Vet Bills Hit Hard After Unexpected Pet Surgery

“I just took my cat to a local vet (we have moved far away). She is 10 yo, is fine and her bloodwork is okay too (done 2 months ago tho, in august). She has undergone anesthesia before years ago, when she was spayed. The vet said they don't have heart monitoring (i dont know the proper term, EKG? It is the screen with the heart rate and the waves) but that she doesn't have a concern for my cat because her heart seems healthy and bloodwork too. She did refer me to other vets that have it i”

“I noticed a visible, rhythmic pulsation on the left side of my cat’s neck while he was lying down resting. Is this a normal jugular/carotid pulse, or could it be a sign of an underlying cardiovascular or blood pressure issue that requires an urgent vet evaluation? Any insight would be appreciated! Video link: https://streamable.com/044lec Age: 9 years old Sex/Neuter status: Male, Neutered Breed: Norwegian Forest Cat Mix Body weight: 12 pounds History: History of urinary problems Clinical signs:”

“Healthy 2 year old cat started doing this coughing/sneezing yesterday. He goes outside some and has had burs in his fur lately and we usually comb them out when he comes in but now I am worried he may have one caught in his throat. He usually does this after he has groomed and it looks like he might vomit afterwards. I dont think it is a hairball. I had to put a cat to sleep 2 years ago because of a mass in his throat and he first presented with a cough so I am super nervous. Here is a video of”

“Our 2.5-year-old Maine Coon recently went through an FHO surgery. He recovered nicely from the surgery and has been on gabapentin and trazodone. It has been 3 weeks since the surgery and we’ve noticed that as he is falling asleep or very relaxed, he gets sudden shaking in his limbs and spikes in his breathing. Sometimes it’s his front legs and sometimes his rear legs. We took him to the surgeon to get checked out but they didn’t find anything wrong with him. It’s definitely a new behavior that o”

“I have tried it all. Calming them down beforehand, giving a treat, the towel wrap, etc. She refuses to open her mouth with the “trick” where you nudge the side of the mouth, so I have to use my thumb and fingers to do so. As soon as I insert anything though, she shakes her head (I keep her sturdy but I have my limits on how tight I can hold a kitten skull), OR does something with her tongue to yeet it out of her mouth immediately. She has giardia, and I am scared that with the amounts she loses,”

“You hear a murmur while auscultating a cat at a routine visit. Owner denies cat showing any symptoms. Are you recommending diagnostic follow up on the murmur? Are you recommending proBNP or echo or both or neither? submitted by /u/Obvious_Relative5877 [link] [comments]”

“Hello, my cat (6 years old) recently started sneezing very frequently and running a fever, generally exhibiting URI symptoms (usually it doesn’t catch her that severely, it’s usually a runny eye and that’s it, so we were super concerned). We took her to the vet yesterday morning and he gave her 3 shots: optalgin, diphenhydramine, and convenia. more than 24 hours later I’ve been noticing that her eye got more runny, she’s very lethargic and every few seconds to a minute her jaw was spasming. Just”

“My cat Toast started making this weird noise 2 days ago. I was away visiting family but my roommate mentioned it to me. When I got home last night she was making the noise, but today she wasn't making it up until a couple of minutes ago (so it's not constant). I believe it's a reverse sneeze as it's not a cough, it's more like she takes in a bunch of air and snorts. It only once though, it's not a full episode of reverse sneezing which is why I'm not completely sure.”

“i've noticed the past several days that when she opens her mouth to yawn or something similar, she'll begin to move her tongue around and it looks like she was coughing up a hairball. it lasts a few seconds but she appears uncomfortable. a video of it is uploaded on my account. she's a domestic shorthair orange tabby, around 14 years old, she's neutered, not sure what her exact weight is but she's overweight, she's had a UTI (which was a few years ago), clinical signs are”

“Hi! I have been unable to get a video, but my cat (he is about one year old and the only pet in my household right now), has recently started making this noise when he has is nightly zoomies. I can only describe it (based on my research) as maybe a yowl or a growl, he does this every night right around the same time. And, besides running around frantically, he doesn't seem in any distress (not over grooming, biting, favoring a leg, and if I push on his belly that doesn't seem to cause hi”

“He came home late, with small wounds near his head (probably from fighting another cat) that will probably heal in time. The bigger issue is that he won't use his front right paw. He yelped when I accidentally touched it, and now he jerks away before I can even push through the fur (no yelp). He hobbles around very slowly and doesn't walk at all unless he needs to. His paw looks swollen. I'm guessing it could be a dislocated wrist, but a vet should judge that before i start panicking”

“Hello longish story but my cat recently was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and a blood pressure issue after an emergency visit. She was laying still and not eating, initially they said it was bp related but anyway following this my cat had a mini stroke(?) after what I think was a blood sugar episode(according to another emergency vet). Then the following day her pupils were very strange EXTREMLEY dilated in one and not the other. Sent he to original emergency(I've seen two, one fr first dia”

I'm an adult located in the USA. Vets are aware of the issue, my cat (7.5 yr female spayed) has an appointment with a neurologist on Wednesday, it's the soonest I could…

“I’ve taken him to the vet twice and all I was told is it’s probably not anything seriously dangerous because it isn’t coughing. But he only started doing this snorting thing recently and sometimes he has attacks where he’s doing this loud snorting for 15-30 seconds. It happens a lot after he eats. They have increased in frequency and he’s obviously uncomfortable and I just want to help him. He’s 13 and never has done this before like 2 months or so ago. He sometimes will eat and immediately regu”

“My cat is spicy as the vet says. (She is not spicy to my wife or me FYI) We have now gone to two different vets with my cat while she was on gabapentin and both vets have said they couldn't get her to stay still long enough to draw blood. Is this normal? * Species: Cat * Age: 7 * Sex/Neuter status: Female * Breed: Cat * Body weight: 8.1 lbs * History: She needs dental work but vets seem to be unable to get draw blood from her for the pre-dental work exam. * Clinical signs: N/A * Duration: N/”

“I have a 17 year old cat and she keeps having these episodes. I have taken her to the vet multiple times. They have done X-rays, ultrasounds, and bloodwork. They say the only things wrong with her is slightly elevated numbers related to her kidney function (I can’t remember what exactly they were, but the doc said not to worry and just make sure she’s getting plenty of water) and some age related arthritis, specifically in her back right hip. She’s been having these episodes where she starts stu”

“i live in the south west of england with a male, neutered 15 year old norwegian forest cat and the in the last few weeks he’s started making this sound ? he’s always been very vocal with constant loud meows but this is entirely new and completely different. i’m really worried it’s something bad, any advice or explanation why he’s doing this ? (i’m unsure of his weight but he’s always been on the slim side and haven’t been able to get an appointment with the vets yet, sorry !) i’ll include the vi”

“I adult 30 have a cat, 1y 9m. She had a seizure for the first time two weeks ago and things have been scary and non stop since then. TLDR: Seizure, emergency move, bathroom problems, ongoing breathing issues, diagnosis of mild pancreatitis. We have seen ER vets twice and her home vet once, second follow up Wednesday. While deep asleep from the gabapentin , she is about 28 breaths per minute but when it wears off, she is back up to between 40 and 48. Unsure about this breathing issue bei”

“I dont know much, we were on vacation and when we came back her tail was limp and couldnt sit properly, what do I do? submitted by /u/MajorConstant6425 [link] [comments]”

“Hello, last weekend (Sat 22nd) my (7.5 yo female) cat fell out of a first floor window - it had been open a crack and she nudged it open further with her head, saw something below, and slipped. I rang the vet as soon as they opened but they had staff shortages and told me if cat looks ok and eating/toilet etc she should be ok and to call again on Monday. Sunday (23rd) I was sitting in the garden when cat suddenly and viciously attacked me, she continued to be aggressive for an hour before calmin”

“A couple years ago I notice my cat's chin was a little swollen. I thought it was his teeth and took him to the vet. He had one tooth pulled and X-rays were taken. The X-rays didn't show anything. It seemed like he was in pain and his chin size would fluctuate from semi normal to large and crooked. He looks miserable and sad. We were advised to take him to get a CT scan.The Vet said based on his CT scan, blood work and bone biopsy he doesn't have cancer or tumor in his chin. It was li”

“As the subject says I'm taking care of a cat that needs medicine. It's a solution that gets rubbed on her ear. However, she is NASTY. It started out with just low growls. I did as the owner asked and gave her food with a tube treat so she was distracted. That was going great. Now I have a few days left and she has stopped the eating of the treat and straight up starts trying to swat and attack me and then runs off. This medication is important and I feel like such a failure that somehow”

“Hello all. Im posting from Canada, I’m looking to hear other people’s experiences in this . My cat is only 6 years old. He was an intact male that was due for getting fixed. Yesterday he went in for that procedure. I was extremely anxious but kept reminding myself it’s a very common and basic procedure. He was completely healthy and happy before going into the surgery. But then upon waking up from the sedation he suffered a generalized seizure. He was transferred to the emergency veterinarian, a”

“*I accidentally deleted this when trying to edit a typo so I'm posting again, I'm not a seasoned user sorry* I have some family members who have 3 cats and recently some hardship has fallen over them meaning for a bit they have very little money, they don't use reddit or anything so that's why I'm making this post. (We're not American or from any english speaking countries) I noticed that in recent months the left ear of one of their cats started looking weird(can't a”

“My (8mo) cat got out and I assume she fell (or was assaulted by a human most likely) as she's not cut up but her jaw jaw broken. I found her hiding under my car this morning and promptly took her to the vet. They told me how to syringe feed and I've been watching videos, but I just cant get her to eat. They arent a huge vet and dont specialize in stuff like that so they gave her morphine and a few pills to make it hurt less. Im now being referred to a Vet an hour and a half away and i ca”

“I have a black cat, who, for lack of a better term has always been pretty normal. She likes to sleep up high, she sleeps all day, she'll run around and play if she wants. Recently she has had outbursts I can only describe as "orange." (Aka orange cat behavior) she will have ears pinned, and roll around a mew and freak out. It's super normal cat behavior, but not really for her. She also suddenly really likes the floor. She even a month or two ago would try to find the highest s”

“Hey guys!!! Before I head into the vet, I was wondering if any vets out there could help me determine what is going on with toothless (my cat). Shes been doing this maybe a couple times a day but I’ve never caught her on video doing the coughing until now. If I approach her, she will want me to pet her and then she’ll stop the coughing. FYI she is 7yr old female, desexed, domestic short hair. Also, she started doing this for about a week, but then I headed to the UK for a month. My sister was lo”

“My cat has been drooling a lot these last days when she's pretty much never done it before. She's also been doing a sound with her mouth that kind of sounds like this (kind of like a kiss). The drooling is not frequent, but when she does it, it's a lot. She's not lethargic or disoriented. Some days ago she fell asleep on the lap of someone who had applied CBD oil on their skin and I later smelled it on her, which means the product got on her fur, then she groomed herself. Now I a”

“So sad about this, I took my cat in to get his annual vaccines, the vet checked him said she heard a heart murmur, set it at a level 3. I'm so scared and heart broken. She suggested I call a full service vet which I did and they helped come up with a testing plan, cost totaling a little over 2k. I will absolutely get him all those tests but I'm wondering if there's a more cost effective way cz that's so much money 😭 He's on a diet as of last month, we are working on his weig”

“Hi! I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas about what could be happening to my cat. My 13yo female cat has been repeatedly scratching the same spot on one cheek for months . She will scratch it so persistently that she opens the skin and makes it bleed. It starts to heal while she’s wearing a cone, but if I remove the cone she very quickly starts scratching the exact same area again. She also scratches at the cone. The scratching seems to have become more and more frequent. Some other potentially”

“https://imgur.com/a/m1Ml6Gj she’s a 12yo cat and has had this for a little while and has the symptoms of a tooth infection (smelly breath, chewing with one side, etc.), but i just wanted to confirm before i took her to a vet. submitted by /u/Kitchen-Mail6576 [link] [comments]”

“My cat has a big open wound on her chin, my mom and i cleaned it a bit and she kept growling. Other than that she seems okay, she's still eating and stuff, but she does keep hiding and is being more timid than usual. My mom thinks we should just wait it out and it'll heal on its own, she doesnt want to see a vet unless it worsens. I would add a photo but i can't. It just looks very gross and i'm scared it'll get infected submitted by /u/umbuhr [link] [commen”

“My cat (3.5yo) has been having a weird sneeze. She’s been doing it occasionally for the last few days. It sounds almost like a duck quack, not her regular sneeze. Behavior hasn’t really changed outside of that. We’re going to take her to the vet but was curious if anyone has heard their cat make a similar noise. submitted by /u/Critical_Key4874 [link] [comments]”

“I really don't know what it can be. It happened some times before, and since he (a 3-year-old male cat) never showed anything wrong, and it's something that don't happen often, I never looked too much into it. I've been recently to the vet and was treating bladder crystals and a little alteration on his kidney (which apparently is already fine). We did blood and urine exams, as well as a sonogram that found nothing besides the crystals in his bladder like 2/3 months ago. What rea”

“Hello! If it’s possible, can anyone look through the video embedded and tell me whether my cats breathing looks normal and not like she’s forcing her breath or having a hard time breathing… I’ve been watching her for the past two days and I can’t help but think that her breathing looks a bit heavier. I don’t know if I’m being paranoid or if there really might be something wrong with her🥲🥲🥲🥲. She’s about to turn 2 years old and she’s a tabby cat, weighing about 9 pounds. any type of help is a”

“Species:Cat * Age: 4 * Sex/Neuter status: Neutered * Breed: Common European * Body weight: 4kg * History: Diagnosed and medicated OCD * Clinical signs:For the past 1-2 hours, all her meows have been silent, but not like her usual silent ek meows, it's like she's trying to meow but no actual sound is coming out. * Duration: 2h * Your general location: Northen Europe * Links to any test results, X-rays, vet reports etc. that you have: N/A Hi! I'm sorry if this is a potentially dumb que”

“So I was given a cat by my sister to take care of. She hasn't given me many details about her daily health besides the fact that she has a tooth problem. When I got her I noticed that she smelled bad, her coat was oily, and she wasn't cleaning herself. At the time I attributed it to the fact that she was having problems with her teeth and was probably in too much pain to clean herself. Jump to now, she had surgery over a month ago to remove 3 teeth. She still isn't cleaning her self.”

“Hello vets, apologies for the disorganized nature of this post- I am sleep deprived and very concerned for my baby. My cat (12 y/o domestic shorthair spayed female) has been vomiting chunks of blood and tissue for about a month now and on off. I’m located in Indiana and she has seen a vet since her vomiting started about a year ago many times. Labs have been done multiple times with nothing remarkable seen. She was treated for pancreatitis, and it got better, but it has since progressed. Food ha”

“Good morning! This is my 1st post. I have a cat that's 9 years old and inside only. About a year ago she started scooting on one particular spot (a chair). I've had her to the vet numerous times and shes had her anal glands expressed several times and they weren't full yet she continues scooting. She's been checked for worms and shes fine. The vet thought maybe allergies and gave her a depo shot that didn't work. I changed her food per the vet and that didn't help. Then t”

“Please forgive any spelling issues, I'm very tired and worried. My nearly 3 year old cat, Syrup, started having seizures 5 months ago and I don't know what to do. So far I've been the only person at home or the only one awake whenever it's happened (I'm currently unemployed & spend most time at home in my family). When tried to talk to my dad about it he didn't belive it was happening. He thinks I'm misunderstanding what's happening and overreacting, and say h”

“I apologise that I dont have pictures or x-rays and appreciate that without seeing those you might just be providing best guesses, but its just ideas I can present my vet with that they could look into. My 12 year old cat had a teeth cleaning and dental extraction of two teeth (looking at a diagram it says 308 and 408). She was given an anti inflamatory/pain killer afterwards which she had for about 7 days. She hasn't really been herself since then, just a little lethargic and not as busy as”

“Vets, I’m desperate for help. Cat info: 5 year old neutered male domestic shorthair, I’ve had him for 4 years. Issue: We just moved into a new sublet and for more than a week he has been screaming from 3am-8am. Nonstop. Nothing soothes him. I pet him, he cries. I give him food, he eats it and then he cries. He cries until I watch him go to the litter box, then after he goes to the litter box he cries. I know that it’s common to have stress in reaction to an environmental change, but I have been”

“For the past two weeks she's gone from being a fairly quiet cat to yowling at the doors and windows, and rubbing herself against everything. Today, she sat in front of my boy cat and started groaning and putting her back end up to him. He of course tried even though he was also neutered, and she smacked him. She keeps licking her genitals amidst the groaning, too. I've ruled out water infection or parasites. Starting to wonder if I'm just unlucky and she's in heat despite being s”

“hi everyone, i’m not an avid reddit user so forgive me if i don’t follow usual tone or style. i’m writing to see if anyone could tell me what this symptom in my cat could be caused by? benny is a neutered 13 y.o. male cat, i believe a healthy weight, with no prior health issues besides a scratch to his inner eyelid he sustained during a fight with our younger male cat that he was prescribed an antibiotic ointment and optional gabapentin (don’t know how to spell it) for the pain for, a few months”

“I have contacted my vet, waiting on a response. The ER vet said it's not an emergency if he doesn't have a fever (his temp is 101.0 F), and that he needs an appetite stimulant. I have an older male cat who had all teeth pulled except canines on Wednesday, 7/22. He was given Zorbium and has had Onsior Thursday and today (it's been incredibly difficult to get him a pill). He screams out in pain every few hours, otherwise acting normal (sleepy, hiding a bit, but will engage and is cuddl”

“My cat just started antibiotics for a skin issue - today she was doing a repeated movement where it looked like she was trying to get something out of her mouth. The vet tech said the bitter taste can cause annoyance but I checked her and noticed that her teeth are showing signs of tartar and her gums look irritated. Everything else is normal (eating, drinking, behavior, etc.), but I scheduled a vet appointment for this week. I have a feeling she’s going to need another dental cleaning done, whi”

“My Devon Rex (Female, 5yo) has moments every now and then where she’ll be sitting calmly or even sleeping and will suddenly jerk awake or get alert and lick some part of her behind. It’s as if someone pinched her and she needs to lick it immediately. When this happened most of the time she gives a surprised meow and jumps off the couch or our lap onto the ground to lick herself. It comes absolutely out of nowhere. Most of the time we are not petting her, she’s just sitting without being touched.”

“Hi everyone, I’m on here today looking for some advice on a situation with my 5 y/o domestic shorthair. Yesterday afternoon, he knocked down a mirror which caused an extremely loud noise. The mirror did not break and he did not appear to be hurt, but he has become extremely traumatized by the experience. He typically is very social and follows us everywhere we go, but now he won’t leave from upstairs; which is shocking because he only hangs up there at night when we go to bed. He is scared to mo”

“My cat has been doing this breathing episode multiple times a day. Here is the video, I posted it on my account: https://www.reddit.com/u/Connect-Unit5894/s/buxQRypJcS She’ll suddenly start breathing like this, then eventually stop and go back to normal. I took her to the vet today because I was worried it could be asthma. They listened to her lungs and said they sound completely normal, so they don’t want to prescribe asthma medication at this point. Has anyone else’s cat had episodes like this”

“My cat is acting normal, but the vet said ahe had a broken tooth and there was an infection. Its one of the molars in the very back. The gum is really red. The vet talked about the risks of overweight cats, and my cat is also 10 or 11 years old. She's 11.8 lbs, but short. Vet didn't say the risks were rare, she just said "its up to you". She also didn't seem to want to say she recommends it. This vet clinic has a dedicated dental program, and a vet that specializes in denta”

“it won't let me add videos but everytime we pet him he struggles to breathe and he will run away and then it sounds like this gurgling noise coming out of him, his pur gets really loud, he will have sneezing fits and sometimes it will sound like he's about to throw up/ hair ball come out he will just sit there and gag over and over but nothing comes out ever. He use to be such a cuddly cat but now he can't even be next to me and my boyfriend for long without it hurting him. He starte”

“My 1 year old cat, Astrid, has seizures that started about 4ish months ago. The first one happened when we were brining her to the vet for her annual checkup in April when she suddenly had a seizure right in the lobby when we brought her in. We did the whole work up after that (bloodwork, x-ray, ultrasound, etc) and they found nothing. She was kept overnight and she was totally fine. The next time she had one was when we were once again bringing her into the vets office right in the lobby. Third”

“Signalment (Tabby, 3, F/neutered), No Clinical signs, A few months Hello. My cat breathing is different than my other 2 cats. It's not new but I'm just wondering if she has an issue and just not showing any sign vocally or another. Her head kinda move with every breath. I tried to count BPM but it's hard to because both of her chest and stomach move and not together. She doesn't have any other issues other than chin acne which I'm treating rn and she just meow a few times som”

“the side of my cat stomach has lost fur and red skin and what looks like a scab, I already read some information about it, saying could be from anxiety, and she does have separation anxiety and is very skittish I’m not too sure what happened. I left for a trip for four days and only got back a week ago and she was not like this before I left. I think it might just be overgrowing from when I left but it looks like the spot has bigger submitted by /u/Cool-Minimum-7720 [link] [com”

“Species: Cat Age: 14 months Sex/Neuter status: Spayed female Hi! I’m looking for guidance on whether the diagnostic plan my veterinarian recommended seems reasonable and whether there are other differentials I should discuss. About a month ago, my cat developed bloody stool. Fecal testing was positive for feline coronavirus, and my veterinarian believed she also had a bacterial GI infection that was treated. The bloody stool resolved, but her appetite never fully returned to normal. She eagerly”

“Hello, just looking for any information or opinions. My cat (female, 3 years) is FIV+ and Feline Herpes positive. I have only had her for about 4 months she was surrendered to a shelter. I knew she was FIV+ and knew she had had dental disease. First noticed her coughing approx 5 weeks ago. Took her to vet as I had concerns about asthma, vet was not concerned and suspected URI. Prescribed antibiotic and anti inflammatory. Another week passes, not improving, now starting to sneeze and have nasal d”

“my dog is 10-11 pounds and he ate some mashed potatoes that had garlic powder, salt and butter. I don't know if he should be easting that stuff, should I take hime to the vet? submitted by /u/Tiny-Tonight-9999 [link] [comments]”

“My dog’s poops have been yellow, more frequent, and less “formed” for at least a week and a half. She has, from what I’ve noticed, had a normal appetite, but has lost a bit of weight. I noticed tonight that I can feel her ribs and spine. This sounds gross, but I took her to the bathroom and she pooped and I looked at it closer/poked it around with a stick and noticed it’s almost odorless. I’m going to see if I can get her in my vet first thing on Monday and keep her hydrated & give her plain”

“My 4 year old male cat jumped on the wood heater while it was on (we didnt see it happen but he started acting really weird after and then limping so we checked his paws and realised they were burned) 1 is completely fine, 2 have that glossy look your skin gets with a mild burn, and one has what I assume is a popped blister on one toe. He's acting normal and eating, still affectionate but is limping heavily on his front left foot. This is the one im mostly worried about as theres broken skin”