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On Friday (4 days ago) my cat went for her first ever dental cleaning. She had only one vet visit before (a year prior) for a physical in which everything was noted to be good except mild tartar buildup.
Anyway, I dropped her off as well as my other younger cat (she was having a physical and annual) and waited patiently for a call when to pick them up. Around mid-day I got an update from the Dr that everything was going ok and my cat is doing well after the dental and to call him back for an update. Around 3 minutes later I called back but a tech picked up and told me to wait and they’ll call us back.
I didn’t receive a call for 30-40 minutes so I decided I’d just go there myself. After picking up some new treats and toys for both my cats (I thought everything was fine) I arrived there and the doctor took me to the back all hushed and told me my cat was seizing after the dental and not waking up! I didn’t know what to do and I just started crying as I watched them try to wake her up and inject things in her. I maybe spent 30 minutes there and at some points it looked like she would wake up (the tech also told me she is trying to wake up) but she had maybe 2 more seizures as I was there and her legs were twitching
Her temperature dropped drastically so the vet told me she was in critical condition and I had to take her to the ER. According to the vet she could suffer severe brain damage and needs to be on anti seizure medications for the rest of her life I was so scared something was going to happen to her in the car without a warmer and any medicines but I took her immediately to a nearby ER.
At the ER, they immediately took her to the back. I was so stressed and crying because my cat was so young and healthy before all this. She never had any problem, ever.
After waiting 3-4 hrs at the ER, the vet attending her came in and told me some good news. My cat is out of critical condition and all her vitals are stable. She is eating and acting normally.
However, there were some bad news.
She cannot see anymore. She is now blind. The doctor didn’t know if it was temporary or permanent I started crying and I didn’t know how to respond but at the same time I was so happy she was alive. They wanted to keep her overnight for observation which I allowed because I was scared she might seizure with us. Before leaving her we got to see her and she started meowing as soon as she heard us and felt us petting her. However it was obvious she could not see as her head and eyes kept looking everywhere.
Thankfully she had no seizures over night, and I called early in the morning for an update. Another doctor told me she is still doing fine and eating. However she is still blind. Her pupils are dilated more than normal however they do constrict and can react to bright light.
After researching, I realised it’s due to hypoxia of the brain. They gave her some medication for brain swelling in the morning and said we could pick her up.
I didn’t know how severe it is. When she got home, she took a while to adjust and was wobbly walking however eventually she began to go to her food and litterbox albeit slowly. It’s been 4 days and she is still kind of the same however sleeping a lot. She is honestly normal except for her eyesight.
Anyway even though I am grateful she is alive I am still incredibly devastated she has lost her eyesight. I’ve been trying to find an ophthalmologist and neurologist since then and I scheduled an appt for an eye doctor tomorrow. I fear I will spend a lot of money to be told the same thing but I have hope.
Does anyone know if there is anything I can do? Maybe give her some supplements or medicines or eye drops? At this point I am simply waiting but I am so stressed because I love her so much and it pains me to see she can’t see our faces or do things she loved.
I’ll try to book a neurologist appt but there are barely any near me and the closest ones (which are still quite far away) have bad reviews. So I’m not sure what to do. I just want to help her get better.
I know this is extremely rare but I’m wondering if anyone has ever experienced this and seen their cat improve over time? It’s all I wish for.
Btw the docs at the ER did say this was probably a reaction to the anesthesia and you do not need to keep her on seizure meds the rest of her life. They did radiographs and labs and nothing came up.
My other cat is also being so mean to my now blind cat! She keeps hissing and trying to swat at her. I have to keep them separate. This makes me so sad because they used to play with and clean each other…
I am just so sad…
I am sorry for the long post btw
Anyway, I dropped her off as well as my other younger cat (she was having a physical and annual) and waited patiently for a call when to pick them up. Around mid-day I got an update from the Dr that everything was going ok and my cat is doing well after the dental and to call him back for an update. Around 3 minutes later I called back but a tech picked up and told me to wait and they’ll call us back.
I didn’t receive a call for 30-40 minutes so I decided I’d just go there myself. After picking up some new treats and toys for both my cats (I thought everything was fine) I arrived there and the doctor took me to the back all hushed and told me my cat was seizing after the dental and not waking up! I didn’t know what to do and I just started crying as I watched them try to wake her up and inject things in her. I maybe spent 30 minutes there and at some points it looked like she would wake up (the tech also told me she is trying to wake up) but she had maybe 2 more seizures as I was there and her legs were twitching
Her temperature dropped drastically so the vet told me she was in critical condition and I had to take her to the ER. According to the vet she could suffer severe brain damage and needs to be on anti seizure medications for the rest of her life I was so scared something was going to happen to her in the car without a warmer and any medicines but I took her immediately to a nearby ER.
At the ER, they immediately took her to the back. I was so stressed and crying because my cat was so young and healthy before all this. She never had any problem, ever.
After waiting 3-4 hrs at the ER, the vet attending her came in and told me some good news. My cat is out of critical condition and all her vitals are stable. She is eating and acting normally.
However, there were some bad news.
She cannot see anymore. She is now blind. The doctor didn’t know if it was temporary or permanent I started crying and I didn’t know how to respond but at the same time I was so happy she was alive. They wanted to keep her overnight for observation which I allowed because I was scared she might seizure with us. Before leaving her we got to see her and she started meowing as soon as she heard us and felt us petting her. However it was obvious she could not see as her head and eyes kept looking everywhere.
Thankfully she had no seizures over night, and I called early in the morning for an update. Another doctor told me she is still doing fine and eating. However she is still blind. Her pupils are dilated more than normal however they do constrict and can react to bright light.
After researching, I realised it’s due to hypoxia of the brain. They gave her some medication for brain swelling in the morning and said we could pick her up.
I didn’t know how severe it is. When she got home, she took a while to adjust and was wobbly walking however eventually she began to go to her food and litterbox albeit slowly. It’s been 4 days and she is still kind of the same however sleeping a lot. She is honestly normal except for her eyesight.
Anyway even though I am grateful she is alive I am still incredibly devastated she has lost her eyesight. I’ve been trying to find an ophthalmologist and neurologist since then and I scheduled an appt for an eye doctor tomorrow. I fear I will spend a lot of money to be told the same thing but I have hope.
Does anyone know if there is anything I can do? Maybe give her some supplements or medicines or eye drops? At this point I am simply waiting but I am so stressed because I love her so much and it pains me to see she can’t see our faces or do things she loved.
I’ll try to book a neurologist appt but there are barely any near me and the closest ones (which are still quite far away) have bad reviews. So I’m not sure what to do. I just want to help her get better.
I know this is extremely rare but I’m wondering if anyone has ever experienced this and seen their cat improve over time? It’s all I wish for.
Btw the docs at the ER did say this was probably a reaction to the anesthesia and you do not need to keep her on seizure meds the rest of her life. They did radiographs and labs and nothing came up.
My other cat is also being so mean to my now blind cat! She keeps hissing and trying to swat at her. I have to keep them separate. This makes me so sad because they used to play with and clean each other…
I am just so sad…
I am sorry for the long post btw