VOMITING CAT!! please help!

[KittyGurl]

Hi everyone-
I went to the vet today and I've only been to this place once before so I'm not sure how they are there, but the vet yanked out clumps of fur in order to give my cat a shot. Then she kept saying that the vial of blood appeared clotted (to her assistant) and then they would yank out more fur while my cat cried out!!! Now she has blood staining her white fur and the bald area is all red and I'm not sure if it's still bleeding slightly or just raw. I just now noticed this spot, which is on her leg, and I was absolutely appauled! I've never seen such a thing! I didn't even realize what they were doing until I saw clumps of fur on the table because my view was blocked by the assistant. Maybe I'm in the dark here, but someone PLEASE reply if you know of anything like this! Should I be concerned about this or has anyone else heard of anything like this when a vet says they 'can't locate a vein'? My cat is a bit overweight so I know what they mean about locating a vein, but shouldn't they just shave the area or something??? My poor Kitty. I am so sad for her right now. Please reply --- someone, anyone ---!!! Thank you so much.

That is cruel! Why didn't they just shave the hair off, but why yank it out. That is cruel! Call your vet and talk to them about it. I'm concerned too. I hope your cat is feeling better. Keep us updated!

[CatLover1977]

So far, Kitty is doing OK, but her legs are still raw in the areas where the vet yanked out her hair. One leg has about one square inch of hair missing and the other is about 1" long by about 3/4" wide of raw (and red) skin showing. She seems to be licking the spots where these raw red patches are on the inner part of her thighs. I don't trust the vet I went to at all. She really seems insensitive to me. Not only because of this episode of yanking out my cat's hair, but in general, she seems like she doesn't want to be bothered answering questions that I ask because I just want to be sure I'm doing everything I possibly can for Kitty during this time when we evaluate if she might possibly have pancreatitis. It is so difficult to diagnose.

[Catty1]

Could your local shelter or HS recommend another vet?

If the vet yanked out the hair on purpose - and NOT because your cat was squirming and lost hair that the vet was holding on to - she should be reported.

Good luck with her.

[Medusa]

I would "yank" my cat right out of that vet's office. If she truly did yank the hair out and not shave it, what the hell??? Find another vet, report this one and keep asking questions until you get answers. That's what you're paying them for. They're there to serve you, not the other way around. When my cats are stressed at the vet's, which is every time, their hair will come out in clumps. And my Creamsicle has a hair follicle infection right now and it comes out as though it was a paintbrush. Do you feel any little bumps or scabs on your cat? If so, this might be the problem. At any rate, just keep searching for the right vet and demand answers, in a polite way, of course.

[Grace]

Here it is, the 30th of June. This topic was posted on June 24th - 6 days ago.

Does anyone else wonder how the vomiting cat is doing?

[kb2yjx]

I was wondering the same thing, how is Tigger doing???

[Catty1]

I PM'd Tigger yesterday. Told her we care and want to know how the kitty is doing.

So we'll see...