1964catmom
Member Since 2023
Can anyone help me with information about peritonitis or Ascites? I’ve been given some very flimsy information from my vet and conflicting information at best.
I have a pretty sick cat and am at my wits end about what to do. This is my previous post for Twig:
She is 16 and health wise has been feeling more and more crappy over the past few weeks. I’ve taken her to the vet, vet number 2, multiple times and each time I was brushed off. I was told to “stop looking for problems” The issue was she was slowly eating less, pooping less and her stomach wasgetting bigger. Along with that her sugar was through the roof! All he kept saying was she was fat and needed to lose weight.
I had her in to see him multiple times and couldn’t get anyrelief for her, the vet refused to give her any meds of anytype. I finally felt lumps on her very swollen belly anddemanded something be done. I was told they don’t doultrasounds but can X-ray her, which was done yesterday. I got the results back today saying it looked like she has either an infection in her peritoneum or cancer but couldn’t reallytell without an ultrasound! Now he is saying she needs an ultrasound, which apparently they DO, do there and it isalmost $700. I just spent $500 for an X-ray and almost $1000 on blood tests and vet visits prior. If I had a million dollars I’d do every test available but I don’t do the $700 ultrasound is prohibitive now. I wish I knew this yesterday before I did the X-ray, I would have just paid a few hundred more and done the ultrasound! But I’m getting off topic.
He offered me clavaceptin (sp?) for her potential infection and I had to ask for anti inflammatories on top of that, but this is a crap shoot as he doesn’t seem to know if it is is an infection or cancer. Does anyone have any advice, information, insight on Peritoneal infections? Is that FIPS? Because other than laying on our back porch she is a fully indoor cat.
She did have a uti about a month ago where she was peeingeverywhere and mucus was in the urine. She was given meds over the phone as I had covid and wasn’t allowed to bring her in.
Sorry if this is a scattered post, I’m losing my mind rightnow! After weeks of saying she is sick and being brushed off, now I find out she is potentially dying of cancer or somecrazy infection.
Any advice or help is appreciated! Thank you!!
I have the exact diagnosis if that helps for further information.
I have a pretty sick cat and am at my wits end about what to do. This is my previous post for Twig:
She is 16 and health wise has been feeling more and more crappy over the past few weeks. I’ve taken her to the vet, vet number 2, multiple times and each time I was brushed off. I was told to “stop looking for problems” The issue was she was slowly eating less, pooping less and her stomach wasgetting bigger. Along with that her sugar was through the roof! All he kept saying was she was fat and needed to lose weight.
I had her in to see him multiple times and couldn’t get anyrelief for her, the vet refused to give her any meds of anytype. I finally felt lumps on her very swollen belly anddemanded something be done. I was told they don’t doultrasounds but can X-ray her, which was done yesterday. I got the results back today saying it looked like she has either an infection in her peritoneum or cancer but couldn’t reallytell without an ultrasound! Now he is saying she needs an ultrasound, which apparently they DO, do there and it isalmost $700. I just spent $500 for an X-ray and almost $1000 on blood tests and vet visits prior. If I had a million dollars I’d do every test available but I don’t do the $700 ultrasound is prohibitive now. I wish I knew this yesterday before I did the X-ray, I would have just paid a few hundred more and done the ultrasound! But I’m getting off topic.
He offered me clavaceptin (sp?) for her potential infection and I had to ask for anti inflammatories on top of that, but this is a crap shoot as he doesn’t seem to know if it is is an infection or cancer. Does anyone have any advice, information, insight on Peritoneal infections? Is that FIPS? Because other than laying on our back porch she is a fully indoor cat.
She did have a uti about a month ago where she was peeingeverywhere and mucus was in the urine. She was given meds over the phone as I had covid and wasn’t allowed to bring her in.
Sorry if this is a scattered post, I’m losing my mind rightnow! After weeks of saying she is sick and being brushed off, now I find out she is potentially dying of cancer or somecrazy infection.
Any advice or help is appreciated! Thank you!!
I have the exact diagnosis if that helps for further information.
One symptom was gaining weight due to the fluids. They drained quite a bit to make him more comfortable, and to do an analysis on the fluids, but it was inconclusive, and the fluid came back right away.
