Advice/Suggestions needed re:Taz

[Catty1]

Hopefully the surgery can be laporoscopic without huge incisions? I don't know if they can do lap surgery on a cat.

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I hope Zoee is home soon!

[Taz_Zoee]

Thank you everyone, so much!

Yes, I think I will call the vet and ask what kind of cysts on Monday. I'm nervous about surgery but also it's so darn expensive. My dad asked me if he was worth that much and I said maybe not to you. But if it's not risky surgery then why not? He could have many years left in him. And I'll apply for Care Credit through the vet. Another scary thing is he'd go to the same surgery center that DJ (our RB Cocker) went to and he never came home, except in a box. Or the vet mentioned UC Davis. That's a bit away from me, but do you think they'd be cheaper, or do Care Credit?? I just don't know!!!

Zoee came home around 7pm and she was stuck to me like glue!!! Which was good because I needed to make sure she didn't lick her IV spots too much. She is fine and I'm going to try to not take her in everytime she has one of these episodes. It's too expensive and they don't do much except monitor her and she's always fine. Of course I say this now but when it happens again I'll be down there!! LOL

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear about Taz and Zoee. It sounds like surgery for Taz is a good option and you could do some research to find the best place to take him. I go to Adobe Animal Hospital in Los Altos and they perform a lot of difficult surgeries and the vets and vet techs are all wonderful caring people so you might want to consider this place as an option. My vet specializes in cats and she performs surgeries on Mondays.

I'm glad to hear that Zoee is now home and I hope that she'll continue to do well. Is she on any kind of medication for her seizures? I've heard that phenobarbitol works in some dogs if I'm remembering correctly.

[Taz_Zoee]

I'm so sorry to hear about Taz and Zoee. It sounds like surgery for Taz is a good option and you could do some research to find the best place to take him. I go to Adobe Animal Hospital in Los Altos and they perform a lot of difficult surgeries and the vets and vet techs are all wonderful caring people so you might want to consider this place as an option. My vet specializes in cats and she performs surgeries on Mondays.

I'm glad to hear that Zoee is now home and I hope that she'll continue to do well. Is she on any kind of medication for her seizures? I've heard that phenobarbitol works in some dogs if I'm remembering correctly.

I go to Adobe Animal Hospital here in Concord!! It's right near my house. But they would have to refer me to Veterinary Surgery Association (which is right next door to the ER vet) or UC Davis. I think I'd want to get the opinion of the surgeon before scheduling anything of course. So I'll have to look into my options.

Putting Zoee on meds has been discussed. I really don't want her on Phenobarb unless it is absolutely necessary. On Saturday they wanted to put her on Potassium Bromate (?), but again I am sorta against putting her on a daily medicine when her seizures only happen about twice a year. The ER doc I spoke to when I picked her up said he agrees with me BUT if her seizures become 3 to 4 months apart or 3 to 4 seizures (called clusters) at a time then he would recommend the Potassium Bromate. The reason I (and both ER docs) are against Phenobarb is because of the side effects it has. I don't know them off the top of my head, but it would be a last resort drug if her seizures become more frequent or more severe.

Thank you for asking about Zoee too.

[Medusa]

My RB peke-a-poo Charmin was on phenolbarbitol nearly all her life. She started seizures after she gave birth at under a year old and she lived to be 18 1/2 w/no side effects. I'm certainly not telling you what to do, just that there are success cases w/it w/out the side effects. Prayers continuing here in Ohio.....

[Taz_Zoee]

My RB peke-a-poo Charmin was on phenolbarbitol nearly all her life. She started seizures after she gave birth at under a year old and she lived to be 18 1/2 w/no side effects. I'm certainly not telling you what to do, just that there are success cases w/it w/out the side effects. Prayers continuing here in Ohio.....

Really? Well, that's good to know. I don't know if it's different in cats and dogs. But that is good to know. I know you aren't telling me what to do.
But like I said, it's not needed yet, so I know the option is out there.
Thanks Mary!