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Poor Chase, things just keep getting worse for him. We found a new vet to see, and she started him on antibiotics for another UTI. Likely the old vet never treated him long enough, because she DID see bacteria. (They kept saying there was none.) The culture didn't take, however, so we don't know which type. She said his white count is really high.
She was concerned about his heart, which baffled me. He had his heart tested about two years ago, and a recent (a month to a month and a half ago!) x-ray that showed it to be fine. However, her new x-ray showed a lot of fluid build-up. She thinks he could have congestive heart failure... It also could be a tumor, she said. She mentioned the very slim possibilities of heartworm or pneumonia, but she thinks those are highly unlikely. She also mentioned possibly getting a test done for FIP. He came from a pet store, and had whatever shots the vets threw at us as a kitten, so it's almost certain he's been exposed to the coronavirus, right? So I'm really not sure the test wouldn't just be a waste of money.
He was doing amazingly well on the appetite stimulant, new antibiotics (Doxy), and regular sub-Q fluids for about a week. He went from 8 lbs to 8.4. (He probably should be at least 11.) Today he isn't eating. I am hoping it is just because I didn't give him the appetite pill last night.. but he's had two doses since then and isn't begging, so I guess that's a long-shot. I syringe-fed him a small amount (about 20 CCs) of A/D hoping to spike his appetite, but it doesn't seem to have accomplished more than making him mad at me.
I really.. don't know what to do at this point. The vet said an ultrasound from a specialist would be needed to confirm the heart failure theory, but she sure made it sound like I would just be wasting my money to do it. I still plan to call and at least see how much it would cost me. He still seems pretty happy, though he doesn't want much to do with me after all the pills I've been shoving down his throat, the needles I'm having to poke him with, etc...
The other thing, is that she said his urine is too dilute, even when he was dehydrated. She is concerned about his kidneys because of this, though his blood test results didn't show any abnormal values as far as that goes. So she really isn't sure what could be causing that.
I guess there isn't much advice I can ask for... I don't know. Just send some positive vibes his way, I guess. My poor boy...
She was concerned about his heart, which baffled me. He had his heart tested about two years ago, and a recent (a month to a month and a half ago!) x-ray that showed it to be fine. However, her new x-ray showed a lot of fluid build-up. She thinks he could have congestive heart failure... It also could be a tumor, she said. She mentioned the very slim possibilities of heartworm or pneumonia, but she thinks those are highly unlikely. She also mentioned possibly getting a test done for FIP. He came from a pet store, and had whatever shots the vets threw at us as a kitten, so it's almost certain he's been exposed to the coronavirus, right? So I'm really not sure the test wouldn't just be a waste of money.
He was doing amazingly well on the appetite stimulant, new antibiotics (Doxy), and regular sub-Q fluids for about a week. He went from 8 lbs to 8.4. (He probably should be at least 11.) Today he isn't eating. I am hoping it is just because I didn't give him the appetite pill last night.. but he's had two doses since then and isn't begging, so I guess that's a long-shot. I syringe-fed him a small amount (about 20 CCs) of A/D hoping to spike his appetite, but it doesn't seem to have accomplished more than making him mad at me.
I really.. don't know what to do at this point. The vet said an ultrasound from a specialist would be needed to confirm the heart failure theory, but she sure made it sound like I would just be wasting my money to do it. I still plan to call and at least see how much it would cost me. He still seems pretty happy, though he doesn't want much to do with me after all the pills I've been shoving down his throat, the needles I'm having to poke him with, etc...
The other thing, is that she said his urine is too dilute, even when he was dehydrated. She is concerned about his kidneys because of this, though his blood test results didn't show any abnormal values as far as that goes. So she really isn't sure what could be causing that.
I guess there isn't much advice I can ask for... I don't know. Just send some positive vibes his way, I guess. My poor boy...