Hi! I took my ten-year-old cat to the vet yesterday because she'd had intermittent vomiting and no bowel movements for several days. Otherwise active, not in any obvious pain. X-rays showed a dialated small intestine. After a conservative 24 hours with subcutaneous fluids and no food showed no improvement, we elected for exploratory surgery.
The surgeon said she thought she had found a hairball, but when cutting found the small intestinal wall was thickened near the colon. She said it looked like healthy tissue, and not like any IBD or cancer they have seen. This is a well-established vet affiliated with the local vet school, so I imagine they've seen a lot of both.
I'm just wondering if anyone else has had something similar happen? A vet reporting back "confused" is ... frustrating. Thank you!
The surgeon said she thought she had found a hairball, but when cutting found the small intestinal wall was thickened near the colon. She said it looked like healthy tissue, and not like any IBD or cancer they have seen. This is a well-established vet affiliated with the local vet school, so I imagine they've seen a lot of both.
I'm just wondering if anyone else has had something similar happen? A vet reporting back "confused" is ... frustrating. Thank you!