I am going on very little sleep and am about to leave for work so please bare with me here. I will post more details, if needed, when I get home tonight.
I have a four cat household which includes:
-a 2.5 year old male, former feral... healthy aside from occasional watery eyes. Adopted from a feral cat rescue.
-a 3.5 year old female, former feral(found in the country)... history of a rare condition(patent urachus, which was corrected through surgery), coccidia and I believe upper respitory/some kind of worms when I first got her, small size, dry hair, irritable bowel syndrome, occasional runny eyes/hard mucous that needs to be removed from her nose, overweight(overeats)... but otherwise a happy, active little girl. Recently I brought her to the vet after I became paranoid due to one of my other cat's illnesses and he found that she has severe gingivitis, missing teeth, and at least one tooth that needs to be pulled. I feel horrible for not noticing this. She's scheduled for a cleaning tomorrow and I am fearful that damage was done to her kidneys, heart, and/or liver. She tested negative for FIV/Feline Leukemia. The doctor didn't feel the need to test for FIP, though, which is what I originally brought her in for.
-an 8 year old male, former feral...has always had mild seasonal allergies mostly in early fall. Otherwise healthy and active. About 2.5 years ago, however, he had something happen to him that almost completely resembled a vascular stroke. After a lot of tests and the aid of an excellent, caring neurologist we still don't know exactly what happened to him but it left him temporarely paralyzed in his right limbs. He has since recovered and learned how to walk with some weakness and difficulty. Still, it was an amazing recovery.
-an estimated 8 or 9 year old male, former indoor/outdoor cat(was declawed, neutered, etc when I found him). Aside from "fat deposits" and being a slightly overweight cat he has been healthy until recently when I rushed him to the emergency room with severe uveitis. He was tested for FIV, Feline Leukemia, FIP, etc. Nothing came back positive except for a low titer for being exposed to some sort of coronavirus.. which his opthamologist is not concerned about and does not believe was the cause of his infection. He is currently on medication to treat the inflammation which resulted in glaucoma.
So far none of the vets that I have brought my "9 or 8 year old" or my 3.5 year old to have been able to determine the cause of their conditions. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am at a loss. I'm maxing out the few credit cards I have and am fearful that I will run out of money/credit trying to figure all of this out, to no avail. I am willing to spend everything I have but I don't want these things to remain a mystery, even after all the tests I'm willing to have performed. It's very frustrating. I just want them to all be happy and healthy. Please help.
- A Very Concerned, Scared, and Saddened Mother
I have a four cat household which includes:
-a 2.5 year old male, former feral... healthy aside from occasional watery eyes. Adopted from a feral cat rescue.
-a 3.5 year old female, former feral(found in the country)... history of a rare condition(patent urachus, which was corrected through surgery), coccidia and I believe upper respitory/some kind of worms when I first got her, small size, dry hair, irritable bowel syndrome, occasional runny eyes/hard mucous that needs to be removed from her nose, overweight(overeats)... but otherwise a happy, active little girl. Recently I brought her to the vet after I became paranoid due to one of my other cat's illnesses and he found that she has severe gingivitis, missing teeth, and at least one tooth that needs to be pulled. I feel horrible for not noticing this. She's scheduled for a cleaning tomorrow and I am fearful that damage was done to her kidneys, heart, and/or liver. She tested negative for FIV/Feline Leukemia. The doctor didn't feel the need to test for FIP, though, which is what I originally brought her in for.
-an 8 year old male, former feral...has always had mild seasonal allergies mostly in early fall. Otherwise healthy and active. About 2.5 years ago, however, he had something happen to him that almost completely resembled a vascular stroke. After a lot of tests and the aid of an excellent, caring neurologist we still don't know exactly what happened to him but it left him temporarely paralyzed in his right limbs. He has since recovered and learned how to walk with some weakness and difficulty. Still, it was an amazing recovery.
-an estimated 8 or 9 year old male, former indoor/outdoor cat(was declawed, neutered, etc when I found him). Aside from "fat deposits" and being a slightly overweight cat he has been healthy until recently when I rushed him to the emergency room with severe uveitis. He was tested for FIV, Feline Leukemia, FIP, etc. Nothing came back positive except for a low titer for being exposed to some sort of coronavirus.. which his opthamologist is not concerned about and does not believe was the cause of his infection. He is currently on medication to treat the inflammation which resulted in glaucoma.
So far none of the vets that I have brought my "9 or 8 year old" or my 3.5 year old to have been able to determine the cause of their conditions. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am at a loss. I'm maxing out the few credit cards I have and am fearful that I will run out of money/credit trying to figure all of this out, to no avail. I am willing to spend everything I have but I don't want these things to remain a mystery, even after all the tests I'm willing to have performed. It's very frustrating. I just want them to all be happy and healthy. Please help.
- A Very Concerned, Scared, and Saddened Mother
