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My Cat is Sick ='(
Friday we took my cat to the vet. He had many wounds on his body and they still weren't healing. In the vet they told us he has a rare blood disease that makes his white blood cells attack his skin cells... and that all of his fur and his skin would fall off and he might bleed and he'd be in pain. They gave us medications for him (pills and a spray for those... wounds) and said that the approximate time the cat would get cured and his fur would regrow would be in two months. When I was 9 or 10 my first cat died. ...His fur was falling off too (not his skin though... at least not that I remember... no, not his skin) bbut it was some illness he got when he was outdoors with stray cats. Well they gave him medications and said he would be cured... until the last weeks of his life where they said that he was going to die and they gave us the option of putting him to sleep.
Well what I wanted to know is if anybody has had a similar health issue with their pets. Or if anybody knows about the illness my cat has and could explain it to me. I didn't understand the vet very well. Or just any tips on how I could take care of my cat (he's indoors now). Thank you for your time.
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I know how you feel...both of my dogs had to be put to sleep but not becasue of the...because of old age. If it doesnt clear up in the time its suposed to then consider putting it to sleep...i mean...you want to do the best thing for it and not letting your cat be inpain is the best thing for your cat. But your cat has to be in really bad condision because you dont want to put it to sleep when it could still have life...let it be approved by the vet first! asHleyx3
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I will try to get this as accurate as possible. I am a student taking Veterinary Technology classes, but please remember I'm just as student. I don't know exactly what the disease is that your talking about, but we seemed to have brushed on this in my last Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology class.
Normal white blood cells (WBC's) attack and kill other cells in the body when the other cells are infected by a virus. When they do this, it causes a reaction that we know as inflamation. Ya know, how a cut gets all sore and inflamed when it's healing? That's what the WBC's are doing. They're helping the body.
Normal WBC's only attack the other cells that have been infected by bacteria or virus cells, but in the case of your cat, it seems that his WBC's are messed up and confused, and are attacking anything that they come in contact with.
I haven't experienced this with any of my animals, but I can imaging that it's pretty painful to watch.
You should seriously talk to your Veterinarian again. He can help you understand everything better than anyone on this site would be able to.
The number one cause of animals having to re-visit their Vet is that their owners don't properly understand what they're supposed to do with medication and aftercare. Veterinarians often forget that everyone hasn't had the extensive education on Vet care as they have, and tend to forget to talk so that normal every day people can understand what they're talking about. Normal everyday people often keep their mouth shut and don't ask for their Vet's to explain easier because they're afraid to sound dumb. Trust me, do not be afraid. You need to get your Veterinarian to slow down and explain everything properly to you. If you have any questions at all, you need to ask him/her. Don't be afraid to ask a stupid question, because, really, it's worth it to make your cat feel better, right?
If you find out what the disease is called, I might be able to find it in one of my books, and help you some more. I'm quite interested in these things. But, it's in yours and your cats best interest for you to call your Veterinarian back and ask for every little tiny bit of information that he/she can give you.
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and if u go to other people for other advice and they cuse u out again look me up or im me at edt_09@yahoo.com
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