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I took in one of my free roamers 5 days ago who is ill. These are the issues he is dealing with- moderate crf, ataxia of unknown origin in one hind leg which is causing motility trouble, a heart murmur and blindness possibly from retinal detachment in both eyes now. He had bleeding in one eye and I thought he was having vision issues but the first dvm did not really look at eyes other than to say she thought it was an old injury and he was not in pain from it.
He stopped eating the day after we took him in, he is in the drop trap for now for isolation but will be done soon. I am worried how my kitties will be with him due to all his issues. They know him from watching him eat etc. and Merlin already knew him outside. He was fiv pos in 2015 at tnr, still felv neg now. No known thyroid issues. He had some runs after a normal poop the first day so we tried metronidazole and mertazapine. Stool is negative. I have been syringe feeding him baby food since he stopped eating on his own.
I took him back today and reg dvm there diagnosed the blindness and thinks it is retinal detachment in both eyes from crf/ hypertension. We put him on enalapril and I am hoping it will help his vision, the blood has mostly cleared from the affected eye. He is getting US of the heart and abdomen Monday. They gave fluid and a shot of pepcid and cerenia.
Any ideas what we can do for his eyes? I read that a steroid can help too but they would not give him that last week. I also read surgery has to be done right away for this or it won’t work but the meds can improve the tear and vision over time. I am waiting for the US and then will try to go to an opthamologist.
I am afraid he won’t make it through all of this but I hope he will. He started letting me pet him about 2 years ago outside and is touchable etc. now, he is a sweetie overall but he was still skittish outside. He showed up in 2015 when I tnrd him but I was not feeding then and then he came to eat when I was trying to trap another cat who was possibly preggers. He is one of 3 musketeers of my free roamers.
I took in one of my free roamers 5 days ago who is ill. These are the issues he is dealing with- moderate crf, ataxia of unknown origin in one hind leg which is causing motility trouble, a heart murmur and blindness possibly from retinal detachment in both eyes now. He had bleeding in one eye and I thought he was having vision issues but the first dvm did not really look at eyes other than to say she thought it was an old injury and he was not in pain from it.
He stopped eating the day after we took him in, he is in the drop trap for now for isolation but will be done soon. I am worried how my kitties will be with him due to all his issues. They know him from watching him eat etc. and Merlin already knew him outside. He was fiv pos in 2015 at tnr, still felv neg now. No known thyroid issues. He had some runs after a normal poop the first day so we tried metronidazole and mertazapine. Stool is negative. I have been syringe feeding him baby food since he stopped eating on his own.
I took him back today and reg dvm there diagnosed the blindness and thinks it is retinal detachment in both eyes from crf/ hypertension. We put him on enalapril and I am hoping it will help his vision, the blood has mostly cleared from the affected eye. He is getting US of the heart and abdomen Monday. They gave fluid and a shot of pepcid and cerenia.
Any ideas what we can do for his eyes? I read that a steroid can help too but they would not give him that last week. I also read surgery has to be done right away for this or it won’t work but the meds can improve the tear and vision over time. I am waiting for the US and then will try to go to an opthamologist.
I am afraid he won’t make it through all of this but I hope he will. He started letting me pet him about 2 years ago outside and is touchable etc. now, he is a sweetie overall but he was still skittish outside. He showed up in 2015 when I tnrd him but I was not feeding then and then he came to eat when I was trying to trap another cat who was possibly preggers. He is one of 3 musketeers of my free roamers.
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