Looking for some advice on dealing with my Vet..

sneakylemon

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Hello TCS, hope everyone is having a great day.

I am in need of some advice on how to go about a visit to the vet tomorrow.  

I had my cat, MJ, spayed in late 2012 after she had a litter at the age of one.  (Terrible mistake on my part letting that happen to her before I got her spayed, I have grown a lot as a cat guardian since then.)  The surgery went fine and she was back to normal within days.

Flash forward to this week, almost two years later.  She has gotten more vocal than normal and has been attempting to run out the door whenever I come home.  She is an indoor cat but I let her out in the backyard sometimes when I can watch her.  So this week I just let her run out and stay with her outside for a half hour or so.  I first thought she must just want to go outside.

Today when I left for work her vocalization turned more into low howls and reminded me of when she was in heat back in 2012.  When I got home I decided to clean out the litter boxes in the backyard and let her join me.  She seemed to be rolling around a lot more.  When I was done and brought her back in she continued to roll around and meow/howl.  I then became concerned when she stuck her little rear end up in the air a bit and did some head rolls.  After some research online I called my vet and scheduled a blood-test for tomorrow afternoon. (Same vet who did the spaying)

The first thing the tech asked me is if I noticed any blood, I told her that I just cleaned out all the boxes and saw none.  I then read up about UTIs in cats and I don't think that is the problem.

Sorry for all the back story...  But it sounds like they will try to blow this off as a UTI, when I believe it could be left over ovarian tissue from the spaying.  I know it's such a long time between the surgery and symptoms but having seen MJ in heat before, it just seems all too familiar. 

SO, does anyone have any advice on how to stay calm with the vet and convey my concern about the left over ovarian tissue if they try to tell me its a UTI or some other problem?  Or if anyone has any experience with this and could help me further attempt to diagnose the problem before the visit tomorrow.

As I finish typing this, MJ has calmed down completely and looks to be falling asleep.. 


edit: she's awake now and still has in-heat like behavior 

Thanks for reading,
 
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smokem

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Im sure someone will have advice later regarding this.

I can say,stay calm but assertive.and ask questions about follow up appointments and patient goals.

This lets the health care practitioner know you are serious about caretaker role.No intention to insult anyone,however.

I know my vet is 88 years old and has seen so much neglect and ignorance. And even the vets are still learning about

feline medicine,it is relatively new as is small animal vet.Everyone is doing the best they can according to knowledge research and

financial constraints.

I mean vets are used to treating pets/families that prefer simple solutions .

Unfortunately,answers arent always simple.And money doesnt grow on trees.

Once a health care provider kinda knows someone has bothered to do some research,well you know.

These forums are incrediblesupport system.

Enough said.
 

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Hi;

I would strongly suggest you take your cat to a different vet. It sounds as though you already don't trust this vet, why do you want his advice or suggestions etc. I would see a different vet if I were you.
 

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Even people who are happy with their vets will get second opinions - you don't have to see it as a personal thing against your current vet, but getting a fresh set of eyes to look at any situation is helpful. If you don't trust your vet is listening to your concerns or isn't being as thorough as you want them to be with your cat's wellbeing and health - which is a pretty big deal - by all means find another vet to visit and see what they say. Maybe you'll decide to go back to your original vet with the findings, or maybe you'll find a new and better vet to visit in the future.
 
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I too got a second opinion just before my cat Franny died.  The doc really tried.  OK here's how I feel. I told the 2nd vet I was here for a 2nd opinion and he totally understood.  I can not tell my 1st vet I did that because he would be so hurt that I did not trust his judgement(2nd opinion was slightly different). When I knew Franny was out of time I told the 2nd vet thanks for everything (1 week) and said I was going to have my 1st vet do a house call to send her over the rainbow bridge.  OK as far as I am concerned. It there is another vet in town go talk to them.  If not I also think you have to be straight forward with your vet.  Just tell him your concerns and ask a lot of questions.  You will see pretty quick if he is comfortable or uncomfortable with what you are asking..and that should be your answer.  Keep us posted. 
 
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