Thank you Lynn, Laurie, Jo, Banu and others for your help and advice. Sorry for the group reply, rushing against time here. I have contacted a second vet --...
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Suze Winn
ruffiannroses
Dec 8, 2012 6:39 pm
From: suzewinn@... To: feline_lymphoma@yahoogroups.com; feline-cancer@yahoogroups.com To Meiko, and my other sweet babies, With love and gratitude....
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janie
sockster...
Dec 8, 2012 7:36 pm
This is a long shot. Are you in Indiana? I see the cats name is Indy. If so you can go to Purdue University and get great care. If you are not in that county...
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Darlene Handley
darlenehandley
Dec 8, 2012 8:04 pm
A cardiologist or at the least a internist specialist; my boy Boone had the same thing happen to him at 5 yo; suddenly my Mom found him dragging himself around...
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Gina Williams
ginawsia
Dec 8, 2012 8:40 pm
Hello Kendra, I feel for you and Indy. My TJ had difficulty walking with his hind legs this past Wednesday. He is a patient of Purdue's Small Animal Hospital....
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acrocat@...
acrocat...
Dec 9, 2012 1:10 am
Re: the use of heparin etc. Just to clarify, heparin does not dissolve the clot. Its use (usually in a specific form called fractionated or low molecular...
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Lynn
lynn49805
Dec 9, 2012 1:16 am
Kendra, Here is an article on Saddle Thrombosis.The prognosis may be better than your vet said according to this. My cat didn't have any necrosis and was...
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Lynn
lynn49805
Dec 9, 2012 1:23 am
I reading this jogged my memory. When my cat had CHF, HCM and then saddle thrombosis, he was on daily aspirin as part of his medication. I wonder if this...
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lynn49805
Dec 9, 2012 1:46 am
Interviewed the first vet about extracting 19 yr old Ki's upper canine. Guess that is better than the lower, but it has a huge root. Vet recommended proBNP...
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Laurie Stead
kittykatwhiskas
Dec 9, 2012 2:59 am
I thought this was only for initial diagnosis? If positive, then you have the full echo done to figure out the rest. Am I mistaken? Laurie ... From:...
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Kendra DeSantolo
kltds1
Dec 9, 2012 3:38 am
It is with a very sad heart that I tell you Indy passed away this afternoon. She went to see the cardiologist at UC Davis Vet Teaching Hospital Emergency...
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joanne marbut
jomarbut
Dec 9, 2012 3:44 am
The blood test only shows the possibility of having the disease occur (if for example, it hasn't yet) but if a vet believes there is heart trouble, then an...
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Lynn
lynn49805
Dec 9, 2012 4:12 am
Laurie & Joanne, I was told the test could indicate worsening heart function. It is about $125 vs a $350 echo. It is predictive of heart events in people and...
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feline-heart@yahoogro...
Dec 9, 2012 10:44 am
Please be sure to trim all replies, especially all the junk that Yahoo puts on the bottom of the emails. When replies are not trimmed reading the digest can be...
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Lynda Doty
ibdcat
Dec 9, 2012 2:30 pm
Kendra, so very, very sorry to hear this, but so glad you found that special place for Indy, and folks who could explain things to you, and offer you the kind...
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Jordan
thegappgal
Dec 9, 2012 7:18 pm
I am so sorry to hear of the lose of your kitty. Are heart kitties are special little creatures. Please know we will be saying some extra "paw prayers"...
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Bob S
rsifuent
Dec 9, 2012 10:49 pm
Hi all, I wanted to introduce myself and my kitty and give her background (before I might actually need urgent info in the event of an emergency). This is all...
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Laurie Stead
kittykatwhiskas
Dec 9, 2012 11:18 pm
Hi Bob, I am sorry for the HCM dx especially after being through so much already. Did the cardiologist recommend stopping the lasix? Although the fluid is...
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elfinmyst@...
elfinmyst
Dec 9, 2012 11:40 pm
Hi Bob I am sorry to hear of Kalysta, she is very brave. It's good news the lasix worked so well and quickly but I would also be wary of reducing it until it ...
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techigirl78@...
techigirl78...
Dec 10, 2012 6:56 am
My cat had been to the vet twice in past 3 weeks for weight loss and lethargy. First visit. Bloodwork showed high white blood count and low calcium. Xray...
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Laurie Stead
kittykatwhiskas
Dec 10, 2012 12:33 pm
Oh my goodness I am so very sorry to hear this heart wrenching story. You did everything you could, and your feelings are completely normal. HCM is a...
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Laurie Stead
kittykatwhiskas
Dec 10, 2012 1:08 pm
Hi Bob, I have included the group so they will have all the information to offer their help as well. I don't have personal experience with appetite...
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Wendy Solem
wsolem3
Dec 10, 2012 1:11 pm
Oh my God - I am so sorry to wake up and read this, my heart breaks for you. I am not sure why this happened, I can only say that something similar happened...
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Lynda Doty
ibdcat
Dec 10, 2012 1:23 pm
I want the group to know that I have made the decision to start preparing home cooked meals for both Martha and Morelli. I will be going through Balance IT...
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William Posey
billposey@...
Dec 10, 2012 1:51 pm
I suspect your kitty threw blood clot(s) to the brain. What you describe is exactly what happened to my little Turkishvan, Viva. I feel your pain. In my case...
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Suzianne Painter-Thorne
oliversmom42
Dec 10, 2012 3:58 pm
This is primarily for vets, but I thought I'd share the news about this app & case that turns your iphone into a portable ECG: ...
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Westgold
westgold12
Dec 10, 2012 4:50 pm
Hi -- I am so sorry to hear about your little kitty. What you describe is sudden heart failure caused by HCM. This is what happened to one of my kitties back...
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vllevan
Dec 10, 2012 5:35 pm
Hi Everyone, I'm in need of advise. I have a call into my vet and my kitten, Illyana's specialist but want as much advise as I can get. Illyana just turned one...
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Westgold
westgold12
Dec 10, 2012 5:52 pm
You have to get her spayed, as the heat cycles create stress on the heart. my Tigger was dx at 6 months of age, but I was able to get him successfully...
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Westgold
westgold12
Dec 10, 2012 5:59 pm
hi ---- your kitty most probably didn't have a clot, so the blood thinners wouldn't have made any difference. Total heart failure would have happened anyway....
