Hello, I am hoping someone can help me. I have a 10 year old female cat, her name is Almond. I would like to share some background. I rescued Almond and her sister 10 years ago where they were being used as bait for pit bull fighting. Her and her sister were living in extreme hoarding conditions. I took her sister and my mom took Almond. Almond was treated for Feline Herpes as a kitten. My mother died suddenly from cardiac arrest. When the fire department was doing CPR the front door was wide open when I arrived I feared Almond ran away. She didn’t…. I took Almond to my home and has been with me since. At the beginning of June Almond was congested, I took her to an Urgent Care and was diagnosed with Upper Respiratory Infection placed on Azithromycin. She improved for a few days. Only abnormality was elevated WBC. I brought her to her vet, again no fever, just elevated white count. Placed on Orbax. Intranasal Cerenia, Improvement was short lived. Another visit to the vet, Convenia injection given. No improvement. Spoke with her vet, she called in compounded Doxycycline to a local pharmacy. Almond did not tolerate the Doxycycline at all, GI upset. At this point we elected for a nasal flush under anesthesia. Copious amounts of long ropey mucus were flushed. Vet reported slight resistance in left nostril. 48 hours after nasal flush congestion returned. I spoke with her vet and we gave her a Kenalog injection. Back to her old self. Improved appetite, gained a pound. Playful and loving. 14 days later the steroid is wearing off. This morning she has uninlateral congestion. Left nostril has ropey yellow mucus and her third eyelid in her left eye is covering half her eye. I am administering topical ophthalmic antibiotic ointment twice daily. I am at a loss.. I am not sleeping. I keep looking online for something I could possibly do to help her. My vet originally thought chronic sinusitis but fears it might be a mass as it is unilateral. I have read only Feline Herpes can be unilateral. I don’t know if it’s time, I don’t want her to suffer. My mom gave her a home. I couldn’t save my mom that afternoon, now I feel I can’t save Almond either. Anyone with any experience with a cat with a nasal mass? Am I causing her to suffer? Should I do a CT scan? I don’t want to put her through radiation or chemo, so I have not opted for the CT. I want to do what is best for her. I’m afraid more steroids is best for me, not her. I am so very sorry for the long post, and maybe unnecessary back story on how my mom and I found Almond. If anyone has any advice I would be so very grateful.
Karen
Karen