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Originally posted on r/cathelp

Info: kitten is 4 months old, neutered male, in Utah, vet care accessible.

One of my kittens (grey) got a nasty eye infection, vet suspects herpes. He's seen the vet multiple times now for it and I guess we just weren't treating it right, and they told me 2 days ago his eye ruptured. Our options are removing the eye or doing a conjunctiva graft. I'm havjng a really hard time deciding what to do. I'm worried about possible complications and long term effects of the graft procedure, im worried he'll be in pain. My vet said most cats do well with medication if the procedure is successful, but I don't know if I want him to be on meds forever.

Its secondary, but I'm also not in a great place financially. I have the funds to do either procedure but the graft is like $3600, and I don't even know if its a viable option. The appointment to get him checked by the ophthalmologist is more than $200 by itself. I have about 4k in savings that I'm going to have to pull from either way, but it was supposed to be for college.

I'm really leaning towards just getting the eye out, but what if that's not what's best for him? I feel like I'm going to make the wrong choice. Im scared for his quality of life, and whether or not he's going to be in pain forever. . My other kitten is already a pirate (see cat tax above), I adopted her that way. So I have no problems at all with having another one eyed cat. I just want to make sure im making the right decision for him. Does anyone have any experience the graft procedure? Any advice is appreciated

Tl:dr my kittens eye ruptured from a really nasty eye infection. We either remove the eye or try a graft. Im worried for his quality of life if we get the graft, and its really expensive.

I have a ten year old very health sphynx(he's a half-breed who ended up being furless so no HCM!!!) who has what we believe to be an abscess tooth. I've been to see his regular vet and a secondary vet that could do a dental a week and a half quicker.

His surgery was suppose to be tomorrow with the secondary vet, but on the phone they told me they can not do x-rays. The kicker is that there quote is 1,300 while his regular vets range is between $851 to $1100 with bloodwork and x-rays included. We live in a low income area, so this is right on the money for the cost of vet work here, and they are considered the best vet in the area. I've worked with animals in the past, but it's been a few years. I'm not sure if there's new technology, but I thought x-rays where standard and one of the reasons dental prices are so high. I know that cats have deep roots, and asked how they could be certain it's extracted properly and there was no reabsorption. The answer was "they can just see it.

Should I cancel and work with him to the other appointment, or is there new tech that would make tomorrows work 100% safe. The high cost without the x-rays makes me feel like I'm being Sphynx taxed, I also couldn't afford to do another surgery after this, we have already spent $500 easy on both consultation and medicine before this, and are extremely fortunate to have an emergency fund for him.

Update: We went ahead and cancelled and his original vet expedited pain medication to us. Thanks everyone for your advice, I just wanted to make the best call for his health!

Hey yall,
So i woke up to my cat throwing up this morning. he threw up a total of 3 times in one go, the first looked normal, like a hairball, second was just a few drops of liquid, and the last one was mostly just beige liquid but with a few drops of what looked like blood. He’s acting completely normal, i’m not sure if this is a vet visit or not. Any advice would be appreciated 🩷

Hi. My dog had an abscess in his mouth back in January, get said he may need teeth removed. He was taken in and put under and they cleaned his teeth, no x-rays, no teeth removed. Now the abscess has come back, he went in today for x-rays and it was determined he needed 3 teeth removed. Once under the vet discovered 2 of his teeth had fused to his jaw. Could this have been avoided if they had done the x-rays back in January? I'm feeling really annoyed and let down

Age: 3 Months
Weight: 5kg

First off, to quell any concerns I took him to the vet immediately and really, I've already talked to a vet, actually 2 vets I just can't stop overthinking about this. Effectively, just got a new puppy, wasn't used to well, having a puppy around and while I was working on my car, coolant spilled underneath it, somehow my dog was able to make his way into the garage, I think by pushing the door open, which I didn't think was possible given how small he is. Anyway, he was unattended around spilled coolant for probably around a minute or two (which wasn't actually a puddle rather damp concrete at a 33/67 split (33% coolant). And as soon as I noticed him in the garage I decided to take him to the VET to be on the safe side. So he had vomiting induced within 20 minutes of whatever happening. Again I have no idea if he actually consumed any coolant. There was no sign of coolant in his vomit, and the VET said that we likely don't need to do fluid therapy in his words "if it was my dog, I probably wouldn't" but that we should do followup blood tests tomorrow and then a few days onwards. Regardless, it's now been 9 hours since this happened and he's shown zero signs of being sick and is still wagging his tail, being excited, eating food, going to the toilet, not overly thirsty and then also sleeping his normal amount as he's a puppy. I also called an emergency vet just to get a price on fluid therapy and they basically concurred with the other vet that if there were no symptoms so far we should just monitor at home.

My main question is this: Considering he is absolutely tiny, I'm assuming that had he actually ingested effectively ANY coolant, he'd be 100% showing signs at this point.. Is this a correct assumption to make?

My second question is this: Do you guys think a blood test tomorrow and then another one 2 days later as the VET reccomended to be safe is worth it if he's showing absolutely zero symptoms? I want to do them but my Mum is insisting he's likely fine. (this would cost $600 AUD and I do not come from a very wealthy family)

I'm going to continue to monitor him throughout the night and if anything is out of the ordinary I will be taking him to the emergency VET immediately. I have also gone and bought a padlock and put it across the gate leading in to the garage to make sure this can never happen again.

TLDR: My 5KG puppy was in a garage unattended with coolant on the ground for approximately 1-3 minutes, have no clue if any was drunk (but, no blue on gums, tongue, snout, face etc..) Was immediately taken to the VET within 20 minutes to have vomiting induced (where no coolant was found) and now 9 hours onwards, there are zero symptoms and he is acting completely normal. However, I'm still stressed out of my mind because I love this dog and it was such a stupid mistake to make.

Thanks.

Breed : a Labrador
Weight : unknown
Age : 8 weeks
He ate the pedicel part of the stem, the tip of the grape. Any help would be appreciated.

Mixed up syringes and gave my kitty 0.7ml instead of 0.2ml (.35mg)

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sometimes in the middle of the night my dog will scream in pain and goes stiff. he had a injury on his paw the vet gave him meds. but now he will scream and just not be able to move. I just woke up to him screaming in the hallway and unable to move.

age: about 8 years we think he was a rescue
breed: I dont know he was a rescue he seems to be a Jack Russell Terrier doxie

Or would it start degrading once taken out of its original packaging?

Our chocolate lab was spayed last Friday. The first few days felt very normal/fine. Then as of this Monday she’s lost interest in her food. Day one I got her to eat her breakfast via spritzing it with some olive oil. Day 2 that didn’t work.

Called the vet and they gave her an anti nausea pill just to see if that would help (on Tuesday she did gag a little and coughed up a nickel size amount of bile), but no results.

Am at a loss as otherwise she’s the same super high energy pup. The only other thing I can think is we had a bbq Sunday and while I don’t THINK she got any food out of that I’m wondering if she snagged a burnt piece of meat or licked some grill residue that upset her tummy? But you’d think that would resolve ina few days. Would love some help here.

As stated, one of my dogs ingested one of my vitamin D supplements prescribed to me by my doctor ( vitamin d2 ergocal 50,000 iu ). The bottle fell and 3 capsules fell on the floor, I managed to secure two of them but one is still missing; i’ve looked everywhere and im most positive one of my dogs ate it. I have two dogs, ( F, 40lbs and M, 75lbs). Im almost positive my male dog ate it, as he was there when I dropped it and when looking back at him he was licking his lips as if he just ate something, so I’m assuming he ingested the Vitamin D. I contacted Animal Poison Control and they recommended me to wait and observe him for the next few days and then go to the vet if any unusual symptoms occur. I feel so guilty about this, and I hate that all I can do is sit and wait for him to develop symptoms. Whats the probability of this being extremely toxic to him (or potentially her)? Is there anything I can do for him other than wait for symptoms to show up?

Hoping for advice on what would be fair. The hospital did try to correct their mistake and sent us to a cardiologist specialist an hour away and although I had to pay upfront, they will reimburse me through a claim. In the meantime they are still charging me for the full amount of the original surgery with 3 days of post surgery care. They discovered the lost catheter on the third day. After weighing the pros and cons with the cardiologist, it was determined that leaving the catheter in place was safer than the risk of emergency surgery at the moment. I’m glad the hospital offered to cover the cardiologist through their insurance policy but I feel like I shouldn’t have to pay them anything, or at the most just a fraction of the original bill. Any thoughts on what would be fair? Also this catheter could still be an issue in the future.

I’m living with my father now and I brought my cat yesterday and I’m going to take her to be neutered today but she doesn’t eat, she’s more than 24h00 without eating because she’s stressed about the change and I don’t know what to do because I had no other option

And now my friend who is going to get me castration said that she will have to leave the cat fasting for 8:00 a.m. before and that I needed food for her at 5:00 a.m. and now it’s 4:41 a.m. and she hasn’t eaten and I’m desperate because she said that the cat can die because she didn’t eat

My female kitten is about 8 m.o., spayed at 4 m.o., fully healed by now.

She has pimples with pus on her chin. She's a very active cat. I thought it might be due to hormonal changes, but she's spayed. Should I book an appointment or will this pass without need of drainage?

I would share photos but it seems they're not allowed here.

I’m living with my father now and I brought my cat yesterday and I’m going to take her to be neutered today but she doesn’t eat, she’s more than 24h00 without eating because she’s stressed about the change and I don’t know what to do because I had no other option

And now my friend who is going to get me castration said that she will have to leave the cat fasting for 8:00 a.m. before and that I needed food for her at 5:00 a.m. and now it’s 4:41 a.m. and she hasn’t eaten and I’m desperate because she said that the cat can die because she didn’t eat

My gsd is 4 years old and recently has started to bite his skin off in patched on his legs. Its getting to a point where its freshly bleeding and he doesn't stop how much ever I try to make him. Tried applying coconut oil but he licks it off before even letting it work. Even tried the cream that was prescribed for him for spots like this and he licks it off too. Even tried neem leaves but he ends uo licking it off as well.

The weather may have something to do with it cuz its extremely hot nowdays but its also rains here and there.

Im extremely concerned, is this out of boredom or is there genuinely something wrong since hes never done this before. And even now as I'm writing this hes but of 3 new patches on his front and back legs and licking it to a point it turns red and starts bleeding. Thinking of taking him to the vet again but honestly need other options, any cream he gets prescribed he licks off and its quite annoying when you have to do it continuously.

Immediate help required tbh I'm genuinely worried.

Hi, my cat is an 8yr old spayed Ragdoll and she has been having a lot of issues with her ears lately. She is exclusively indoor, so i think its highly unlikely she picked up some bug outside.

She recently went to the vet for blood in her urine/straining to pee and they found a bunch of bladder stones, plus a couple kidney stones in the process of forming. She has been put on a prescription diet and i have noticed her itching her ears until they bleed not long after she started. I have tried cutting her nails but it still keeps getting worse.

The wounds mostly look like small, scabby bumps on the backs of her ears and redness around the insides. On her left ear, she has scratched a whole flap of skin off her head near the inside of the ear.

She was previously itching her eyes too (~2 weeks ago), to the point where one got an infection from a small scratch. I almost took her to the vet but it healed on its own.

Please keep in mind that i am not financially stable enough to take her to the vet unless its an absolute must. I feel a lot of shame about it.

Hi, my dog has got a CCL injury, vets have gave him meloxicam to help with pain and inflammation and recommended strict rest to start with he is 15kg and vet is hopeful conservative management will work but was reluctant to give me any sort of %, my insurance doesn’t cover CCL injury (maybe should have read the fine print in hindsight) but here we are and will need to make it work for the wee man.

Has anyone got any tips, success rates or story’s or advice on how to keep him stimulated he’s pretty high energy and weeks of crate rest is going to send him loopy.

My husband and I took our 1 year old (50lb) Aussie to the vet yesterday for suspected allergies. He’s been reverse sneezing and coughing (seems to be productive as when he coughs he spits up a white foamy “phlegm”). They gave him a check up, no swollen lymph nodes, healthy sounding lungs. They ended up determining it was most likely allergies, and prescribed him with OTC Claritin, his dose is 1 10mg tab/day.

In January he’d gotten kennel cough for which he’d been prescribed cough tablets. There’s no name on the bottle besides “cough tablets” so I’m not sure what the actual medication is.

He’s still a little cough-y at night, so my question is if we can give him both the Claritin and the cough tablets as well.

For reference, the Claritin is given to him at 2pm and we’d give him the cough tablet right before bed- are these medications safe to give in one day?