Nasofaryngeal (sp?) polyps?/Stertor?

margaritacat

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Hi friends.......I just adopted a cat yesterday from a very bad situation. When I met her last Friday I noticed it making a strange noise and insisted on taking it to the vet, the people trying to place it (friends of the owner) tracked down records and I took it to the cat's usual vet. They diagnosed an upper respiratory infection and administered a Convenia shot. I am not a vet but this cat does NOT have such thing.....I am afraid it is a polyp.

Does anyone here know about this conditions? Will appreciate any guidance. Thanks, AM
 

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I don't have any experience with polyps.  Why do you think the cat doesn't have an URI?
 
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Hi Stephanie......she does not have a runny nose or cough, no discharge from nose, eyes or mouth, does not have even a low-grade fever, and the noise is only when she eats or when she tries to purr. Supposedly this infection has been present since January and back then she was given the same shot, Convenia. If the vet says it IS an infection, and that it has been going on since January, I would think the shot did not work then.....the cat would certainly show SOME of the typical symptoms. 

I went ahead and called a far-away cousin who is a vet and described the noise and her demeanor......he said it sounds to him as either a polyp or a foreign object caught deep in the nose. I do not know the history of this poor cat and I DO want to keep her, she is adorable. But I am so angry at her vet! I am getting an appointment with my own vet this week asap. I did not do it first because I lost my previous cat to cancer and I have sad memories of the clinic but I will overcome them for the good of this new pet. She deserves good care.

Thank you so much for your reply.......AM
 
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