Hello,
I have a cat named Maizy who is just over a year old. In the past month her health has drastically deteriorated. And I honestly mean drastically. My whole life I've had cats as pets, and I've never seen anything like this.
In late April, we saw that Maizy had some cloudiness in her left eye. So off to the vet who finds a high temperature and prescribes an antibiotic and some eye drops. Back to the house. Within a day, her left eye cloudiness was joined by the full dilation of her right eye. So to the vet we go again, and blood work is taken for FeLV and FIV. Two days later, after another visit to the vet because they sent the blood work to the wrong lab, we find she has neither FeLV or FIV. They then prescribe a different eye drop and an anti-inflammatory called Metacam. Little did we realize this is for canine osteoarthritis.
Within 48 hours, Maizy's eyes showed no change and her back legs became very weak, making her walk super slowly and awkwardly, preventing her from jumping up to the bed and couch. So we read the literature that came with the Metacam and find in bold letters, "Do Not Give To Cats". Stupid us, and stupid vet. So we call him for a reasoning. No response. Call again. No response. And this continues.
After nearly a week (6 days), we finally hear from the vet who simply says, "It's okay to give cats a small dose of dog medicine at times." I can believe that, but not when it says in the drug's literature, "Do Not Give To Cats". So we decide to go to a new vet.
Within 15 minutes with our new vet, they not only believe they realize the problem but also tell us none of the drugs from our previous vet should have been prescribed. Little Maizy is given a shot to relieve the pain in her lower back (for weak hind legs) and two new antibiotics.
In the past week, Maizy has showed no signs of improvement and begun losing bowl control. We've found her laying in her own urine and seen poop dropping from her rear as she walks. Also, her appetite has significantly decreased.
So, today (May 22) was our recheck with the new vet. Another blood test was taken and there was found to be no kidney failure. However, they say Maizy is not reproducing any red or white blood cells. She has only half the blood she needs in her body. They don't know the reason behind this. Could be from the Metacam or just a rare disease.
WHAT CAN I DO????????????
They want $1300 to keep her for a week, put in a feeding tube and give her shots and medicine to help with the blood regeneration. None of this guaranteed to work, or course.
WHAT CAN I DO????????????
I just feel there is no confidence coming from our vets and they are basically experimenting on her.
Once again, What can I do to help Maizy?
I would appreciate any advice and instruction. Thank you.
I have a cat named Maizy who is just over a year old. In the past month her health has drastically deteriorated. And I honestly mean drastically. My whole life I've had cats as pets, and I've never seen anything like this.
In late April, we saw that Maizy had some cloudiness in her left eye. So off to the vet who finds a high temperature and prescribes an antibiotic and some eye drops. Back to the house. Within a day, her left eye cloudiness was joined by the full dilation of her right eye. So to the vet we go again, and blood work is taken for FeLV and FIV. Two days later, after another visit to the vet because they sent the blood work to the wrong lab, we find she has neither FeLV or FIV. They then prescribe a different eye drop and an anti-inflammatory called Metacam. Little did we realize this is for canine osteoarthritis.
Within 48 hours, Maizy's eyes showed no change and her back legs became very weak, making her walk super slowly and awkwardly, preventing her from jumping up to the bed and couch. So we read the literature that came with the Metacam and find in bold letters, "Do Not Give To Cats". Stupid us, and stupid vet. So we call him for a reasoning. No response. Call again. No response. And this continues.
After nearly a week (6 days), we finally hear from the vet who simply says, "It's okay to give cats a small dose of dog medicine at times." I can believe that, but not when it says in the drug's literature, "Do Not Give To Cats". So we decide to go to a new vet.
Within 15 minutes with our new vet, they not only believe they realize the problem but also tell us none of the drugs from our previous vet should have been prescribed. Little Maizy is given a shot to relieve the pain in her lower back (for weak hind legs) and two new antibiotics.
In the past week, Maizy has showed no signs of improvement and begun losing bowl control. We've found her laying in her own urine and seen poop dropping from her rear as she walks. Also, her appetite has significantly decreased.
So, today (May 22) was our recheck with the new vet. Another blood test was taken and there was found to be no kidney failure. However, they say Maizy is not reproducing any red or white blood cells. She has only half the blood she needs in her body. They don't know the reason behind this. Could be from the Metacam or just a rare disease.
WHAT CAN I DO????????????
They want $1300 to keep her for a week, put in a feeding tube and give her shots and medicine to help with the blood regeneration. None of this guaranteed to work, or course.
WHAT CAN I DO????????????
I just feel there is no confidence coming from our vets and they are basically experimenting on her.
Once again, What can I do to help Maizy?
I would appreciate any advice and instruction. Thank you.