I am looking for some answers regarding my beloved cat who was put to sleep a week ago.
It all happened so fast. I brought him in to the vet because he wasn't eating as well as he used to and he seemed to be losing weight. The vet found a mass in his abdominal area and confirmed with Xray that there was a lump. Because my kitty (14 years old) still had good kidney and liver function he suggested that chemo might work really well. Before that though they needed to take a biopsy.
After the biopsy, the vet said the bad news was that the mass (attached to small intestine) could not be completely removed but still seemed quite positive about the prospects of chemo.
The vet perscribed sulcrate, pepsid AC (little 1/2 tablet),and oral metcam suspension (per ml/#0.95 Give 0.19 cc once per day with food)
The first 2 days after surgery, my kitty ate small portions but ate better than before this surgery. Days 3 and 4, he stoped eating so I had to give him food through a syringe which he hated. He would often throw up his sulcrate dosage.
By day 5 he was obviously on a downward slide. He stoped taking water and his gums looked pale so I took him to the emergency vet clinic. He was very anemic so they put on IV took an X ray where they saw "fluid" in the abdomonal area. His body temperature was low and his blood pressure was low. He then began to "crash" which included a series of heart wrenching convulsions. They recommonded we put him to sleep so I complied.
Since his death, I have been scouring the internet looking for answers. Is it normal for a cat to crash so fast? A week ago he lost his appetite...now he is dead. My vet suggested that the cancer might have got into his blood stream or caused internal bleeding/anemia. Is this normal?
My question is mostly associated with concern about the metcam suspension. I understand that this is not a product safe for cats? I really only gave him 2 of the 5 dosages but I am wondering if these might have triggered the anemia?
My vet has been really great...only charged me for the euthanasia and cremation... so I feel bad questioning him on what happened.
Any insight you can provide will provide me with much needed closure.
thank you!