The stray momma cat that we took in was vomiting frequently. We took her to the vet, and they did some tests. They were guessing that her uterus was infected somehow, and they decided to do an emergency spay, which took place yesterday. Well, unfortunately, her uterus was fine and her lymph nodes were the size of a mango pit, the largest our vet has seen in a cat. They checked for feline leukemia again, and thankfully she did not have that. So, now they did a biopsy, and we are waiting for results. Our vet does not know what it can be. We just brought her home and we are supposed to give her antibiotics (amoxicilyn) twice a day. She eats hill's i/d canned food that the vet gave us. We also have three doses of pain medication to give her within the next couple of days. She is scheduled to see the vet again on tuesday. We also found out that the momma cat is 5.5 pounds! Our "original" cat, who is a year younger (a neutered male), is twice the weight.
We keep her in a separate room than her babies, so that the babies don't exhaust her. We have also started to give the babies softened dry food during momma's absence, and I would like to thank the person that suggested it on this forum because the babies are definitely eating it at a faster rate, and much easier. Luckily they don't show any sign of illness. Meanwhile the vet bill has risen to a thousand dollars so far, but its not like I can let the momma die. So, I stopped caring about money issues and I really hope she will be okay. Sometimes she moans as she is lying down and its just heartbreaking.
Did something like this happen to anyone else's momma cat? Not that I would wish it on anyone, but I feel so clueless about what is happenning to her. If I only knew what is wrong it seems as if things would be a little easier.
We keep her in a separate room than her babies, so that the babies don't exhaust her. We have also started to give the babies softened dry food during momma's absence, and I would like to thank the person that suggested it on this forum because the babies are definitely eating it at a faster rate, and much easier. Luckily they don't show any sign of illness. Meanwhile the vet bill has risen to a thousand dollars so far, but its not like I can let the momma die. So, I stopped caring about money issues and I really hope she will be okay. Sometimes she moans as she is lying down and its just heartbreaking.
Did something like this happen to anyone else's momma cat? Not that I would wish it on anyone, but I feel so clueless about what is happenning to her. If I only knew what is wrong it seems as if things would be a little easier.
