Cat not well with dilated pupils

[carole]

Did they do some routine blood tests to out rule things like Renal failure,? because they would need to ,I honestly can offer you no ideas, except to make sure they do the bloods and get a second opinion, good luck.

[karlosw29]

Did they do some routine blood tests to out rule things like Renal failure,? because they would need to ,I honestly can offer you no ideas, except to make sure they do the bloods and get a second opinion, good luck.

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No blood tests as yet as they said she needed to eat regularly first before they would do one! (which is catch22 as she's not eating because she's not well). The vet felt her kidneys and said they seemed a decent size so unlikely to be kidney desease. Also she's not weeing any more than usual. They also checked her heart rate which was slighty high but nothing worrying and her reflexes were fine too. She's not lying on cold surfaces like she was a couple of month ago, she's back to warm comfy ones.

[Catlady711]

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No blood tests as yet as they said she needed to eat regularly first before they would do one! (which is catch22 as she's not eating because she's not well). The vet felt her kidneys and said they seemed a decent size so unlikely to be kidney desease.

You would know whether you trust this vet or not, but if it was me, I'd be seeking a second opinion elsewhere ASAP!

Where I work they prefer fasting prior to alot of blood tests, and I can't recall ever hearing any of the vets say a sick pet had to start eating first before they could do the lab work.

I've never heard of a vet that can diagnose kidney disease from simply 'feeling' the kidneys. A cat can have like 80% of the kidneys be non functioning before some show signs of the disease. Only lab lab work is going to give a proper answer, or at least remove concerns from the list of possibilities.

[karlosw29]

My cat has had her blood tests and kidneys and cholesterol are normal with slightly high throid but nothing major. Her BP was high which has caused the retina of her eye to detach - but the underlying problem is her heart that had a rate of about 190-200 bpm, so she has heart problems.
So the new vet had given her a tablet to control her blood pressure and gave her a different steriod to encourage her to eat and drink as she was slightly de-hydrated. We have the daily tablet to give her each day for a week and then well be going back to check how she's getting on.

She's been back at home for about 7 hours now and she's been eating dry food on about 4 separate occasions and taken water nearly every time! So hopefully she'll begin to be a little more active soon, but already she's had much more food and water that the last few days altogether. Fingers crossed.

[slick]

Great news Karl! I'm glad that you took her for a second opinion. Sometimes it's a hard decision to make especially the same vet has been used for years. Fingers and paws crossed that she continues to eat and drink well.

[Catlady711]

Glad to hear that she's doing better with eating and drinking for you. Hopefully this new vet will get her back up to par in no time.

[kb2yjx]

This is good news that your girl seems to be back!!!

[kokopup]

Our cat kallie started having dilated pupils before she went blind. She is also
deaf now. Kallie is around 17, i think, There is indications that she might be diabetic.

If your cat has thyroid issues it would be hyper rather than Hypo. With Hypo
your cat would be seeking warm places rather than cool places.