Cat with facial paralysis

RE: Cat with facial paralysis

dachsie_4 — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 22:52:22 GMT

Owner didn't give concent for another sedation but culture showed that I was using incorrect antibiotics and cat has improved with the change so hopefully middle ear infection fixable with antibiotics

Monika

RE: Cat with facial paralysis

Thomas Johnson — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 09:00:48 GMT

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Hmmm sedated and radiographer. No polyp both bulae clear on radiographs. Tympanic membrane ruptured and ear cleaned. Cat just getting worse and now struggling to swallow. Suspect ear red herring and tumour somewhere else.

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Did you look behind its soft palate to see if you could see a polyp that had grown down the eustachian tube?

RE: Cat with facial paralysis

dachsie_4 — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 14:58:30 GMT

Thanks for all the input though

Monika

RE: Cat with facial paralysis

David Mills — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 23:53:19 GMT

Sedate or ga and have a look. Could be polyp. According to the referral places 80% resolve by traction and a decent course of preds.

Otherwise at 14 looking at neoplasia. If lucky abscess. Inky way of knowing is to sedate or ga thence from there.

RE: Cat with facial paralysis

grumpyoldman — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 23:40:21 GMT

VBO , polyps usually viral , can be bilateral , needs good light and a loupe.

RE: Cat with facial paralysis

Martin Atkinson — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:19:13 GMT

Erm, no. If the client wants their cat to get better it needs to be treated effectively. Odds on its got a polyp in the middle ear and needs a bulla osteotomy, But X-rays at least are needed to demonstrate this. Are you sure it's not the owners stressing rather than the cat?!!