Vets Miss Kidney and Neurological Diagnoses Until Too Late

“My close friend who does not have a Reddit account has been having a reoccurring issue with her dog. The vet is stumped and is having difficulty treating him. -dog is 9 year old, neutered male, black lab, living in the northern central Maryland. -no other underlying conditions, is up to date on shots and vaccines. -dog is active and given moderate exercise -dog is not left unattended -5 year old child and senior cat in residence -dog is considered a healthy weight and energetic for his age Gener”

“My dog been limping for the past 3 days and it's worrying me. I took him to the vets yesterday, and she said she can't see anything wrong with his back leg. Fast forward to yesterday, and his back leg was bleeding, I presume due to him licking it. I ordered some dog socks to stop him from licking his paw. Any advice ? Should wait to see if it heals or should I go to a different vet ? submitted by /u/frankiewalsh44 [link] [comments]”

“This happened the other day, and luckily it didn’t result in any distress for the owners… but it could have. Very sad case. Young GSD with aggressive oral cancer. Options were humane euthanasia vs chemo + removing most of his lower jaw. Owners opted to give him peace. They are absolutely devastated. The mom is sobbing, you could hear it from the treatment area. The dad is trying to stay strong for her but failing miserably. SUCH a good dog. A clinic favorite. Just one of those extra hard hitting”

“This weird spot that looks like a tumor or maybe a tick popped up on our elderly dog a few days maybe 2 weeks ago does anyone have an idea? Also he's had an odd cough for awhile now maybe a month or so Its about a half inch wide bulge on his ribs that looks like a scab We live in Texas near Houston & he's 12-13 years old maybe? Sorry didn't see they dont allow images in this subreddit submitted by /u/Key_Zombie1056 [link] [comments]”

“Hi Everyone, Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this but I recently had an emergency scare with one of my dogs and it’s become abundantly clear after talking to friends, just how badly my small community needs an emergency vet. I live in Taos, New Mexico. Two hours from Santa Fe, where the nearest emergency services are. Taos county is a rural, agricultural, and popular tourist destination community that has approximately 30-40k in population. With tons of livestock animals needing help as”

“My cat developed a limp about two months ago and I took her to the vet and the x-rays didn’t show anything alarming or concerning so she was sent home and told it will take time to get better if it was a pulled muscle. Fast forward and I notice she is still slightly limping, better than before but still limping nonetheless, so I made another appointment to get her back in with the same vet. They took more x-rays and she thought she saw thinning of the femur neck and had another vet take a look f”

“Our 1 year old golden is currently a week post-op from having a verrrryyy large trichobezoar removed from her stomach that had clearly been building for a long time. We are looking into trainers to really nail down her drop it/leave it commands, but I’m definitely worried we’re going to see another abdominal surgery in her future. Would it be reasonable to have “preventative” X-rays done for her every 6mo-1year to keep an eye on whether she may have another bezoar forming? I’m not sure if that’d”

“I would really appreciate some advice regarding my cat. I took him to the vet last Friday because he had been experiencing difficulty breathing and coughing for about 3–4 days. After an X-ray and ultrasound, we found out that he has a tear/rupture in his diaphragm. At the moment, something from his abdomen, possibly the spleen, liver, or a mass of fatty tissue, has moved into his chest cavity and is compressing his lungs. I was told that his left lung has little to no remaining capacity because”

“So me and my partner have had this puppy for 2 months now he has a lump on his rear right leg. It started off as a hairless patch but it’s turned to a pink lump that looks sore ( it isn’t we can touch it and he’s not irritated by it in the slightest) we’ve taken him to the vet two times and both times they have said don’t worry it’s nothing to worry about but it’s just getting worse. He’s a 4 month old dobermann x French mastiff mix 19kg not neutered active (2/3 hour walks/ plays) a day Please l”

“Hello, I’m looking for some feedback as a non-vet. Last week I took my senior cat to a local vet ER for labored breathing. After imaging found a tumor and he struggled to breathe outside of the oxygen chamber, it was strongly recommended to put him down. This was unexpected and incredibly difficult. The staff and especially the doctor were incredibly kind and I appreciated their confidence when I was struggling. I was thinking about sending some baked goods and a thank you card. Is this somethin”

“I feel for this owner's situation, but my jaw dropped when I saw this radiograph! 💀 submitted by /u/lokichild [link] [comments]”

“The short version. My kitty had "the weirdest case of bladder stones" the emergency vet has ever seen. They worked days on end to get him on the mend and I want to thank them somehow. I won't have a lot of money after my cats stay but I want to do something for the vets office to show them my thanks. I had considered bringing in donuts, but considering I don't know about allergies or if that would be an inconvenience to them I wanted to turn to hopefully some vets here to get s”

“I’ve had a long journey with my little pup. He’s a rescue who was obviously abused by a man. (Cowering if a man tried to pet him.) When he showed up on my doorstep he was a skeleton, drooling, runny nose and teary eyed. After a few months of getting comfortable with me he became very territorial of me and our home. He bit our first friend. I immediately got a trainer who told me he was a “red zone dog and I should put him down.” Over the years he’s bit others, another trainer said he was hopeles”

“I am at a loss. My cat (clover 4 years old) has recently nosedived into poor condition. We took her to the vet recently and her physical condition tested well. Blood test was performed as well and they noticed that she was anemic with a low red blood cell count. "Review reveals the presence of a marked nonregenerative anemia with a significant rubricytosis" She's negative for feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus as well. I can tell she wants to get better. The on”

“Wonder if anyone has had any experience with a situation like this. Our 10 and 1/2-year-old Labrador (otherwise healthy and active) started losing interest in his Purina pro plan. I could hear loud rumbling in his belly. Throughout the next couple weeks, he threw up a few times and started developing diarrhea towards the end. He had a bit of a limp from pulling getting his nails trimmed-front paw. Took him in and he was put on rimadyl for pain. Last day of the medication he acted fine, still not”

“My dog is a Great Dane. He will be 7 yrs this month. He was bleeding from his penis for awhile. I had taken him to different vets, got him x-rayed, blood work and labs done, urine tested. Vet didn’t find any reason why he would be bleeding. One suggested his prostate was too big, and I fix him… I asked around, and I did get him fixed. He seems to stop bleeding, gained some weight, seemed to be a happy guy! But now I’m noticing him bleeding again. It isn’t a lot, just drops of blood, not like an”

“last Friday, so 8 days ago, my 6 year old mini schnauzer mix got sick and was throwing up and having diarrhea. I stayed home from work with him and by the afternoon he seemed totally fine. Saturday he was normal, and then Sunday he suddenly seemed to be in a lot of pain and would yelp and run away when touched even slightly. he has a history of IVDD so I called up my vet and got his meds refilled, but after further examination that wasn't it. on Tuesday he was still acting weird and had poop”

“My lab (8m) had bowel obstruction surgery last wednesday. Today i took him to the vet for his check up and they said he was healing really well, he could have light exercise, walk up the stairs and get on furniture with a ramp. Later in the day he was sitting on the couch with my partner when there was a loud gust of wind he jumped off the arm of the couch before my partner could garb him. He did a little yelp. He seems to be walking fine, he had a drink of water after, went outside to pee and t”

“I am becoming DESPERATE. We have been to the vet 5 times in the last 2 months. My dog's nail broke, he had the broken part surgically removed, waited for healing, had hypergranulation tissue removed, and waiting again for the inside part of the nail bed between the toes to heal. It is an outside digit, and the inside part of it refuses to close. 90% of it has healed EXCEPT for the inside part of the nail bed, which just won't stay scabbed and won't keratinize. He has to wear a cone,”

“Hope this is ok to post -My dog is overnighting at the vets on an IV due to not wanting to eat or drink and sickness and diarrhoea. I'm really just looking for some reassurance as this is really upsetting and distressing for me. He has never stayed in a vets overnight, and I have never left him alone with strangers before. Please can any vets or vet nurses tell me my dog is going to be looked after? Do you talk to them? Give them cuddles? I am just so sad that he will be scared and alone &#3”

“Hi! I am 22 in the US. My cat is about 4 years old this month, and about 10 lbs. Sorry for the long post, but a lot has happened and I'm so stressed. I have access to a vet, I just took her there on Wednesday. She has had dental problems in the past, has a cleaning once a year, and last year the vet gave her steroids to help with some gum inflammation, but stressed that it was not gingivitis when I asked, and was just irritation from plaque buildup. The inflammation went away after a few day”

“I lurk here a lot because I have a dog and a cat and I overthink things. I am the kind of person who labels garage drawers so I do not lose drill bits. My unpopular opinion: the most useful thing this sub can do is help people stop trying to crowdsource a definitive diagnosis and instead focus on whether a situation needs urgent care. So many posts are really asking "is this an emergency or can I wait" but get framed as "what is this," like people feel they need a specific na”

“A couple of weeks ago, our 11-year-old neutered male retired racing Greyhound (now 76lb, which is down from his average of 82lb) developed a sudden limp and lameness in his front left leg. Our local Virginia veterinarian initially suspected a muscular issue and scheduled for us to follow up in 2 weeks after a course of Carprofen and Gabapentin. Six days later, we became deeply alarmed when his condition deteriorated sharply. He became entirely unable to bear weight on his left leg, refused his m”

Hey guys, I am posting here because I’m at my wits end! I have been taking my dog to the vet multiple times per year the past few years. He has been…

“Sorry it's long but I feel possibly relevant information to know as character reference of this vets office. I took my male 10 year old American bulldog 110 pounds to an emergency vet for a simple ear infection 3 weeks ago. Ever since then he has not been quite right. When I took him in he was happy healthy, wagging his tail and acting normal. Just head shaking made me take him in immediately to emergency vet for cleaner and medicine. It was the absolute worst vet experience I've ever ha”

“Any experiences or success stories? submitted by /u/Alevelfal30 [link] [comments]”

“my mom's 10 year-old Yorkie this morning randomly couldn't walk on her front legs or her back leg. it really came out of nowhere and after visiting the vet this morning they said it was probably a stroke or some type of spine disease and she would have to be put down. we were an absolute shock because she still seems fine and with it other than being able to not walk for a few weeks to a few months she's had something on her head that everybody has said was a wart well today we reali”

“Sorry, posting again because I mentioned a particular fruit and I didn't know if the automated mod response would prevent additional responses. My 12 yo BorderJack has had this thing on her knee for a couple of years, it's steadily grown in size. I think it was referred to as a skin tag, when we got a quote for removal, but removal added another $1000 to a dental procedure where the cost of putting her under and the other procedural costs associated with surgery were included in the dent”

“This is Kobe. Today we found blood stains around his rectum area. He was otherwise eating, drinking, and playing normally. We decided to take him to the veterinary. Upon inspection, they informed us that the bleeding was actually coming from his p*nis, and they allowed us to take the NSFW image. They informed us that this was a possible blockage, so they sent us to the emergency vet. NSFW Pic The emergency vet took him in right away and after 15 minutes informed us that this was not a blockage.”

“Today an owner brought their cat in after accidentally rolling over it with their vehicle. X-ray showed diaphragmatic hernia. The other tech, who had previously spent years in ECC, picked the cat up by the scruff and shook it up and down to "get the guts back in the stomach" and said it was a real medical procedure. I've messaged my boss about this because I'm concerned. Doctor was right there and said nothing. I only have experience in spay/neuter and GP. I couldn't find a”

“Mainly just need to vent but curious if others have experienced vets / emergency centers being nonresponsive or having to pry updates out of them? My dog is currently spending at least 24 hours at the emergency vet for a potentially fatal raisin poisoning. This emergency vet is 4.7 stars and seemed highly accredited. I dropped her off at 7am and they got her on an IV and said they’d provide an update by 2pm and 7pm. I heard nothing by 4pm so I called and they said she’s fine, resting, but they h”

“https://i.imgur.com/mPgx4zc.jpeg Two weeks ago we took her to the vet because of a loss of appetite and mobility issues. She's 16 and has arthritis in her back legs. The vet said we can do blood work or X-rays to see if we can see anything going on with her. Her blood work came back good. She was very slightly anemic with a red blood cell count at 31%. The vet said that's not uncommon for a senior dog. We never got any X-rays done and I wish we did. The vet said it could be from pain fro”

“For some background, I found my cat, October dumped on my sidewalk years ago when he was around 6-8 months (he is going on 6yo now). He was covered in wounds, malnourished, and showing signs of physical abuse. He was diagnosed with nerve damage to the right side of his face from a likely head injury. He's had a few ear infections and an ear hematoma that required two surgeries to fix, otherwise no history. Recently he began wheezing, dropping weight quickly, and having pus come out of his no”

“I had a 2 month old boxer I purchased from a well known breeder. We took our boxer to the vet to get his parvo shot, and 2 hrs later, my dog was completely paralyzed in his front right leg. No mobility at all. Vet said he'd come out of it eventually..... 3 months later and meds from the vet... it finally came back. Going forward, we noticed that we could NOT potty training him to save his life. We would have to take him out every 30 minutes for him to go. After 4 months of him flooding his k”

“My dog came up with a small lump in one of her hind legs I didn’t think much of it. Fast forward a month later over night I grew to about the size of a golf ball. That same day as I was investigating it ruptured and a mixture of blood and clear puss was coming out. I’d say enough for blood for around 2 shots (sorry stupid reference but you know what I mean) came out all at once and a good amount throughout the day. We went to the vet and they took X-rays didn’t seem like bone cancer or so they s”

“I’m looking for insight from vets about what they would have done if they assessed my cat. We lost her at 3 years old very suddenly, after visiting the vets the previous day. I’ve been torturing myself about whether I, or the vet should’ve done things differently. Breed: DSH Weight: 3.2kg, 2.9kg the day before her death Neutered and up to date with vaccines. House-cat, no other pets at home. History: chronic back pain since being a kitten, investigations found no clear medical issues. This cause”

“Cat is about 4-5 years old / male/ neutered SC We went camping for a few days and ever since arriving home he hasn’t been himself ( about 48 hours) - not running when his feeder goes off ( brought the food to him he ate some and hasn’t wanted water) - cries when we pick him up - doesn’t run away from my husband ( typically he’s not a fan) ( asked kiddo if he saw anything unusual in the litter box he said no) Other cat is acting normal. Texted the vet to see if we can get him in tomorrow, but unt”

“8 y/o neutered Burmese cat with IBD, CKD stage 2. Duplicated gallbladder. Past history of pancreatitis, triaditis, cystitis, gastritis, gastric ulcers/cysts. Has had vaccination reactions lasting over 8 weeks. Brought my cat to my local vet on 22 June after I noticed he was having episodes of straining in the litterbox and not producing any waste. Roughly 2 episodes per day but was also producing urine and faeces daily. Diagnosed with cystitis and received an injection of Loxicom and was given a”

“Cat, 17, female, spayed, domestic shorthair, 9lbs. Alabama, USA. I think my cat may be deaf? I’ve had for a couple years now and she’s never really come when called or responded to me talking or anything like that. She also seems unbothered by my dogs barking. It just clicked today when my husband dropped something very loud in another room and she didn’t react at all, didn’t flinch or anything. Her ears didn’t move at all either. Is there a way to be sure if she’s deaf or not? She also has hype”

“hello! my tabby shorthair cat is 8 years old, spayed female. i have had her since she was only a couple months old. she is a very lazy girl, food motivated, and predictable. always been that way. she is on prozac for overgrooming. i will preface this by saying: i took her to an ER vet already and her blood work and full body x-rays came back completely normal. ear cytology came back with some yeast but otherwise normal. she just had her annual full senior workup in december which was normal, the”

“I got my dog spayed 13 days ago and she’s been healing fine with some minor swelling near her incision. Today, I noticed some clear drainage on her incision that I’ll include images of. She’s not lethargic and she still has her appetite. She lets me examine her incision and when I gently dabbed the liquid off of her, she didn’t react so I’m assuming it’s not bothering her? The wound is not hot to the touch. Is this normal? I might just be paranoid because I love her and this is my first time hav”

“Our 12 year spayed female cat was diagnosed with stage 1ish (possibly early stage 2) CKD in May of this year. Her creatinine was 173 umol/L. We started her on renal support wet food and she was doing well. About five days ago, she started throwing up a few times and barely eating. We took her in two nights ago and her creatinine was 1080 umol/L and BUN was >49.98 umol/L. The vets were shocked and said she was in late-stage kidney failure. Back in May, her creatinine was only 175 umol/L. The p”

“so our family dog died on Fathers Day, June 21st, and my cat is defiantly feeling it. my cat, Miles, just turned 5 and him and the dog Lily were besties. she died of old age and had a wonderful life. they would lay in her big dog bed together, he would also cry at her to kick her out so he could lay in it alone lol. they would play, and they were very physically close as well. Miles would rub up against her intensely, groom her, sniff and lick her. they just really loved each other! i have anoth”