[Felvtalk] Nasal polyp

[Amani Oakley]

I’ve experienced nose issues in two cats, but in both, the problems were serious (one cancerous and one some sort of abscess which eventually impinged on the brain, causing a coma). Sounds like yours isn’t serious, which is a good thing. But, yeah, I’ve had to deal with blood all over the place as well.

Amani

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Katherine K.
Sent: February-09-17 4:19 PM
To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Nasal polyp

Anyone here ever dealt with a nasal polyp?

My 15 yo FeLV cat started having a chronic bloody nose (in one nostril only) about 6 weeks ago. We did a shot of Convenia, then tried 2 weeks of azithromycin antibiotics. Didn't help.

I took him in for a follow up yesterday and upon closer inspection we discovered a polyp visible just on the inside of his nostril. It was too small to remove with tweezers, so the vet prescribed another round of azithromycin to kep infection at bay, and suggested we wait a month or 3 for it to grow bigger so we can remove it.

I'm just glad it's not cancerous, but the poor guy has sneezing fits daily, wakes up with dried blood crusted around his nostril each morning, and I'm wiping bloody specks off my floors and walls (from the sneezes. Looks like a mini crime scene in my house :-P)

Curious if anyone else has had to help cats with nose polyps.

Thanks,
Katherine
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