Possible Pancreat*itis, Possible Pancreat*itis Options

[LittleKitty]

My 13-year-old cat suddenly started vomitting (over 20 times in 24 hours). The vet ran blood tests and found that the enzymes related to pancreas function are abnormal. Her white blood cell count is also high. They think that she has pancreat*itis but there is one result that is not consistent with the diagnosis. The enzyme count related to muscles came back at 5,000 (and should be less than 500). This result is seen in cases of severe bodily trauma. It means that her muscles are breaking down. The vet is not sure what it means since she has not been injured. I agreed to IV fluids and antibiotics but I do not want her to suffer. Any ideas on the unusual results would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[AlleysMama]

I have no idea what might be happening with your kitty. Have you tried talking to another vet, to get a 2nd opinion? Maybe you could at least call one and tell him the test results and see if he has any advice or info. to add.

Hope the poor kitty gets better soon.

[Leighann]

Not sure what the problem might be but, I just want to say - don't rush into anything. Your doctor can keep your cat comfortable while you explore your options.

[lucky]

are you sure your cat hasn,t been shocked or traumatized by anything.is the vet ruling things out by what information you give him.fluids would bring levels down anyway ,so your cat won,t suffer from them.if your really worried,ask for vet to confer with another one.my dog had pancreitis,sicked and severe diarhear.it was like water and just poured out of her and smelt so bad.she was fine after two days on fluids.severe shock can cause acute kidney failure,but even thats treatable on fluids.there normally measured by bunn levels,but thats easily detectable for a good vet.giving an animal fluids is standard practice,it stops the animal getting dehydrated from vomitting or diarhea.animals get dehydrated much easier than we do. if your really worried,ask to speak to another vet,your well within your rights and there opinions can be different in some occasions

[Shortrish]

I just got a call from our vet concerning test results done on our 4 year old cat Fidget, who began vomiting intermittently, and losing weight, and it got worse. The results came back, and Fidget also had out of normal pancreas results. But, the vet also did other tests, and his diagnosis is Toxoplasmosis, and Fidget is an indoor cat. Has anyone ever had to deal with toxplasmosis in their cat? The vet said that is rare, and he only has eaten Iams dry cat food. We never feed him from the table, and have no idea where he could have picked this up from.