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So 4 and a half months ago, my 2 year old girl was just really out of sorts and lost all interest in eating.
Then a month later, she started getting dehydrated and very upset.
The following month and a bit was filled with trial and error, with intermittent vomiting and diarrhea showing up.
And then finally she more or less leveled off.
Not really knowing what was going on with her has really caused me a lot of grief, and over the past month she's had a few different tangible issues that I've been able to treat, which has been nice. (Including roundworm and vaginal e. coli)
She had an endoscopy on June 25th and the results of her biopsy have finally given me answers. She has signs that are concurrent with IBD in the duodenum of her small intestine (or something of that effect), and she also has pharyngeal hyperplasia.
So even though I'm thrilled I have all of these answers at long last, it seems they've really only raised more questions in my mind. Mostly around the hyperplasia...
Can anyone help me understand what exactly is the extent of this condition? The vet mentioned that it is not a precursor to cancer, but from what I can find online, I'm reading that in some instances it can lend itself to cancer, and in some it has no relation at all. Does anyone else have a cat with hyperplasia and know what is what?
Basically, pharyngeal hyperplasia is the enlargement of her pharynx.
Something that is curious to me is that this whole ordeal started as my poor girl not looking very comfortable eating. IBD symptoms didn't start showing up until she became dehydrated from decreased appetite about a month and a half later and underwent a whirlwind of emergency vet visits/diagnostic procedures. She would tilt her head while eating, swallowing looked troublesome, she would throw her food from her mouth, and even when I switched her to wet food, she still managed to make a big mess. All of these things can be attributed to her pharyngeal hyperplasia. So, I'm really anxious to see if managing this with smaller meals and easier to swallow food (a.k.a. watered-down wet food!) will resolve any remaining IBD issues.
Could all the stress of her discomfort while eating, dehydration, and emergency vet visits have caused her to have IBD? And now that we're finally in the know on what's going on with her, can minimizing these stressors put an end to her IBD? Fingers crossed!!
Then a month later, she started getting dehydrated and very upset.
The following month and a bit was filled with trial and error, with intermittent vomiting and diarrhea showing up.
And then finally she more or less leveled off.
Not really knowing what was going on with her has really caused me a lot of grief, and over the past month she's had a few different tangible issues that I've been able to treat, which has been nice. (Including roundworm and vaginal e. coli)
She had an endoscopy on June 25th and the results of her biopsy have finally given me answers. She has signs that are concurrent with IBD in the duodenum of her small intestine (or something of that effect), and she also has pharyngeal hyperplasia.
So even though I'm thrilled I have all of these answers at long last, it seems they've really only raised more questions in my mind. Mostly around the hyperplasia...
Can anyone help me understand what exactly is the extent of this condition? The vet mentioned that it is not a precursor to cancer, but from what I can find online, I'm reading that in some instances it can lend itself to cancer, and in some it has no relation at all. Does anyone else have a cat with hyperplasia and know what is what?
Basically, pharyngeal hyperplasia is the enlargement of her pharynx.
Something that is curious to me is that this whole ordeal started as my poor girl not looking very comfortable eating. IBD symptoms didn't start showing up until she became dehydrated from decreased appetite about a month and a half later and underwent a whirlwind of emergency vet visits/diagnostic procedures. She would tilt her head while eating, swallowing looked troublesome, she would throw her food from her mouth, and even when I switched her to wet food, she still managed to make a big mess. All of these things can be attributed to her pharyngeal hyperplasia. So, I'm really anxious to see if managing this with smaller meals and easier to swallow food (a.k.a. watered-down wet food!) will resolve any remaining IBD issues.
Could all the stress of her discomfort while eating, dehydration, and emergency vet visits have caused her to have IBD? And now that we're finally in the know on what's going on with her, can minimizing these stressors put an end to her IBD? Fingers crossed!!
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