tooth he lost 7 weeks ago still has a hole that's not healed.
- More Gabapentin to help with the feeding routine.
- Perscribed 1.2 cc Clavamox daily to help fight infection of teeth.
- For context on this next bit. We have a local mobile vet that we used to go to. They are nearing retirement age and can be hard to get ahold of. We have another cat that a different vet told us needed to be put under to have all his teeth pulled. We were able to get him to this mobile vet for a second opinion. They had him for 15 minutes, pulled a few teeth, brushed the rest. He's been fine for 7 years now. So...
- April 26 Vet 2 - visit 1: 9lbs
- Bring him to the mobile vet for a second opinion. Tell them all the above. She seems to agree with what they've done so far. She decides to clean his teeth. Finds and pulls a rotten molar.
- He seems less agitated, but no change in eating habits.
- Currently:
- Issue 1. Still will only eat treats. I give him .5 cc of gabapentin about 30 before I feed him. He'll eat without it, but he eats more with it. Still has significant mouth pain. Paws at it and growls. Sometimes to the point where he falls to his side with both paws on his head. (Video of pawing at mouth pain. 30 sec shows slight head shakes at rest. He'll sit like that for 30-60 min at a time if he's undisturbed. Then usually when time to feed he'll wake up and do this. Does it more while eating and randomly throughout the day.)
- Issue 2, His left ear has a soar under the top fold and is secreting dark red/brown/black gunk that collects at the lower folds of his ear and hardens I clean it daily but shows no sign of improving (Photo)
- Issue 3. He's losing balance. Our house is open beam and he likes to climb up and sleep above my closet. Typically he'd just jump down and land on the bed. He no longer sticks the landing. At best he falls over, his back legs don't cooperate. He's bounce off the bed on landing. Also just walking, if he shakes his head while walking he will stumble or fall. I'll try to get video of this. I realize Gabapentin can cause this, but it's 24/7. For instance we had to be away for a night this weekend, so the drugs are out of his system and he had the issue described getting off the closet and stumbled walking around the rafters.
- Clinical signs: See above
- Duration: See above
- Your general location: Hawaii. Multi-cat home. (4)
- Links to test results, vet reports, X-rays etc.
Sorry for the long post. Thanks in advance for any help, or if you just read this far :)
Edit: spelling. There's probably more.
2024.05.06 19:55 dottedhalfnote difficult cat medication options??
My cat (3, spayed) is quite difficult to medicate. She’s been sick for about 2 months with an upper respiratory thing (occasional coughing, raspy meow) & my vet did a PCR test which came back positive for mycoplasma and herpes.
She was given 28 days worth of doxycycline & some famciclovir for the herpes.
The issue I’m having is that I cannot get her to take it - she is not food motivated and will simply not eat if the meds are mixed into her foods. She doesn’t care about treats or pill pockets. The famciclovir pill is BIG - she pretty instantly regurgitates pills (historically speaking) and it’s large enough that crushing it and mixing with water results in a huge volume of liquid meds to give her. The vet said we could try just starting with doxycycline to see if that works so I’ve stopped attempting the famciclovir.
The doxycycline must taste foul, because she foams at the mouth and spits most of it out. I haven’t had as much of a problem giving her clavamox / other liquids in the past, but this one is bad. I don’t think she’s really ingesting much if any of it.
I guess my ultimate question is - what do I do here? Are there other options for getting her the doxycycline? Could I take her to the vet and have them give her an injection or something? Can doxycycline be compounded into a transdermal that I put on her ear? Or am I just bad at giving her meds & need to suck it up?
Furthermore, if there are no other options to get her to take the medicine, could she clear it on her own?
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She was given 28 days worth of doxycycline & some famciclovir for the herpes.
The issue I’m having is that I cannot get her to take it - she is not food motivated and will simply not eat if the meds are mixed into her foods. She doesn’t care about treats or pill pockets. The famciclovir pill is BIG - she pretty instantly regurgitates pills (historically speaking) and it’s large enough that crushing it and mixing with water results in a huge volume of liquid meds to give her. The vet said we could try just starting with doxycycline to see if that works so I’ve stopped attempting the famciclovir.
The doxycycline must taste foul, because she foams at the mouth and spits most of it out. I haven’t had as much of a problem giving her clavamox / other liquids in the past, but this one is bad. I don’t think she’s really ingesting much if any of it.
I guess my ultimate question is - what do I do here? Are there other options for getting her the doxycycline? Could I take her to the vet and have them give her an injection or something? Can doxycycline be compounded into a transdermal that I put on her ear? Or am I just bad at giving her meds & need to suck it up?
Furthermore, if there are no other options to get her to take the medicine, could she clear it on her own?
2024.05.04 21:19 Possible_Pumpkin_937 FIV+ Cat With Chronic Respiratory Infection Symptoms
Hey, everyone.
I'll try to keep the introduction short. I recently adopted a feral cat who is very skittish and has tested positive for FIV. I'm not sure exactly how old he is. He has had a respiratory infection pretty much the entire time I've had him. (About 3 months now, and who knows how long before I took him in.) He also had significant stomatitis, which prompted the removal of 13 teeth.
When I first took him into the vet, they gave him a Convenia injection that was supposed to last 12 days, and his symptoms (noisy, congested breathing and bloody snot which might be due to stomatitis, I'm not sure.) seemed to improve. However, it did not last. Just days after the antibiotic wore off, his symptoms worsened.
This has been a recurring trend with the other antibiotics we've tried. Clavamox and Veraflox. He improved during the course of the antibiotic, but immediately regressed as soon as his doses ran out.
I'm basically at my wits end. I want to help him terribly, but I don't know what else I can do. If my vet just keeps giving me antibiotics that work until they run out, I'm afraid he'll just become tolerant of the antibiotics and never recover fully.
It makes it even more difficult that he's so skittish. I can't even touch him at this point. He hides from me as much as possible. So, trapping him to get to the vet is very stressful for both of us, and I want to avoid that as much as possible, until he hopefully warms up to me. So, if anyone has any advice on that front, too, I would be incredibly grateful.
Has anyone else had a similar experience with chronic respiratory issues, and if so, what have you done to get them taken care of? Thanks in advance!
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I'll try to keep the introduction short. I recently adopted a feral cat who is very skittish and has tested positive for FIV. I'm not sure exactly how old he is. He has had a respiratory infection pretty much the entire time I've had him. (About 3 months now, and who knows how long before I took him in.) He also had significant stomatitis, which prompted the removal of 13 teeth.
When I first took him into the vet, they gave him a Convenia injection that was supposed to last 12 days, and his symptoms (noisy, congested breathing and bloody snot which might be due to stomatitis, I'm not sure.) seemed to improve. However, it did not last. Just days after the antibiotic wore off, his symptoms worsened.
This has been a recurring trend with the other antibiotics we've tried. Clavamox and Veraflox. He improved during the course of the antibiotic, but immediately regressed as soon as his doses ran out.
I'm basically at my wits end. I want to help him terribly, but I don't know what else I can do. If my vet just keeps giving me antibiotics that work until they run out, I'm afraid he'll just become tolerant of the antibiotics and never recover fully.
It makes it even more difficult that he's so skittish. I can't even touch him at this point. He hides from me as much as possible. So, trapping him to get to the vet is very stressful for both of us, and I want to avoid that as much as possible, until he hopefully warms up to me. So, if anyone has any advice on that front, too, I would be incredibly grateful.
Has anyone else had a similar experience with chronic respiratory issues, and if so, what have you done to get them taken care of? Thanks in advance!
2024.05.04 02:21 catobrien17 Cat won’t stop peeing outside the box even after multiple vet visits
Hi all! I adopted my two year old cat, Goose, when he was just four months old. Since his adoption, I’ve moved from my college apartment back to my parents house. While living in my apartment, my roommate had adopted his biological sister. Goose always got along with his sister and never had any litter box issues until we moved home (we moved back in May of 2023). It should be noted that my parents have two nine year old tuxedo cats.
Starting this past January, I noticed that Goose was going outside the litter box and took him to the vet. The vet said he had a UTI and crystals so we put him on special dietary food for cats with urinary issues. After about two weeks of not going outside the box, he would start peeing on the floor right outside the box on a puppy pee pad I had set up, since he always went there. This happened two more times, all in the span on two months. He got clavamox and cerenia each time he went to the vet. The vet also sent out a culture to see what kind of infection he had but nothing grew in the lab. After the third time, we went to a specialist to get an ultrasound of his organs, specifically his bladder and kidneys. After chatting with the new vet, he said the multiple urinalysis tests and blood tests showed that he didn’t have an infection, but rather that he was extremely stressed and anxious. He was prescribed Prozac and has been on it for a month and I thought it was helping, but he started peeing outside the box on the puppy pad again.
Goose has always been anxious and scares easily. When we moved back in with my parents, we always kept the two other cats and Goose apart but when Goose started having urinary problems, we started introducing them. We looked up all the articles and watched all the videos and successfully introduced them. We don’t have to keep them separate anymore and they get along for the most part, Goose seems to bully both the cats on occasion but it’s never anything too aggressive. Also good to note that one of my parents cats (9yo male) also has crystals and has had multiple UTI’s. We thought the pee on the pee pads was my mom’s cat, but turns out it’s been Goose this whole time. Is it a habit for him? Does he need stronger medication? Do we need to keep the cats separate again? Please help! I don’t know what to do anymore!
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Starting this past January, I noticed that Goose was going outside the litter box and took him to the vet. The vet said he had a UTI and crystals so we put him on special dietary food for cats with urinary issues. After about two weeks of not going outside the box, he would start peeing on the floor right outside the box on a puppy pee pad I had set up, since he always went there. This happened two more times, all in the span on two months. He got clavamox and cerenia each time he went to the vet. The vet also sent out a culture to see what kind of infection he had but nothing grew in the lab. After the third time, we went to a specialist to get an ultrasound of his organs, specifically his bladder and kidneys. After chatting with the new vet, he said the multiple urinalysis tests and blood tests showed that he didn’t have an infection, but rather that he was extremely stressed and anxious. He was prescribed Prozac and has been on it for a month and I thought it was helping, but he started peeing outside the box on the puppy pad again.
Goose has always been anxious and scares easily. When we moved back in with my parents, we always kept the two other cats and Goose apart but when Goose started having urinary problems, we started introducing them. We looked up all the articles and watched all the videos and successfully introduced them. We don’t have to keep them separate anymore and they get along for the most part, Goose seems to bully both the cats on occasion but it’s never anything too aggressive. Also good to note that one of my parents cats (9yo male) also has crystals and has had multiple UTI’s. We thought the pee on the pee pads was my mom’s cat, but turns out it’s been Goose this whole time. Is it a habit for him? Does he need stronger medication? Do we need to keep the cats separate again? Please help! I don’t know what to do anymore!
2024.05.03 17:37 catobrien17 Been to the vet FOUR times already, why is my cat still going outside the box?
Hi all! I adopted my two year old cat, Goose, when he was just four months old. Since his adoption, I’ve moved from my college apartment back to my parents house. While living in my apartment, my roommate had adopted his biological sister. Goose always got along with his sister and never had any litter box issues until we moved home (we moved back in May of 2023). It should be noted that my parents have two nine year old tuxedo cats.
Starting this past January, I noticed that Goose was going outside the litter box and took him to the vet. The vet said he had a UTI and crystals so we put him on special dietary food for cats with urinary issues. After about two weeks of not going outside the box, he would start peeing on the floor right outside the box on a puppy pee pad I had set up, since he always went there. This happened two more times, all in the span on two months. He got clavamox and cerenia each time he went to the vet. The vet also sent out a culture to see what kind of infection he had but nothing grew in the lab. After the third time, we went to a specialist to get an ultrasound of his organs, specifically his bladder and kidneys. After chatting with the new vet, he said the multiple urinalysis tests and blood tests showed that he didn’t have an infection, but rather that he was extremely stressed and anxious. He was prescribed Prozac and has been on it for a month and I thought it was helping, but he started peeing outside the box on the puppy pad again.
Goose has always been anxious and scares easily. When we moved back in with my parents, we always kept the two other cats and Goose apart but when Goose started having urinary problems, we started introducing them. We looked up all the articles and watched all the videos and successfully introduced them. We don’t have to keep them separate anymore and they get along for the most part, Goose seems to bully both the cats on occasion but it’s never anything too aggressive. Also good to note that one of my parents cats (9yo male) also has crystals and has had multiple UTI’s. We thought the pee on the pee pads was my mom’s cat, but turns out it’s been Goose this whole time. Is it a habit for him? Does he need stronger medication? Do we need to keep the cats separate again? Please help! I don’t know what to do anymore!
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Starting this past January, I noticed that Goose was going outside the litter box and took him to the vet. The vet said he had a UTI and crystals so we put him on special dietary food for cats with urinary issues. After about two weeks of not going outside the box, he would start peeing on the floor right outside the box on a puppy pee pad I had set up, since he always went there. This happened two more times, all in the span on two months. He got clavamox and cerenia each time he went to the vet. The vet also sent out a culture to see what kind of infection he had but nothing grew in the lab. After the third time, we went to a specialist to get an ultrasound of his organs, specifically his bladder and kidneys. After chatting with the new vet, he said the multiple urinalysis tests and blood tests showed that he didn’t have an infection, but rather that he was extremely stressed and anxious. He was prescribed Prozac and has been on it for a month and I thought it was helping, but he started peeing outside the box on the puppy pad again.
Goose has always been anxious and scares easily. When we moved back in with my parents, we always kept the two other cats and Goose apart but when Goose started having urinary problems, we started introducing them. We looked up all the articles and watched all the videos and successfully introduced them. We don’t have to keep them separate anymore and they get along for the most part, Goose seems to bully both the cats on occasion but it’s never anything too aggressive. Also good to note that one of my parents cats (9yo male) also has crystals and has had multiple UTI’s. We thought the pee on the pee pads was my mom’s cat, but turns out it’s been Goose this whole time. Is it a habit for him? Does he need stronger medication? Do we need to keep the cats separate again? Please help! I don’t know what to do anymore!
2024.05.02 16:27 manatee1010 Progressive alopecia & hyperpigmentation of shaved area during treatment for suspected staph infection in immunocompromised dog
10.5 y/o neutered male Briard, BCS 5. History of oral mast cell cancer, removed November 2022. Had chemo & radiation Jan-April 2023 and I believe is currently considered immunocompromised as he has been taking 5mg pred daily since surgery, and Palladia 2x/wk since June 2023 (although due to what is described here he has no had either in approximately 5 weeks).
Photos of leg that has developed alopecia and hyperpigmentation following clipping for hospitalization, suspected staph may be involved? Background below. https://imgur.com/a/Mfr9QXa
About 6.5 weeks ago he developed two areas of what looked like freckles/moles flush with the skin, which eventually flaked off. No pustules, no itchiness, no redness, no scaliness, no scabbiness/weeping, no open areas... just the freckle looking spots that seemed to just get extra dry and flake away. No other skin irritation. We saw the vet, who dx'd staph based on appearance. We didn't do a skin scraping or anything so no test results. He was prescribed a 14 day course of Simplicef.
We discussed medicated chlorhexidine baths and decided to take that route first to try and avoid oral antibiotics.
I started the medicated baths but 5 weeks ago, after 2 baths, he developed aspiration pneumonia out of nowhere and spent 2.5 days clinging to life in the ICU. He received Clavamox and Amikacin while in the hospital and for a stretch after - 7 days of Amikacin and I believe 10 days of Clavamox. He took 20mg of pred for a few days and was tapered off.
He has not restarted the mast cell cancer related 5mg pred or Palladia yet as we wanted to let his system try and recover a bit.
A little less than 2 weeks ago I noticed the spots coming back in a few areas. Same as before - flat, no open sores/pustules/scabs, no obvious irritation, no itchiness. The only difference is a few of the spots are/were a little more diffuse and looked like smudges of dirt on his skin than freckles.
I started him on the Simplicef, so he has four days left of that. He's has a total of three chlorhexidine 4% medicated baths in the last 12 days and has been dried extremely thoroughly each time.
I think in general the spots on his body are resolving, but his RF leg has something peculiar happening.
His RF and LH were shaved while he was in the hospital. The LH is regrowing hair normally, but the clipped area on his RF was badly bruised and as that has faded he has developed gradually worsening hyperpigmentation and has lost most of its hair. There is also one small spot that looks like the other areas of staph that has either faded slightly or maybe appears lighter because the surrounding skin is darker?
The hyperpigmentated area is very smooth and there are no signs of irritation in that he not itching and nothing is thickened/red/scaly/open (which has remain consistent throughout this entire process). The skin is just darkened and bald. No other areas of his body are affected, just the area on the LF leg in the area that was clipped.
I called our vet two days ago and left a message with the front desk, as well as emailed pictures. I followed up yesterday but still have not heard back.
In my googling it looks like hyperpigmentation can be a sign of healing, but I'm not finding anything about alopecia in hyperpigmented areas. Google isn't a vet and I'm concerned this is a large area of staph not responding to treatment, or maybe something else entirely.
Ideas? Is this potentially a normal progression of healing and I just need to wait for the layers of skin cells to finish turning over? Maybe weird post-clip alopecia?
Or should I potentially be concerned/trying to get him back into the vet soon for a skin scraping or biopsy, or maybe different meds or testing for Cushings/hyperadrenocorticism/thyroid problems?
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Photos of leg that has developed alopecia and hyperpigmentation following clipping for hospitalization, suspected staph may be involved? Background below. https://imgur.com/a/Mfr9QXa
About 6.5 weeks ago he developed two areas of what looked like freckles/moles flush with the skin, which eventually flaked off. No pustules, no itchiness, no redness, no scaliness, no scabbiness/weeping, no open areas... just the freckle looking spots that seemed to just get extra dry and flake away. No other skin irritation. We saw the vet, who dx'd staph based on appearance. We didn't do a skin scraping or anything so no test results. He was prescribed a 14 day course of Simplicef.
We discussed medicated chlorhexidine baths and decided to take that route first to try and avoid oral antibiotics.
I started the medicated baths but 5 weeks ago, after 2 baths, he developed aspiration pneumonia out of nowhere and spent 2.5 days clinging to life in the ICU. He received Clavamox and Amikacin while in the hospital and for a stretch after - 7 days of Amikacin and I believe 10 days of Clavamox. He took 20mg of pred for a few days and was tapered off.
He has not restarted the mast cell cancer related 5mg pred or Palladia yet as we wanted to let his system try and recover a bit.
A little less than 2 weeks ago I noticed the spots coming back in a few areas. Same as before - flat, no open sores/pustules/scabs, no obvious irritation, no itchiness. The only difference is a few of the spots are/were a little more diffuse and looked like smudges of dirt on his skin than freckles.
I started him on the Simplicef, so he has four days left of that. He's has a total of three chlorhexidine 4% medicated baths in the last 12 days and has been dried extremely thoroughly each time.
I think in general the spots on his body are resolving, but his RF leg has something peculiar happening.
His RF and LH were shaved while he was in the hospital. The LH is regrowing hair normally, but the clipped area on his RF was badly bruised and as that has faded he has developed gradually worsening hyperpigmentation and has lost most of its hair. There is also one small spot that looks like the other areas of staph that has either faded slightly or maybe appears lighter because the surrounding skin is darker?
The hyperpigmentated area is very smooth and there are no signs of irritation in that he not itching and nothing is thickened/red/scaly/open (which has remain consistent throughout this entire process). The skin is just darkened and bald. No other areas of his body are affected, just the area on the LF leg in the area that was clipped.
I called our vet two days ago and left a message with the front desk, as well as emailed pictures. I followed up yesterday but still have not heard back.
In my googling it looks like hyperpigmentation can be a sign of healing, but I'm not finding anything about alopecia in hyperpigmented areas. Google isn't a vet and I'm concerned this is a large area of staph not responding to treatment, or maybe something else entirely.
Ideas? Is this potentially a normal progression of healing and I just need to wait for the layers of skin cells to finish turning over? Maybe weird post-clip alopecia?
Or should I potentially be concerned/trying to get him back into the vet soon for a skin scraping or biopsy, or maybe different meds or testing for Cushings/hyperadrenocorticism/thyroid problems?
2024.04.30 18:39 Carrie_Oakie Old Lady with a Respiratory Infection Isn't eating
My 22yr old lady has an upper respiratory infection and was put on .5 ml of Clavamox (2x/day) on Friday. She's already on .3 ml of Gabapentin for her arthritis and gets .50 of Subq fluids every third day. She hasn't been eating and I know that if they're congested cats don't get much of an appetite, but she's been more lethargic since starting the meds than before. I have a call in to our vet for recommendations, but was wondering if anyone else has some experience with this? We're at the point where we're tracking the bad days/good days and right now it's more bad than good so we're kind of bracing for "this isn't just the infection" but also kind of hoping for the best still.
Update: I dipped a little tuna water onto her nose and that helped get her started. She’s eaten one and a half fancy feast cans of food in 24 hrs and is back to her old lady self. Well keep her with her humidifier and do what we can to keep her comfortable until the vet advises us otherwise. Thanks for the suggestions!
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Update: I dipped a little tuna water onto her nose and that helped get her started. She’s eaten one and a half fancy feast cans of food in 24 hrs and is back to her old lady self. Well keep her with her humidifier and do what we can to keep her comfortable until the vet advises us otherwise. Thanks for the suggestions!
2024.04.26 04:14 Western_Ad3600 FUO 3 yr old
3yr old neutered male FelV positive since around 3 months old Approx 10 lbs.
Last Friday evening, I thought his eyes looked glassy so I took his temp (rectally) and it was 106.2. Gave 0.3 metacam, 22.7mg baytril and proceeded to the ED. Temp came down to 104. Labs were unremarkable other than slightly elevated neutrophils. Advised to keep on metacam and baytril and d/c.
Fever continued to spike to 105s over the weekend but responded to NSAIDs. Took him in Monday to primary for additional check. He sounded wheezy so they did a chest x ray, gave an nsaid injection and added Clavamox.
Yesterday, I presented back to the primary vet for additional labs and a fecal. RBC and hgb was slightly low but she believes it was due to the time it took to withdraw the blood using a tiny needle. Gave him a dexamethasone injection thinking his immune system is in overdrive. His lungs sounded clear.
Today, his temp was 106.5. Gave his daily metacam. Down to 104.7
He is eating/drinking normal. Maybe a little more drinking but nothing excessive. Using the bathroom normal. He did have some diarrhea but with two antibiotics, I suspect that is normal. He does not appear lethargic. She was booping another cat in the face and chasing the kitten earlier. He has no URI symptoms. Not straining in the litter box. The only thing I can maybe think he is doing that’s different is grooming more.
I have horrible anxiety and always think worst case scenario and panic myself into a spiral. It’s mostly fear of the unknown. Vet mentioned FIP as a differential but said usually they feel crappy. No fluid seen on the x ray. No masses or abnormalities felt during abdominal palpation.
I have 11 other cats. One goes out under the car port on occasion but the rest including him are strictly indoors. I have not introduced any new animals since last summer. I have not handled any other cats in months.
I feel like we are missing something maybe uncommon. Could it be fungal ? Could antivirals be beneficial ? What would you recommend as next steps diagnostically? Is his leukemia just taking his body extra long to get a handle on it ? How worried should I be? I have his labs and x rays but idk that I’m able to upload. Thank you in advance. I need best and worst case scenario and out of the box thinking.
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Last Friday evening, I thought his eyes looked glassy so I took his temp (rectally) and it was 106.2. Gave 0.3 metacam, 22.7mg baytril and proceeded to the ED. Temp came down to 104. Labs were unremarkable other than slightly elevated neutrophils. Advised to keep on metacam and baytril and d/c.
Fever continued to spike to 105s over the weekend but responded to NSAIDs. Took him in Monday to primary for additional check. He sounded wheezy so they did a chest x ray, gave an nsaid injection and added Clavamox.
Yesterday, I presented back to the primary vet for additional labs and a fecal. RBC and hgb was slightly low but she believes it was due to the time it took to withdraw the blood using a tiny needle. Gave him a dexamethasone injection thinking his immune system is in overdrive. His lungs sounded clear.
Today, his temp was 106.5. Gave his daily metacam. Down to 104.7
He is eating/drinking normal. Maybe a little more drinking but nothing excessive. Using the bathroom normal. He did have some diarrhea but with two antibiotics, I suspect that is normal. He does not appear lethargic. She was booping another cat in the face and chasing the kitten earlier. He has no URI symptoms. Not straining in the litter box. The only thing I can maybe think he is doing that’s different is grooming more.
I have horrible anxiety and always think worst case scenario and panic myself into a spiral. It’s mostly fear of the unknown. Vet mentioned FIP as a differential but said usually they feel crappy. No fluid seen on the x ray. No masses or abnormalities felt during abdominal palpation.
I have 11 other cats. One goes out under the car port on occasion but the rest including him are strictly indoors. I have not introduced any new animals since last summer. I have not handled any other cats in months.
I feel like we are missing something maybe uncommon. Could it be fungal ? Could antivirals be beneficial ? What would you recommend as next steps diagnostically? Is his leukemia just taking his body extra long to get a handle on it ? How worried should I be? I have his labs and x rays but idk that I’m able to upload. Thank you in advance. I need best and worst case scenario and out of the box thinking.
2024.04.25 19:32 Life_Plastic_1372 Suspected stomatitis
Breed: DSH (feline) Sex: spayed female Age: 10 months
History: has a history of chronic URI’s that subside temporarily with the treatment of antibiotics. Has also been on 2 courses of famciclovir which didn’t help much. She’s been on multiple rounds of doxycycline and clavamox. Doxy helps the most and will relieve her symptoms almost completely but then in a few weeks they start to come back.
She also already has gingivitis/bad breath and it’s suspected by multiple GP vets that she is a stomatitis kitty.
She’s super young but I’d love thoughts from anyone with experience on what’s the best next steps? I really want to get ahead of this before she’s in pain and as it gets worse. Should I take her to a dental specialist? Internal medicine? Would love any recommendations on what course of action you’d take/have seen work best for cases like this!
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History: has a history of chronic URI’s that subside temporarily with the treatment of antibiotics. Has also been on 2 courses of famciclovir which didn’t help much. She’s been on multiple rounds of doxycycline and clavamox. Doxy helps the most and will relieve her symptoms almost completely but then in a few weeks they start to come back.
She also already has gingivitis/bad breath and it’s suspected by multiple GP vets that she is a stomatitis kitty.
She’s super young but I’d love thoughts from anyone with experience on what’s the best next steps? I really want to get ahead of this before she’s in pain and as it gets worse. Should I take her to a dental specialist? Internal medicine? Would love any recommendations on what course of action you’d take/have seen work best for cases like this!
2024.04.19 15:46 RedPanda1987 Cat severely lethargic but vet can’t figure out anything physically wrong
About 2.5 weeks ago, we noticed our 12 year old cat, Loki, acting very lethargic and moving around slowly. Took him to the urgent care vet and they tested his urine, then diagnosed him with a UTI. They did a full body xray and found no blockage, so they sent us home with clavamox and orsion. For a few days, he seemed to be getting better, but then lethargic again. Took him back to the urgent care vet and they did blood tests- everything normal except for elevated liver values, so they sent us home with supplements. Our home vet suspected pancreatitis, so she prescribed cerenia and mirtizapine.
A week later things had still not improved, and he was starting to eat less, so we took him to an ER that had an internal medicine specialist and they redid blood tests, urinalysis, and did an ultrasound. They found nothing out of the ordinary except his white blood cell count had risen, so we sent that to a lab to be checked further and are still waiting on the results. His pancreas and intestines were mildly inflamed, but nothing serious. They suggested we stop all meds and see how he does. This was 2 days ago (Wednesday).
He hasn’t gotten better. He’s hardly moving around and lays on the same spot on the couch. He’ll walk a few steps and then stop and lay down again. He’s still eating very slowly, and will lick food off my hands. He uses the litter box once a day- that’s all he seems to have the energy for. The ER vet suggested this might be something neurological, but MRIs are terrible expensive, and we don’t want to put him through more invasive tests. He’s also not showing any neurological signs other than lethargy and mobility. We do have pet insurance.
I’m heartbroken and feel powerless, and don’t know what to do. I feel terrible even considering putting him down, but his quality of life is bad right now and no one seems to know why.
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A week later things had still not improved, and he was starting to eat less, so we took him to an ER that had an internal medicine specialist and they redid blood tests, urinalysis, and did an ultrasound. They found nothing out of the ordinary except his white blood cell count had risen, so we sent that to a lab to be checked further and are still waiting on the results. His pancreas and intestines were mildly inflamed, but nothing serious. They suggested we stop all meds and see how he does. This was 2 days ago (Wednesday).
He hasn’t gotten better. He’s hardly moving around and lays on the same spot on the couch. He’ll walk a few steps and then stop and lay down again. He’s still eating very slowly, and will lick food off my hands. He uses the litter box once a day- that’s all he seems to have the energy for. The ER vet suggested this might be something neurological, but MRIs are terrible expensive, and we don’t want to put him through more invasive tests. He’s also not showing any neurological signs other than lethargy and mobility. We do have pet insurance.
I’m heartbroken and feel powerless, and don’t know what to do. I feel terrible even considering putting him down, but his quality of life is bad right now and no one seems to know why.
2024.04.18 18:37 Spookworm666 My cat won't eat
My cat is 14 yrs old, and since the beginning of March and up until now. She has refused all types of food. I've tried wetting her dry food, giving her wet food. I've tried giving her the bisque cat treats, the Lil soups, as well as the Lil gravy for cats that you can mix in with there food. I've tried giving her canned chicken And she will not touch it. I've only gotten her to eat a few times but that's it. In the beginning it was a slow change. She was still eating some, but not enough. These last few weeks, it's been more of a fast change where she has refused all food.
I just took her the vet, they took her blood and when the results came back. They said everything looked normal. Her thyroid was fine, her kidneys looked good, her lungs sounded good and she had no signs of diabetes. Just her red or white blood count was low.
Her feeding routine is in the mornings and at night. I give her half of a1/4 cup. In the beginning of all of this, she was puking her food back up. They would either be whole pieces or digested food. She had been doing this for a few weeks now, so I thought maybe the meow mix was upsetting her stomach. So I switched to the cat chow Purina sensitive stomach. She was fine with that and wasn't puking any more.
The vet gave me two types of medicine. One for appetite stimulation(Mirtazapine) and some antibiotics(Clavamox) that most be given with food every twelve hours. The vet wants to do some Xrays on her to see if something else is wrong but I'm Gonna have to wait until next payday.
I can see that she wants to eat, but she's just choosing not too eat. I'm at total loss of what to do. I feel like I've tried everything and nothing is working. If anyone has been through a similar situation, please give me some tips on how to get her to eat.
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I just took her the vet, they took her blood and when the results came back. They said everything looked normal. Her thyroid was fine, her kidneys looked good, her lungs sounded good and she had no signs of diabetes. Just her red or white blood count was low.
Her feeding routine is in the mornings and at night. I give her half of a1/4 cup. In the beginning of all of this, she was puking her food back up. They would either be whole pieces or digested food. She had been doing this for a few weeks now, so I thought maybe the meow mix was upsetting her stomach. So I switched to the cat chow Purina sensitive stomach. She was fine with that and wasn't puking any more.
The vet gave me two types of medicine. One for appetite stimulation(Mirtazapine) and some antibiotics(Clavamox) that most be given with food every twelve hours. The vet wants to do some Xrays on her to see if something else is wrong but I'm Gonna have to wait until next payday.
I can see that she wants to eat, but she's just choosing not too eat. I'm at total loss of what to do. I feel like I've tried everything and nothing is working. If anyone has been through a similar situation, please give me some tips on how to get her to eat.
2024.04.18 03:11 geekz3r0 Potential overdose prescription clavamox
I'm hoping to get some input on a recent issue we've had with our 6 month old rottweiler pup and a recent vet experience.
Our little girl has had a vaginosis issue, I was told not an uncommon thing. Our vet prescribed Clavamox - 1.5 375mg pills twice daily. For the record, our girl is just shy of 65 pounds.
A couple days later, we noticed that her appetite was off, and she was panting a lot, even in the air conditioned home. We figured that the meds might be having a mild affect, so weren't overly concerned. On the third night, we noticed her panting much more heavily, and decided to call the vet the following day.
The following morning, she vomitted twice upon getting up, and had trouble standing. My wife immediately took her in to the vet. They said that she might be having an allergic reaction. They took blood tests, which came back with results that indicated a liver issue, evidently. I'm no vet, but the tests of concern seemed to be ("normal" values in parenthesis):
There were a couple other results that were nearing the "high" mark, but those were the alarming ones.
The vet suggested the following possibilities:
I did a little research of my own (scary words these days), but it seems that the probability of allergic response to Clavamox is very low, and the symptoms didn't seem to line up with what we saw...specifically the liver toxicity. On the other hand, clavamox overdose seemed to fit quite well, although I had trouble determining what was considered a true overdose.
From what I read, the recommended dosage for a dog at 65 lbs is 400 mg twice daily. Her 1.5 pill prescription had her at 562.5 twice daily!
Am I reading too much into this? Would that level of "overdose" cause the reaction we've seen, and more importantly, the liver reaction?
For the record, I am absolutely not ruling out that she might've gotten hold of some food or plant product that could harm her. We've had dogs for years, however, and before getting her I even removed any remotely toxic plants from our backyard. As for finding food that was bad for her, it's possible, but she's still a pup, so we have eyes on her a LOT, so not super likely.
I'd love the input of a veterinary professional or anyone with similar experiences.
Thank you!
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Our little girl has had a vaginosis issue, I was told not an uncommon thing. Our vet prescribed Clavamox - 1.5 375mg pills twice daily. For the record, our girl is just shy of 65 pounds.
A couple days later, we noticed that her appetite was off, and she was panting a lot, even in the air conditioned home. We figured that the meds might be having a mild affect, so weren't overly concerned. On the third night, we noticed her panting much more heavily, and decided to call the vet the following day.
The following morning, she vomitted twice upon getting up, and had trouble standing. My wife immediately took her in to the vet. They said that she might be having an allergic reaction. They took blood tests, which came back with results that indicated a liver issue, evidently. I'm no vet, but the tests of concern seemed to be ("normal" values in parenthesis):
There were a couple other results that were nearing the "high" mark, but those were the alarming ones.
The vet suggested the following possibilities:
- Portosystemic shunt
- Hepatitis
- Toxicity
I did a little research of my own (scary words these days), but it seems that the probability of allergic response to Clavamox is very low, and the symptoms didn't seem to line up with what we saw...specifically the liver toxicity. On the other hand, clavamox overdose seemed to fit quite well, although I had trouble determining what was considered a true overdose.
From what I read, the recommended dosage for a dog at 65 lbs is 400 mg twice daily. Her 1.5 pill prescription had her at 562.5 twice daily!
Am I reading too much into this? Would that level of "overdose" cause the reaction we've seen, and more importantly, the liver reaction?
For the record, I am absolutely not ruling out that she might've gotten hold of some food or plant product that could harm her. We've had dogs for years, however, and before getting her I even removed any remotely toxic plants from our backyard. As for finding food that was bad for her, it's possible, but she's still a pup, so we have eyes on her a LOT, so not super likely.
I'd love the input of a veterinary professional or anyone with similar experiences.
Thank you!
2024.04.17 16:53 meyou942 My Chihuahua has a sore on the top of her front paw.
I noticed yesterday afternoon that my chihuahua (10 yo) was limping with her front leg. Upon closer inspection I could see what appears to be a sore on the top of her paw. We immediately called the vet and were able to get her in just before they closed. They shaved the area and inspected it. The vet said without sedating her they couldn’t really get a good enough look at it but that she suspects it’s a foxtail or something stuck inside. The sore is very inflamed and the vet described it as “squishy”. She suggested I soak the foot a couple times a day in warm epsom salt water. She also prescribed Clavamox antibiotics and some anti inflammatorys. I will be checking back with them in a week or so but I thought it wouldn’t hurt to at least post pictures here to see if anyone else has a second opinion or any further advice for me to make sure she’s getting the attention she needs.
Thank you in advance
You can see pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/Dbz1RuA
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Thank you in advance
You can see pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/Dbz1RuA
2024.04.15 00:20 rabidhamster87 2 year old dog died from neurological causes despite vet's reassurance that it was just an ear infection
I posted on here less than a week ago concerned about our vet's lack of concern for our dog's symptoms (sudden-onset balance issues/vestibular syndrome.) You can read that for more details if you'd like.
Basically, I wanted to know if a CT scan would be able to detect a tumor or if I was overreacting.
Well, to make it as brief as possible: I called my vet back and they convinced me it must be an ear infection because my dog was only 2 years old and they told me the sudden onset of symptoms is not indicative of a tumor. They said dogs with tumors show neurological signs for a long time.
They put Ziggy on Prednisone and Clavamox because I was concerned Claro wouldn't be enough for an inner ear infection and told me to give it a week before bringing him back. Four days later (yesterday) Ziggy died in the back of our car on the way to the emergency vet.
I'm just so lost and confused. If it was a brain tumor, I don't know that we would've had time to do anything about it based on how quickly his illness escalated, but I still feel so dismissed and misled. If they'd taken my concerns seriously on Tuesday, I would've found the time and money for an MRI, but they made me think I was overreacting. They made me think I was hearing zebras where there were horses. Am I wrong to be so upset at the vet?
Could any of the medicines he was on interacted to cause his death??
He was on Claro, Cerennia, Clavamox, and Prednisone this last week of his life.
He just got so much worse so fast and he was only 2 years old. He just turned 2 this month! He was playing fetch last week and begging for scraps on Friday, then dead on Saturday. I don't understand what happened.
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Basically, I wanted to know if a CT scan would be able to detect a tumor or if I was overreacting.
Well, to make it as brief as possible: I called my vet back and they convinced me it must be an ear infection because my dog was only 2 years old and they told me the sudden onset of symptoms is not indicative of a tumor. They said dogs with tumors show neurological signs for a long time.
They put Ziggy on Prednisone and Clavamox because I was concerned Claro wouldn't be enough for an inner ear infection and told me to give it a week before bringing him back. Four days later (yesterday) Ziggy died in the back of our car on the way to the emergency vet.
I'm just so lost and confused. If it was a brain tumor, I don't know that we would've had time to do anything about it based on how quickly his illness escalated, but I still feel so dismissed and misled. If they'd taken my concerns seriously on Tuesday, I would've found the time and money for an MRI, but they made me think I was overreacting. They made me think I was hearing zebras where there were horses. Am I wrong to be so upset at the vet?
Could any of the medicines he was on interacted to cause his death??
He was on Claro, Cerennia, Clavamox, and Prednisone this last week of his life.
He just got so much worse so fast and he was only 2 years old. He just turned 2 this month! He was playing fetch last week and begging for scraps on Friday, then dead on Saturday. I don't understand what happened.
2024.04.09 17:10 Infamous_Ad7502 Bacterial infection won’t go away
My corgi (male, neutered, age 7) became itchy and irritable in early January. We made a vet appointment, and he was seen by our vet in mid-January. She shaved him, which revealed a large patch of irritated skin (see photo one). She scraped and tested his skin, and she found a bacterial infection. However, she noted that she didn’t know what type of bacterial infection it was and that she’d only ever seen something that looked like this once before, and it cleared up with antibiotics. She proceeded to prescribe four weeks of antibiotics (cephalexin) and prednisone. He completed the medication and his infected area scabbed over, but we didn’t see a big improvement. A week later, he was itching again so we made another appointment to take him back in. Two weeks later, they looked for mites and fleas again, but didn’t find any. They took another skin scrape and removed his scabs. They confirmed that the bacterial infection was still there. They prescribed another 4 weeks of antibiotics and steroids. They also upped his nexguard dose so that he received it after 14 days and then after 10 days. She said that the underlying cause of the infection might be mites (even though she didn’t see any), since he had them as a puppy, and that the increasing the frequency of the nexguard medication for the next month should treat this. He is also recovering twice weekly baths with chlorhex-MC medicated antiseptic shampoo with 2% chlorhexidine glyconate and 2% miconazole nitrate. He also had his senior bloodwork done about a month before the onset of the itchiness and everything came back normal.
He started a third dose of antibiotics and steroids last week. This time his antibiotic is Clavamox (375mg).
The first photo is of when he was first shaved, the second photo is shortly after his second vet visit, and the third is after his third vet visit. I couldn’t find a clear photo of when it scabbed over after the first dose of antibiotics. I have not missed any doses of medication.
I know skin conditions are hard to diagnose online, but I’m at a loss. Our vet doesn’t know what it is, and I just want my little buddy to feel better. If anyone has any idea what it could be or tests we should do, I’d be very grateful! We also have ducks, pigeons, and a cat. Our vet said this wasn’t relevant, but just thought I’d mention it regardless.
Thank you all!
https://imgur.com/a/HtDU9pj
Species: dog Age: 7 Sex/neuter status: male, neutered Breed: corgi Body weight: about 30 lbs General location: Midwest United States
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He started a third dose of antibiotics and steroids last week. This time his antibiotic is Clavamox (375mg).
The first photo is of when he was first shaved, the second photo is shortly after his second vet visit, and the third is after his third vet visit. I couldn’t find a clear photo of when it scabbed over after the first dose of antibiotics. I have not missed any doses of medication.
I know skin conditions are hard to diagnose online, but I’m at a loss. Our vet doesn’t know what it is, and I just want my little buddy to feel better. If anyone has any idea what it could be or tests we should do, I’d be very grateful! We also have ducks, pigeons, and a cat. Our vet said this wasn’t relevant, but just thought I’d mention it regardless.
Thank you all!
https://imgur.com/a/HtDU9pj
Species: dog Age: 7 Sex/neuter status: male, neutered Breed: corgi Body weight: about 30 lbs General location: Midwest United States
2024.04.08 13:50 froyo4life Desperate for help - our male dog has had non-stop UTIs for the last 8 months and I'm at my wit's end
Species: Dog
Age: ~13ish (we think, but could be as young as 10)
Sex/Neuter status: Male/neutered
Breed: Poodle/chihuahua/Peruvian hairless dog
Body weight: 23 lbs
History: Bladder stones, mild incontinence (in the form of leakage), one kidney is basically shriveled up and doesn't work, chronic bronchitis, chronic UTIs, previously had ehrlichia, has only one eye and the remaining eye is about 95% blind (had cataract surgery but it didn't help a whole lot). He was a street dog in a developing country most of his life before we adopted him and brought him to the U.S. We moved to the U.S. 8 months ago and he's had non-stop UTIs since then, mostly MRSA and Staph. He was treated for about 6 weeks with enrofloxacin, which ended up giving him bad/weird side effects (wobbly walking, changed his voice, restlessness, caused some immune condition where all his joints got swollen) so we don't want to do that again. Also Clavamox seems to work, but every time he finishes the antibiotics he develops a UTI again within a few days or week. He's currently on eye drops (unrelated issue), methenamine, Proin, d-mannose as a preventative, fluticasone for chronic bronchitis, and Cosequin as a supplement.
Clinical signs: He's had chronic UTIs for 8 months, including MRSA. Specialist can't find any reason for the chronic UTIs (after ultrasound and blood/urine tests). Recommends Proin to stop leakage (that requires him to wear belly bands, although we change them constantly and they're never wet) and potentially reduce his chronic UTIs. We tried a higher dose with gave him bad side effects, we have now reduced it and it's somewhat working but hasn't fully stopped the leakage, and seems to be making him nauseous. We also started methenamine hippurate a few days ago.
I've read a lot of veterinary research about this - some of which says incontinenace hasn't been definitely linked to UTIs, some of which says methenamine won't work with UTIs that are usually staph, none of which really offer a solution. I'm frankly not very happy with the internal medicine folks we've seen because all they did was repeat an ultrasound and x-rays we'd already done just to say "we don't know why this is happening." They were unable to get into his prostate when they did the ultrasound because the wall was to thick. The only thing we haven't done is a cystoscopy, which I've asked if they think is a good idea.
I just don't know what to do, this is literally constant. We can keep waiting and see if the Proin/methenamine combo helps, but so far it doesn't seem to be - he just finished a 2-week round of Clavamox two days ago and has already started having accidents (usually an indicator he has a UTI again).
Duration: in the past 8 months the UTIs have been non-stop - we treat one, another shows up. Previously he would get a UTI maybe 2-3 times a year max.
Your general location: Eastern United States
Links to test results, X-rays, vet reports etc: Can provide if needed.
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Age: ~13ish (we think, but could be as young as 10)
Sex/Neuter status: Male/neutered
Breed: Poodle/chihuahua/Peruvian hairless dog
Body weight: 23 lbs
History: Bladder stones, mild incontinence (in the form of leakage), one kidney is basically shriveled up and doesn't work, chronic bronchitis, chronic UTIs, previously had ehrlichia, has only one eye and the remaining eye is about 95% blind (had cataract surgery but it didn't help a whole lot). He was a street dog in a developing country most of his life before we adopted him and brought him to the U.S. We moved to the U.S. 8 months ago and he's had non-stop UTIs since then, mostly MRSA and Staph. He was treated for about 6 weeks with enrofloxacin, which ended up giving him bad/weird side effects (wobbly walking, changed his voice, restlessness, caused some immune condition where all his joints got swollen) so we don't want to do that again. Also Clavamox seems to work, but every time he finishes the antibiotics he develops a UTI again within a few days or week. He's currently on eye drops (unrelated issue), methenamine, Proin, d-mannose as a preventative, fluticasone for chronic bronchitis, and Cosequin as a supplement.
Clinical signs: He's had chronic UTIs for 8 months, including MRSA. Specialist can't find any reason for the chronic UTIs (after ultrasound and blood/urine tests). Recommends Proin to stop leakage (that requires him to wear belly bands, although we change them constantly and they're never wet) and potentially reduce his chronic UTIs. We tried a higher dose with gave him bad side effects, we have now reduced it and it's somewhat working but hasn't fully stopped the leakage, and seems to be making him nauseous. We also started methenamine hippurate a few days ago.
I've read a lot of veterinary research about this - some of which says incontinenace hasn't been definitely linked to UTIs, some of which says methenamine won't work with UTIs that are usually staph, none of which really offer a solution. I'm frankly not very happy with the internal medicine folks we've seen because all they did was repeat an ultrasound and x-rays we'd already done just to say "we don't know why this is happening." They were unable to get into his prostate when they did the ultrasound because the wall was to thick. The only thing we haven't done is a cystoscopy, which I've asked if they think is a good idea.
I just don't know what to do, this is literally constant. We can keep waiting and see if the Proin/methenamine combo helps, but so far it doesn't seem to be - he just finished a 2-week round of Clavamox two days ago and has already started having accidents (usually an indicator he has a UTI again).
Duration: in the past 8 months the UTIs have been non-stop - we treat one, another shows up. Previously he would get a UTI maybe 2-3 times a year max.
Your general location: Eastern United States
Links to test results, X-rays, vet reports etc: Can provide if needed.