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I am so worried, almost crying. My cat has had some problems with his ears, then the skin around ears...
But...
His main symptoms were related to shaking head and scratching...
I raised this one year ago, but I was dismissed somehow, that this is just his behaviour...
Now, his skin and ears look good to me...
He still shakes his head and scratches...
It is as if he had something in his throat...he sometimes pokes his tongue out, as if something was irritating him...not often, even not daily ..but may groom himself and stretch his neck and this is when it occurs...
Also when he stretches fully, there is a crocky sound...
I self-diagnosed this as a polyp...or polyps...
He definitely scratches around his neck now more often than ears...
I will have a follow up with him on Tuesday, and I will raise this with my observations...I have a good vet, nice to talk so she will not dismiss me...
I am so worried...
If this is a polyp, is the surgery just a simple one and he will fully recover?
Can any vet perform this surgery? Are they experienced enough?
I don't have much choice, unfortunately...
I am aware if they are going to assess him it will be under sedation...he was sedated for blood tests two months ago...I worry that I expose him to too much medications and procedures...
But if I ignore this it may grow bigger...
But...
His main symptoms were related to shaking head and scratching...
I raised this one year ago, but I was dismissed somehow, that this is just his behaviour...
Now, his skin and ears look good to me...
He still shakes his head and scratches...
It is as if he had something in his throat...he sometimes pokes his tongue out, as if something was irritating him...not often, even not daily ..but may groom himself and stretch his neck and this is when it occurs...
Also when he stretches fully, there is a crocky sound...
I self-diagnosed this as a polyp...or polyps...
He definitely scratches around his neck now more often than ears...
I will have a follow up with him on Tuesday, and I will raise this with my observations...I have a good vet, nice to talk so she will not dismiss me...
I am so worried...
If this is a polyp, is the surgery just a simple one and he will fully recover?
Can any vet perform this surgery? Are they experienced enough?
I don't have much choice, unfortunately...
I am aware if they are going to assess him it will be under sedation...he was sedated for blood tests two months ago...I worry that I expose him to too much medications and procedures...
But if I ignore this it may grow bigger...