Advocate for your pets until someone listens
When our Miss Maya was rescued she had a polyp removed.
When we adopted her they told us there was a chance it would come back.
About a year ago she started having breathing issues.
I brought up the polyps with the vet immediately. She told me it was probably an upper respiratory infection and to just let it run its course.
I didn't like, or believe that answer. So I got a second opinion.
He didn't go the polyp route either. Instead we checked for asthma. Xrays 2 separate times that showed nothing to hint towards asthma.
So then we went the viral route. An anti viral medication first in pill form, then in liquid, then the kind you just rub on the skin. That kind gave her burns. So we went back to liquid. It was a nightmare. She would sprint around the house drooling it out and then she would hide for the rest of the night. And it wasn't helping.
Finally we decided breathing treatments as needed. Sent home with a bag of saline and 2 different medicines to mix in a nebulizer.
On Christmas eve she sneezed and blood came out. I nearly lost my damn mind. Luckily I was on a video call with a friend who works closely with the woman that rescued her. Not a huge concern, she said, but probably a polyp.
HOLY SHIT IS THAT NOT WHAT IVE BEEN PUSHING TO GET CHECKED FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW.
We had a consultation with a surgeon. They bent over backwards for my baby to make sure she only needed to be sedated once. They sedated, checked, double checked with xray, and did the surgery all in one day.
Not only did she have a polyp in her ear. She had one in her throat.
She had surgery 2 weeks ago.
The healing process was hard and scary.
Today she got her stitches out and the all clear to hang out and play with the others cats.
Today I put away all of her medicine. I put away the carrier we did her breathing treatments in.
And she can play without wheezing. Without coughing.
Literally cried happy tears as I put away all of her treatment stuff. She finally doesn't need it. She finally feels better.
A year of me saying something about the polyps until someone listened to me. It took a while but we did it.
I slept in the game room with her for 3 nights after we brought her home. I was terrified of those stitches. I was so happy to hear today that she healed nicely.
Anyways here's my little bald head baby (they had to give her a haircut for the surgery)
