alright guys I have never heard of this

princess purr

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I friend from another board says her sister cat has something wrong with her.

This is what she posted:
Not sure of the term, but her vert calls her a bleeder. She was declawed at a few weeks (maybe months, I am not sure) and they had to keep her for almost an extra week because she lost so much blood. My sis is really worried about her because she decided to get her spayed and they refuse to do it because they are afraid that she would bleed to death. The vet never told her this beforehand. She has noticed that whenever her cat goes into heat, she seems to lose weight. She wants to know if this is normal for this condition, or if she should see about finding another vet. This vet doesn't seemed concerned about the bleeding issue, but my sis is.

I suggusted to find another vet and double check this. I wanted to know what you guys thought.
 

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Another Vet opinion sounds like a great idea. Maybe she should look for a vet that is a cats only specialist, there are some of them out there.

Keep us posted!
 

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It sounds like your sister needs to find a kitty vet!
Cats can have blood clotting disorders, causing them to bleed excessively. At work about a week ago, we took blood from a little cat to run a viral test, and she bled so much from one little needle poke that I had to hold off her vein for ten minutes!! So we ran a clotting test (sorry I can't remember the proper name of it) and she does indeed have some sort of blood disorder. Our clinic is now in the process of deciding what to do, as the cat needs to be spayed. Scary stuff! Can you tell your sister to have a blood clotting test done?
 
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it's not my sister. it is a friend from another boards sister. But i will let her know what you guys said! Thanks!!
 
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