24/09/2022
Lawyers for Companion Animals
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Warning about plug in scents.
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Warning about plug in scents
Audrey Van Dyne Tucker is with Adam Scott Tucker.
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I wanted to share Mit’s story to hopefully save any other pet (and pet owner) from going through the horrors we went through for the past 3 weeks.
We first noticed drainage coming out of her right nostril. It was mostly clear in nature and she was sneezing quite a bit. We took her to our vet and they thought she had an upper respiratory infection. We gave her antibiotics and went on our way.
One week later, the drainage had increased and turned bloody and her appetite was starting to decrease. We called the vet again and they had us come in an pick up another antibiotic/immune boost to add to her food. This was on a Friday.
That Sunday, she stopped eating, stopped drinking, was isolating herself and I noticed she wasn’t going to the bathroom as much. I woke up Tuesday morning and she could barely walk. When she did walk it was just in circles and she was unsteady and falling over, she wasn’t meowing, she still was not eating or drinking and she hadn’t used the litter box in greater than 24 hours. I called the vet again and we took her in. They were unsure what was wrong and said it was just a really bad upper respiratory infection and that it just wasn’t responding to antibiotics so they prescribed me a third antibiotic. They took an X-ray to rule out pneumonia and her scan was negative so they sent me on my way. I took off work Wednesday to monitor her. Thursday I ended up leaving early and so did Adam because we knew something wasn’t right. We got home and Mit wasn’t moving. She was awake but extremely lethargic. She could barely raise her head. We rushed her to our vet fully expecting the worse. This time they asked me what I wanted to do. We got her IV fluid boluses that I could administer at home and an appetite stimulant for us to give her on the inside of her ear. We did another IV antibiotic and some anti nausea meds.
At this point, nothing was helping. Adam and I had started to prepare for our next vet visit fully thinking we would not be bringing her home with us. She was dying and we knew it. All day Friday I cried and kept thinking about what we had done differently around the house and that’s when it hit me. About a month ago Adam found these really good smelling plug in fragrance wall diffusers and we had placed a couple upstairs. I immediately unplugged them, opened all the windows and turned on all the fans. By Friday evening Mit Meow was able to walk to us. Saturday morning she woke me up at 4:45 am meowing and hungry. She was almost fully back to her normal self. Her nasal drainage had stopped, she was eating, her balance was improving and she wanted attention.
After further investigation we learned that several of these diffusers are toxic to animals and that they have more severe reactions to cats because they are at nose level to them. I wanted to share our story to hopefully prevent any other pet parents from experiencing this and hopefully figuring out the source of the problem faster than we did.
I can’t thank Blue Springs Animal Hospital and Pet resort enough for their help. From staying open late to see her to allowing me to take home supplies to hydrate her ourselves, I truly appreciate everything you did to help us. I also have to thank Adam, my momma and all my friends who know how much Mit means to me and were there for us along the way. And last, I have to thank my coworkers who again, know that Mit isn’t just a cat to me and covered for me so I could take off work and leave early to be with her. You guys are saints.
Here are the signs and symptoms to watch out for:
When you first use them, a pet might immediately withdraw or cower away from that area. A pet might cough, sneeze, produce discharge from the eyes and/or nose, or suffer vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, or loss of appetite. Long term effects are also possible.
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