I have a 3 year old siamese mix cat that I adopted from a rescue about a year ago. Two weeks ago she began vomiting. After 24 hours of vomiting immediately after eating food we went to the vet. He thought it was a virus, gave her an anti-vomitting shot, and sent her home. She threw up again that night so we went back in the next day. He kept her for the weekend, ran a few tests that didn't show any conclusive results, started her on Reglan (anti-vomitting meds), and she came home last Monday. After almost a week on the Reglan, she began vomitting again, while still on the meds. We went back to the vet this Monday and she stayed overnight. She hasn't vomitted again, but she also hasn't eaten much at the vet's office. He has run a battery of tests: 2 blood work-ups, thyroid, X-rays, heartworm test, etc. Her calcium and potassiam are up on her blood test, and he his certain that is what is causing the vomitting, just not what is causing those elevations. There is no evidence other evidence in the tests to make him think kidney disease. She has no other sypmptoms at all. She is still pottying, cleaning herself, being social, playing, eating (when she's at home, not at the vet), etc. The only problem is she vomits within 1-2 min of consuming food.
My vet recommended going for a second opinion, and if they can't help, he wants to do an exploratory surgery. There is one odd thing in her abdominial X-ray that he would want to look at (possibly scar tissue or something left over from her spay surgery), but he says the chances that whatever it is is causing hte problems are slim.
We are going to another vet tomorrow for a second opinion, but I just can't afford much more of this. My vet is kind enough to let me go on a payment plan, but I can't afford to be making monthly payments equal to an auto payment on my cat. I have already made the decision that if she has a chronic disease (kidney, liver, etc) I will have to put her down, but I do not want to do this until I know what is wrong. I hate the thought that I could make such a final decision and her problem be something that would have had a simple fix if we had just known what it was. Should the second opinion turn up no results, I will probably go ahead with the exploratory surgery, but if that doesn't help, I will be financially forced to stop searching.
I know that is very long, but I was hoping that if anyone one here was a vet, they might have some ideas to ask my vet about. Maybe something that he missed? I just want to know that I have done everything I can before I give up on my kitty! =( Thank you in advance!
My vet recommended going for a second opinion, and if they can't help, he wants to do an exploratory surgery. There is one odd thing in her abdominial X-ray that he would want to look at (possibly scar tissue or something left over from her spay surgery), but he says the chances that whatever it is is causing hte problems are slim.
We are going to another vet tomorrow for a second opinion, but I just can't afford much more of this. My vet is kind enough to let me go on a payment plan, but I can't afford to be making monthly payments equal to an auto payment on my cat. I have already made the decision that if she has a chronic disease (kidney, liver, etc) I will have to put her down, but I do not want to do this until I know what is wrong. I hate the thought that I could make such a final decision and her problem be something that would have had a simple fix if we had just known what it was. Should the second opinion turn up no results, I will probably go ahead with the exploratory surgery, but if that doesn't help, I will be financially forced to stop searching.
I know that is very long, but I was hoping that if anyone one here was a vet, they might have some ideas to ask my vet about. Maybe something that he missed? I just want to know that I have done everything I can before I give up on my kitty! =( Thank you in advance!