Calling All Cat Owners

My 8 mo. old kitten has something stuck up her nose. Vet says the only way to get it out is an operation going into the nasal cavity through her mouth! Good Lord. Has anyone experienced this?

Her symptoms are thick green snot from one nostril. Vet said that's what tipped her off that it's an obstruction and not an upper/lower respiratory infection. Vet doesn't do the operation, I'd have to go somewhere else. Of course this is a holiday weekend...

Cat is on antibiotics which will bring temporary relief to the discharge and congestion in the one nostril.

In a little over two weeks I'll be leaving this home and cat in MD for my temporay home in WI. I'll be there for the next couple months or longer, so I have to do this sooner rather than later. I'm thinking of hitting up my two adult children who are living at home (one is paying rent, other is full time student so rent is waived) for a least a hundred bucks each to "help save the kitty," kitty. Vet said the operation would cost somewhere between "a couple of hundred dollars to ..ahem, possibly several hundred dollars." So you get the idea. It wouldn't be cheap.

Argh... that's what I get for rescuing the darn thing. No good deed...

Thanks all for the suggestions and commiserations. I was hoping this was not an uncommon problem and someone would have dealt with it before. SWest I had no idea such a condition exisited! I suppose it could be a polyp...

Heyjude, thanks for the links. I'm thinking if it's income based I won't qualify. On paper it looks like we're fairly well off...on paper...lol.

I've been trying to figure out what could have gotten up her nose, the opening is so tiny! Monday I filled her soft toy mouse with dried catnip. She was on her back and got the mouse open and the catnip came out and covered her face. I remember her sneezing and now I'm thinking that was the start of it all.

Wouldn't you think if it was a small bit of organic matter that the antibiotics would take care of the infection the the matter would eventually disolve?

The vet is away until Tuesday. I'll keep giving the cat the antibioticas and will talk to the vet on Tues. I'll get her referal to a vet who does the operation and we'll take it from there.

A follow up

Antibiotics have kicked in and the kitten is feeling much better. Nasal discharge is less and no longer thick and nasty looking...well it's still nasty but an improvement.

It's funny, this teenage kitten couldn't be bothered with affection when she felt well. All she wanted was someone to feed her and open the door. Now she's all in your face, purry purry, and wants to sleep in your lap. LOL.