Hi everyone,
I’ve very recently lost my little girl and I’m still questioning the vet’s diagnosis. I was wondering if anyone else has dealt with this diagnosis and what the prognosis was. I’ll explain without going into too much detail as I’ve already posted in the ‘General’ section and I don’t want to hog the forum...
So, my cat had stopped eating and was just sleeping all the time; the vet did a blood test which showed kidney failure, though he didn't think it was too serious – she just needed to be hospitalised to be put on a drip, and then we could bring her home... But the next day, the other vet at the practice called and the diagnosis had changed. She’d done an X-ray and found she also had pleural and thoracic effusion (fluid in the chest)... She told me there was nothing she could do because if she treated one issue, she’d be making the other one worse. The only thing she suggested was that if she started eating again, she could have some injections and I could take her home to spend one last weekend with her... We chose to let her go...
Now, I’m wondering if that ‘reprieve’ she offered could have actually led to my cat living a bit longer after all; it’s eating away at me (especially as she had started eating again). Could her kidneys not have ‘held out’ for longer than a weekend, and the same for the effusion? In hindsight, it all feels like a blur... Did that vet give up too easily?
If anyone has been through a similar diagnosis or has any knowledge on the subject, I’d really appreciate your input.
Thank you.
