Photos are really deceiving, because all of us (including some of our concerned readers) thought the reddish "growth" was a tumour of sorts, but it turned out that Ebru was actually sitting on her tail when the photo was taken!
The reddish "thing" was actually her tail!
Her tail was tightly bandaged when she was brought in, and upon removal of the bandage, the "mystery" was solved - the reddish thing was a wound on her tail.
Initially, our vet felt that it was just a minor wound and we were given two options:
1. Continue with the medication given, and hope the wound would heal.
2. Amputate the injured part of the tail once and for all, and spay her as well.
Option (2) was supposed to have been done by the first vet Adah had brought Ebru to, but the vet decided against it because of "complications" that might arise.
We were all puzzled as to what these complications could be because it certainly looked like a simple enough case.
Also, we wondered why the first vet had prescribed an anti-fungal medication.
Finally, another mystery was solved when our vet made a phonecall to the first vet.
Apparently, a smear test had confirmed that Ebru has Sporotrichosis - a highly contagious zoonotic disease.
But thankfully, it is still in its initial stage, and recovery is possible with medication.
That is why the medication was so expensive - the Sporo drug IS very, very expensive.
To cut a long story short (and that's a one-hour consultation), the best option for Ebru now would be to carry on with the drugs prescribed (which includes an Ayurvedic cream) and monitor her progress.
Before we knew it was sporotrichosis, our vet examined her and found that she may already be in the early stages of pregnancy. Ebru is estimated to be about 6-7 months old only. Adah had picked her up from the university cafe a week ago.
So, Adah and Fitri will look after Ebru until she is well. Then, put her up for adoption. We told Adah and Fitri that they must isolate Ebru from their other cats and also thoroughly wash their hands after managing Ebru since Sporotrichosis can spread to humans too.
The initial bill from the first vet was RM225 and since I had promised Adah we would help her partially with the payment, we sponsored RM100.
Today's consultation was also sponsored fully by us.
Apart from the Sporo, Ebru appeared to be in the pink of health and as curious as a cat can be.
We wish Ebru a speedy recovery.
Thank heavens for kind souls like Adah and Fitri, who are willing to foster Ebru and nurse her back to health before putting her up for adoption.
2 comments:
Thank god finally the puzzle is solved...
Thank you again for helping us helping Ebru :)
Oh-ya.. My partner name is Fitri :)
Fitri - got it, sorry for the mistake. Remember to wash your hands thoroughly after managing Ebru, and please keep us updated on her progress.
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