Topic: old cat age 20 having operation for sore on its leg (Read 5428 times)

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #26 on:** June 06, 2010, 10:12:13 AM »

Glad he got through the dental OK - you might find his kidney values come down now he has had the dental, as they can contribute to high kidney levels, as well as high liver values.

Mark · « **Reply #25 on:** June 05, 2010, 19:48:44 PM »

That is great Andrea - and I bet he will be a happy, soppy old boy

RACR · « **Reply #24 on:** June 05, 2010, 19:46:08 PM »

I am sure he will. He is eating for england now and alot of making up to do for it

Millys Mum · « **Reply #23 on:** June 05, 2010, 19:44:01 PM »

Rupert bear

i hope he has a lovely summer getting fat

RACR · « **Reply #22 on:** June 05, 2010, 19:41:11 PM »

His name is Rupert

A lovely handsome tabby old boy

Millys Mum · « **Reply #21 on:** June 05, 2010, 19:39:57 PM »

Poor old chap, whats his name? Its good he came through the dental ok

RACR · « **Reply #20 on:** June 04, 2010, 23:46:21 PM »

We have a oldie rescue. Poor boy has come in extremely thin and ill, very bad mouth and teeth

The woners are living abroad at the moment and a neighbour was meant to be caring for him. Due to the owners not coming back and the neighbour complaining about feeding him etc.. he came into rescue. Little did the owner the condition of the cat

He has kidney failure and serious heart murmer. His mouth so bad and in pain he cant eat

The options were to leave him or take risk of GA.. Leaving him was no option, in a few weeks he would have to be pts and in that time he would suffer pain and misery, cruel to leave him. The risk of GA very high due to his age and heart but if he did pull through he can live a peaceful pain free life. I dcided to try and give him a chance. He came round fine and now isnt in pain anymore and eating and ill have tablets for his kidneys.

His teeth were so bad you couldnt see the actuall teeth, just a mass of plaque and rotton infections

most teeth removed bless him and wolfed his food down.. He is alot better than when he came in and can now live out his twilight years.

Glad to hear Toby has done well also

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #19 on:** April 25, 2010, 13:06:10 PM »

REally pleased to hear this

Janeyk · « **Reply #18 on:** April 23, 2010, 21:03:29 PM »

That's great news Lizzy

sending hugs to that brave girl

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #17 on:** April 23, 2010, 19:47:50 PM »

So pleased to hear this and hope that Toby recovers quickly

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #16 on:** April 23, 2010, 19:02:58 PM »

That's wonderful news:)

Mark · « **Reply #15 on:** April 23, 2010, 18:56:55 PM »

Thanks for letting us know Lizzy - I'm glad she is OK

lizzy stell · « **Reply #14 on:** April 23, 2010, 18:37:05 PM »

Hello everyone
Great news toby came round ok thankfuly she now as a big bandage and a lamp shade on her head shes obviously a tough cookie i just want to say a big thankyou for all your advice and good wishes i really appreciated it what a great friendly forum im so glad i found out about it.

Janeyk · « **Reply #13 on:** April 21, 2010, 08:13:49 AM »

I'm sure they will take really good care of Toby, I'll be thinking of him Friday and hoping all goes well x

lizzy stell · « **Reply #12 on:** April 21, 2010, 07:38:51 AM »

Toby is going in first thing,so maybe thats why hopefuly thankyou for the advice and im glad you think im doing the right thing by trying to prapare her for the worst,not that its doing much good as she thinks the vets are miracle workers which i wish they were.
I know losing a pet is awful,i know i had to do it a year ago but he was a good age too and i had to except he was old and he couldn't go on any longer.
I will let you know how it goes keep everything crossed for friday im dreading it.thankyou every one for the advice.

Mark · « **Reply #11 on:** April 20, 2010, 23:30:22 PM »

My vet said as cats get older, their blood travels around sluggishly along with any drugs. They need to have the fluids to thin the blood out before giving an anaesthetic. It could be that they are admitting him first thing in the morning and will put him on a drip ready for an afternoon op. I would ask the vet if it is possible. This is one of the main things they can do to help older cats cope with anaesthesia.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2010, 22:34:42 PM »

Two things are essentail for cats that age having an op, a drip to try and prevent kidney damage and a safe anesthetic suitable for cats that age.

20yrs is a grand age for a cat but you are doing the right thing in warning your mother, I do hope the op goes OK

lizzy stell · « **Reply #9 on:** April 20, 2010, 20:27:28 PM »

Nobodys mentioned about a drip,she loves this cat more than anything in the world,her kids have left home and lives on her own so toby is her life,i have tried saying to her that toby is a very old cat and won't live forever just to prepare her if any thing does happen but she seems to think toby will live forever she wont except theres a risk as up to 6 months ago toby had never been to a vets,she as never lost an animal before and thinks if she takes toby to the vets she will live forever.i really dont think she will cope.

Millys Mum · « **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2010, 17:28:22 PM »

Quote from: Mark on April 20, 2010, 09:12:53 AM

Are they going to put your MILs cat on a fluid drip beforehand? - I know my vet always likes to do this with older cats as it is safer.

I'd hope so but i know pdsa often only do the minimum which is why i dont think this op is unneccessary if they are pushing to do it!

Mark · « **Reply #7 on:** April 20, 2010, 09:12:53 AM »

Are they going to put your MILs cat on a fluid drip beforehand? - I know my vet always likes to do this with older cats as it is safer.

Dawn F · « **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2010, 09:05:39 AM »

I think Millys Mum is right I don't think the pdsa would do unnecessary treatments - fingers crossed that all goes well for Toby

Janeyk · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2010, 07:54:48 AM »

I do hope that all goes well for Friday, operations are always risky and more worrying if the cats are older or have current health issues. When our Smokey had his amputation he was fine beforehand and that was why we went for it but unfortunately things didn't turn out too well and we lost him shortly after the op but we would have lost him anyway if we hadn't gone ahead. However, our recent addition Pep who is 17 has lots of health issues, he is hyperthyroid, has high blood pressure and also has treatment for his heart but he had a lot of teeth removed last December because they were so bad and was absolutely fine.
There can never be a guarantee how things will turn out but hopefully all will go really well, your mum-in-law sounds as if she really loves Toby a lot, do let us know how things go

lizzy stell · « **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2010, 07:30:06 AM »

Hello
Thankyou for the advice,my mother in law as nothing else but this cat its her life and her baby and if any thing happened to toby im scared what the effect will have on her,shes 75 yes im sure your right they wouldn't do it if they thought it wasn't safe.i will let you know how toby gets on the operation is friday.

Janeyk · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2010, 20:57:00 PM »

Our cat Smokey had a lump on his leg on the bone and it wouldn't heal, he was 17 but otherwise healthy he ended up having his leg amputated. Our Byron had all her teeth out (bar 2) in her 20s, she also has a wart on her neck which has got larger and when we took her to the vets the other week the vet said the only thing would be to remove it but we discussed it and decided to leave it. If unsure have a really good chat with the vet/get a second opinion.

Millys Mum · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2010, 20:53:14 PM »

I think a second vet would be the best person to ask as he/she Has other issues going on, i would have surgery on a 20yr old if my vet were to suggest it to be in his/her best interests, i have a vet i can trust so would suggest you seek a second opinion if you think the pdsa vet has other motives, i cant see what if they are not getting paid for it

lizzy stell · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2010, 20:41:41 PM »

Hi
My mother in law as a 20 year old cat it as hyperthyroidism and is on treatment for that,it recently got a sore on its leg took it to pdsa and they have said it needs an operation as it won't heal as its on the bone which i think is stupid i don't think there telling her the truth.
I wouldn't put a cat at this age through an operation would you?they have told her it as swelling round its heart so thats why i think its unnessasary to do this operation.please reply as i need advise wheather to try and talk my mother in law out of doing this.from lizzy

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