I am trying to gather whether I’m overreacting to a horrible experience with an emergency vet. we brought our cat in and explained they couldn’t walk due to lame back legs. Cat was 20 years old and this was told to vet along with their CKD history

Cat was in a basket with a front door and the basket had option to remove lid. This is what every vet we’ve seen does.

this vet grabbed the basket and tipped it at an almost 90 degree angle to get the cat out the front door. he had no idea which way the cat was even facing.

considering it had been made clear the cat was struggling to walk I find this very odd.

is there a reason a vet might do this? We’d never seen this person before. I feel the need to complain as this felt like such inhumane treatment for a cat this old with the problems we detailed. Too boot she died less than 24 hours later.

I need advice.

We have kittens we been taken care of since birth. Ferral mom and her kittens have all came inside as of a couple weeks ago. They were kept in a safe secure spot where only we and momma cat could access. On camera and everything.

Out of 8 females, 2 have died from nuroligical symptoms.

Runt died within a 2-3 weeks or so at birth.

I got them to the vet every time.

The last one that passed a month ago randomly developed wobbley cat syndrome & then passed away at vet when she was found after a seizure with blood coming out of her mouth.

Fast forward to now, another Kitten whove we got attached to is now struggling to walk on her back legs as of last night. Shes falling over doing the same thing again.

I took her to VET hospital last night and they found an ulcer in her throat but that was it. They tested for Feline panleukopenia virus and it was negative. Because her personality was decent they gave us pain meds and to call if things get worse.

They just dont know what to test for they said.

They said it could get better or could get worst. And its getting worse. Qe dont know what's wrong with this litter and why all the other cats at the appartment havent had to deal with any of this.

They said it could be incest, unknown infections, ect.

Has anybody else gone through this ? Healthy kittens randomly getting wobbly then dying.

What should I pay for test to run. I asked about the cat aids one and the other one but they said they didnt think it was necessary! Maybe they were trying to get me discharged or they were tired but this is absolutely heartbreaking man.

This cat was healthy 2 days ago it seemed.

I dont know about the ulcer in her throat, I dont know about the wobbling now.

Can someone point me in right direction. I posted the video on the feral cat sub..

My sweet kitty has an appointment for in home euthanasia tomorrow morning at 9am (a little over 16hrs away). I’m not sure if I should wait for that or take him into the vet er immediately.

He is obviously sick but is breathing ok and is “outwardly” ok, except he is hiding under the bed which is not a normal spot for him and he is sighing sadly intermittently. He’s not really eating and has fresh blood in his stool. The vet did not seem to think that would mean he should go in immediately. If he seems like he is in unmanageable pain or otherwise goes further downhill I will take him in overnight.

He has been through a lot in the last month and a half, and I hate the idea of him being terrified getting stuck into his crate before getting taken to the vet again. However he doesn’t feel good/comfortable/happy/healthy which is all I want for him.

Is it better to let him “relax” at home until the morning, or stress him out but take away all of his pain quickly.

He has IBD and asthma, and developed diabetes from the prednisolone to treat the IBD. He hasn’t been able to get stable on his medications.

I caught it on video but doesn't let me attach here. It's a wheezy high-pitched sort of cough, only after she drinks water. Sometimes just one cough, sometimes a few more. She gets over it after a few seconds and is completely back to normal. Not sure what it is or if it's a concern? The only other time I hear a slight wheezy sound from her is when she's being naughty and I pick her up, she gives a sort of defiant whine, and from the motion of picking her up it can come out sounding wheezy

Ts first time i am 11 my dog is probably 1or2 years older she is a pecunese x jack russel her eye withe is pretty red she prefers to keep her eyes closed never been like that

Hello,I took a cat to a vet to get sterilized yesterday, the surgery went well and she came home fully awake and purring,now she ate small amounts of wet food as vet instructed, she didn't drink water yet, at least i didn't notice,she popped yesterday,but the main issue now is the litter is untouched, she didn't even enter the litter box ,let alone peeed.

Now important thing is she is an outdoor cat,this is a first time she is inside,so first time having litter,she also is wearing a cone idk if that has anything to do with it.

She is in a summer kitchen in the yard so I'm not with her 24/7 so technically she might have peed and it dried out while I was awake.

I might be stressing out for no reason bcs she is super happy,calm,she keeps purring,making biscuits, and eating well,she is basically acting same as always, so nothing points to an issue except the fact I haven't seen her pee.

So if anyone has experience with this,and has some advice, maybe few words to calm my nervs🫠 id appreciate it alot.🩷

• ⁠Species:Dog
• ⁠Age: 3
• ⁠Sex/Neuter status: F/Neutered
• ⁠Breed: Goldendoodle
• ⁠Body weight: 50 pounds
• ⁠History: No history
• ⁠Clinical signs: Vomiting
• ⁠Duration: 2 minutes
• ⁠Your general location: Canada
• ⁠Links to any test results, X-rays, vet reports etc. that you have: NA

Hello!

My dog ate a whole turkey leg with the bone yesterday night, a few minutes ago she vomited and I noticed some broken bones in the puke..

She ate her breakfast this morning and seems to be fine now.

Should I be worried?

Thank you..

Hi! My cat needs to take some pills, and he used to take them easily with Churu. However, he's now on Hill's c/d prescription urinary food, so I'm not sure what I can use to give him his pills anymore.

Does anyone have any recommendations for pill pockets, treats, or other ways to give cats medication while they're on a urinary diet? I'd really appreciate any advice. Thank you!

I just adopted a kitten (3 months) at a shelter. They told be she had a cold and she was on medication, and it should clear up in a few days. They then gave me all her medication that I would need for the next week. But now I’m worried, I just got home and was playing with her when I noticed her nose was bloody. The humane society is closed for the day, but I wanna know is this an emergency or not?

My golden retriever had a mass pop up on her neck literally overnight. Over the course of the day it grew from a a golf ball to the size of an apple. Not painful or hot. Normal color. Dog has normal temp.

Vet tried to fine needle aspirate and the samples were “contaminated” with too much blood so were inconclusive. She’s been on antibiotics for a couple days and the mass has gone down substantially.

Any idea what this could be? Talking about maybe doing a CT scan as the ultrasound showed nothing.

Hi, my cat got this weird something on his nose. It's here for about two weeks, I'm getting scared that it may be something dangerous

(He's two years old)

The photos are here

https://imgur.com/a/UqueFZh

i will not be adding all the necessary information as i feel like its not too relevant in this case (listed below) but i've been prescribed minoxidil and well i've got a very dear and cute chihuahua at home. i love him dearly but hair loss makes me feel terrible about myself so i've decided to start this treatment.

i'll be using liquid minoxidil on my scalp as i couldn't choose capsules (oral). and well i am aware that its deadly and toxic for pets, but i really couldn't get the best option prescribed. i've done research on how to avoid intoxicating and killing my dog, id be so heartbroken if he died because of me. but i still dont feel so sure about this. i am so scared my clothes or hair or bed sheets or scalp or anything really about myself, no matter how much i wash or desinfect it, will be stained forever and deadly for him. hes a very stupid and cuddly dog, licking and eating and snuggling against everything and everyone. so im scared hes gonna get sick and die, ive read even small amounts can be deadly.

id like to know if any veterinarians have encountered this situation. and how have their patients succesfully started minoxidil treatment without harming their pets. i've been postponing this for some months because i love my doggy so much but i also want to be nice to myself. for the past 3 months ive been shedding awfully, my next appointment is in 5 months and i cant wait so much to beg for oral minoxidil. my hair has gotten terrible. please provide me information about this (taking minoxidil safely with my pet being at my house) and what i should do to make sure hes fully safe, appart from basic stuff like applying it in a room without him, washing my hands very well with soap, changing my clothes and putting them into the washing machine, cleaning the surfaces of the room.

dog (chihuahua)

around 3 years old

male

4kg

I'm new to bird keeping, I have no clue on he's/her age y'all got any tips to tame it and just keep it in good health idk if it's sick or not but it seems to act weirdly the whole day resting it's head in its shoulders and eating and drinking and doesn't rly go to it's perch often.

Hello!
I have a 1 year old female black cat (Marceline) and recently I’ve noticed missing patches of fur on her arms/legs it started off with one of her front arms and now she’s missing small patches on every arm/leg but nowhere else. Could this be due to stress of some sort? It looks like she’s just chewing and potentially ripping the fur out, I don’t want to take her to the vet just yet since it’s so expensive so I’m just trying to figure out if this is something I should get her checked for or if it’s a stress related thing?

This is my first fur baby I’ve had on my own so I’m kind of worried about her..

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My 6 month old puppy small breed had neuter (with rabies shots and puppy shots) a week before x-ray was taken.

He was throwing up his food few days after neuter. Otherwise he acts normal, has puppy energy, no diarrhea, holds down his water, has appetite (too much), no blood in stool or vomit and poop normal. He seems to throw up his food after few hours as he would gobble his kibble, drink water and play. Read that neuter makes puppies more hungry and slows down their metabolism. We brought him to the vet as we were concerned as its been a week since his neuter and shots and the anesthesia and pain meds should have been out of his system and not making him nauseous (if ever that was the case).

Vet took xray and found no known foreign bodies. No parasites in fecal, no fever, no dog pain from his examination. But he suggesting radiologist to check x-ray as from x-ray could be possible enlarged esophagus and possible abdominal object. Which when he showed as the x-ray, he said, "all good and clear, but what is that to the big cloud on side of x-ray, I don't know what is that. You can do ultrasound or surgery right away. If we find something we will take it out, if we don't, we will close him up". That scared us. He prescribed us antivomit/nausea medicine. Vet said to call back if he throws up and next step would be for radiologist to check the xray for the possible enlarged esophagus and possible foreign body.

My dog hasn't vomitted since the vet visit a week ago and even after the anti vomit medicine is gone. We switched to slow feeder, spaced out his meal times and switched to Purina Pro Plan salmon Sensitive stomach dry food. He still acts normal energetic happy. As we suspect its him eating too much too fast and then go play. Or the food he eats. No issues so far.

But we are still concerned with the vet comment of what is that in the x-ray. Can someone look into the x-rays if they see any foreign object we should be worried about? As this is scaring us, since we just lost our 6 yr old dog recently to IMHA and we scared to lose him too. Thank you.

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for some advice or experiences from people who have dealt with similar liver issues in young dogs.

Our dog Koda is a 1-year-old mixed breed with some Shepherd in him, weighing around 24–25 kg.
He has always been a happy, playful and energetic dog but also really stressed and panting. As a puppy, he ate very well and grew normally, although he has always been on the lean side.
Recently, his appetite has decreased significantly. He now only eats a few bites, even though he is still playful and active.
We went to the vet and his bloodwork showed some concerning liver values.

Blood results (October 15):

ALT
1367 U/L
10–125
AST
297 U/L
0–50
GGT
25 U/L
0–2
ALP
248 U/L
46–337
Total bilirubin
4 µmol/L
0–14
Albumin
34 g/L
21–36
Fasting bile acids
12 µmol/L
0–14.9
Creatinine
107 µmol/L
27–106

His ALT was already elevated at 732 U/L in June, so it has increased significantly.

His pancreatic lipase was 56 U/L (reference 0–200).
We are currently waiting for additional blood tests to check B vitamins and pancreatic function.

An abdominal ultrasound is scheduled for Monday to investigate his liver and other abdominal organs.

Other symptoms:
Significantly reduced appetite
Occasional changes in stool consistency
Sometimes becomes restless, pants more and acts unusually irritable or mouthy
Otherwise remains playful and energetic
No obvious problems with growth

We are worried about possible liver disease, including a liver shunt, but we don’t know what is causing these abnormal results.

My questions:
Has anyone experienced similarly high ALT, AST and GGT levels in a young dog?
What conditions could cause these results, especially with normal fasting bile acids and bilirubin?
Are there specific questions or additional tests we should discuss with our vet?

We are very worried about him and would appreciate any experiences/ insights while we wait for further testing.
Thank you so much.

Hi all, first time poster here! I adopted my oldie girl (12y/o) in January of this year. She is a little thing and at the start of the year she was about 8ish pounds. She wasn’t overweight or underweight for her size, she is quite small.

She has hyperthyroidism and is on a daily prescription of methimazole, 5mg in the morning and 2.5mg at night, fed orally. She started off good with eating, never too fast or too slow, but over the summer she had a gassy tummy (treated with probiotics), an arthritis flare up (treated with some prescription pain medication), and rhinitis which decreased her appetite. She has since recovered from all three, but she has been sleepier and she’s lost about 0.5-1lb since earlier in the year. And today, she had her first bout of diarrhea in the 10 months I’ve had her. Her diet hasn’t changed much at all, and she’s been drinking more water.

We just went to the vet and her T levels came back within normal, but there were concerns that her protein levels were a bit low, possibly due to poor protein absorption in her GI or kidney disease (although blood tests showed that she is okay on her kidney health). We’re scheduled for an ultrasound next week, so this might be me overly worrying until our vet visit. Hopefully, it won’t be anything too serious, but I would like this little girl to be with me for a few more years at least. She’s such a kind little being and everyone I know just thinks she’s awesome.

I appreciate any insight (or even words of comfort)!

My 7yr old husky x tore her ccl on one knee about 9 months ago then during her vet visit in June we started her on daily pain meds. Surgery is not an option due to the extreme cost even tho I constantly feel terrible that I'm not doing anything for her. I know the other knee will go in due time from the extra stress being put on it at the moment. I'm guessing pain meds won't really help at that point.

I've seen SO MANY different ads and videos for leg braces and red light therapy but honestly don't believe anything is real. Again, surgery is not an option for me. I can't afford one leg, nevermind having to do the 2nd six months and $12g later.

I'm just curious if there are any options that actually DO work... anything to limit her pain and get her a bit more active.

It breaks my heart but know i may have to face euthanasia once the other knee goes if she can't walk without pain.

TrotLift braces seem to be the best option I've seen SO far.

Species:
* Age: 1ish
* Sex/Neuter status: Male, Neutered
* Breed: DSH
* Body weight: 8lbs
* History: Found with possible burn at train station
* Clinical signs: scabby wound on back of neck
* Duration: He was found about a month ago, it looks like the wound has improved with time.
* Your general location: Long Island

Hello! I adopted this little guy and brought him home today. He was rescued at the train station with a wound on his neck - it was suggested that someone had poured something hot on him and burned him. I then spoke to the vet associated with the rescue and she wasn't sure if it was a burn and suggested it might be an allergy. We have an appointment with our vet on Saturday but I thought I'd also put out the question to the many brains of the reddit, too, so this baby can get some relief. Currently prescribed Mupirocin ointment 2x a day, Gabapentin 1x per day (pain) and the wound washed with MiconaHex + Triz 2x a day. The cone thing didn't work out because of the location of the wound and he has been scratching it a bit. I'd love to help this baby find some more relief. I ordered a little turtleneck at the suggestion of the shelter vet. No culture on the wound was done, they explained to me why but I forgot. Appreciate your insights in advance. Wound Photos

Hello, i have been having an issue with my cat for a while now. Shes almost 4 and for 2 years now she has been getting weird eye irritations.

We have been to 3 vets now after our 1st one only prescribed isopto max/dexamethason eye drops the first few times and dissmissed further research.

No one was able to help and they tried antibiotics (amox/clav), before mentioned eye drops and some painkillers.

Sadly the subreddit doesnt allow me to add a picture so im trying to keep symptoms brief

Symptoms:

Reoccuring eye irritations (left)

Pain

Fatigue

She eats normally and seems generally okay, despite sleeping a lot.

Tl;Dr: my cat gets eye infections/irritations regularly and nobody was able to help

17F / in Tunisia/ and I can’t go to the vet / my cat is 6 months old /male /
My cat has had feline calicivirus (cat flu) since he was a kitten i took him to the vet many times, got him treated and his condition improved
However now that he is older, my dad has told me that I have to leave him outside on the street. Since then, his condition has gotten much worse. He keeps coughing, refuses to eat or drink, hides away, and his eyes are almost closed. I keep gently cleaning his eyes for him, but he still hasn’t eaten or drunk anything.and he smell so bad
I’m extremely worried about him, and I don’t know what to do. My dad refuses to let me take my cats to the vet again, and I feel helpless watching my cat get worse without being able to get him the medical care he needs.
Please, does anyone have any advice on what I can do to help him? Is there any way I can get him help without my dad’s permission? I’m really scared of losing him, and I don’t want him to suffer.

My 8-year-old Australian Labradoodle has been unwell, and I’m very worried about him. I’m hoping to get some insight into what could be causing his symptoms and how serious this might be.

Symptoms and test results so far:
Low protein on bloodwork; we don’t yet know the exact value or whether it is albumin or total protein.

CBC was normal.
Pancreatitis testing was normal.
Addison’s disease has been ruled out.
Lethargy.
Intermittently refusing food and water.
Vomiting.
Slightly loose stools.
Possible mild weight loss.
An episode of sudden hind-leg paralysis lasting approximately 30 minutes.

The paralysis episode: Minutes after vomiting, his back legs suddenly stopped working. After approximately 30 minutes, he regained full strength and returned to normal. The vet examined him and said a spinal stroke could not be ruled out, but they felt his full recovery was reassuring.
He also had an abdominal ultrasound, and we were told it looked like gas. He is currently being kept overnight at the vet on IV fluids.

We still don’t have a clear explanation for his low protein or the other symptoms.
I’m especially worried about cancer and whether this could be life-threatening.

Just wanting advice on this situation while we wait for answers

Hi. I’m a veterinary nurse student and I do one day a week placement & I’m wondering, with anaesthesia being given through tubing/mask, is there a high risk of being exposed/what are the risks to us getting sick from this?
What should I look out for?

Also, I kept smelling a really strong mentholly/deep heat smell on and off today it’s stuck in my nose! Is this cleaning chemical? I couldn’t pinpoint where it came from!

Thankyou.