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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Kendra DeSantolo
kltds1
Dec 8, 2012 6:37 pm
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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Banu Korgul
banukorgul
Dec 8, 2012 6:18 pm
I am very sorry about your kitty.. I have heard Nattokinase (without vit K) has clot dissolving effects.. Maybe you want to try..  Best wishes.. banu  ... ...
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Westgold
westgold12
Dec 8, 2012 5:03 pm
This really upsets me. Yes, they should have used heparin. This is extremely serious and is NOT the place to go to a holistic vet who uses herbs. If you...
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BubbaCat1@...
bubbacat12003
Dec 8, 2012 4:40 pm
Don't they use something like heparin to dissolve those clots? And then follow up with another anticoagulant? I know I've seen treatment plans discussed on...
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Lynn
lynn49805
Dec 8, 2012 4:36 pm
Kendra, My heart goes out to you. These are such difficult decisions!!! This is such a personal decision, but I have always wondered, did I do this too early...
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mmayer11@...
marianna.mayer
Dec 8, 2012 4:33 pm
What a journey this has been!!! ... Marianna - ... Her eyes still have a lot of tissue and remnants of stitches on them, but doc says that will thin out over...
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Laurie Stead
kittykatwhiskas
Dec 8, 2012 4:08 pm
Kendra, I am so sorry about Indy. I don't have experience with treating this but I do know others in the group have been successful. I am surprised you...
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kltds1
Dec 8, 2012 3:52 pm
Hello, I am new to the group and writing because my 4 y.o. cat Indy developed a saddle thrombus. This happened some time Thursday and I found her late...
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zan200
Dec 8, 2012 7:03 am
Hi Jean, My 18 1/2 year old Burmese, Chloe was diagnosed at age 9 with chronic pancreatitis and was put on a very small daily dose cyproheptadine to help with...
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zan200
Dec 8, 2012 6:28 am
Sending prayers and purrs for Sheba's continued recovery, Suzanne and Chloe...
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Jordan
thegappgal
Dec 8, 2012 4:48 am
Clean and Coneless Posted December 7th, 2012 by Jordan Salim Sheba's third post op visit was today. The vet said we can start to take the Cone of Shame off...
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Mosaic.artist@...
lynn49805
Dec 8, 2012 4:07 am
I laughed until I cried reading this! Perfect therapy for stress and worry. What we do for our pets! Your poor kitty. Terrible what you both have been through....
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Jordan
thegappgal
Dec 8, 2012 3:39 am
Lynn, Sheba is a 8 year old special needs torti point himalayan. I call her the BILLION DOLLAR kitty. (She was the MILLION DOLLAR kitty until the recent...
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Mosaic.artist@...
lynn49805
Dec 8, 2012 3:19 am
Hi Jordan, Hearing your story is a great comfort to me. I am so glad the surgery was successful for your cat. Thank you for sharing this!!! Deep breath:) I...
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Jordan
thegappgal
Dec 8, 2012 2:23 am
Hi Lyn I was faced with a similar situation just 3 weeks ago. My HCM kitty needed emergency surgery for corneal ulcers!! I literally had to make a decision...
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elfinmyst@...
elfinmyst
Dec 7, 2012 11:19 pm
Hello Jean I`m sorry to hear of Harley.The good news is that you have caught it in its earliest stages and there is a lot can be done to help him slow the ...
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lynn49805
Dec 7, 2012 10:48 pm
Mary, Every cat is different so I would give any herbal medication under the guidance of a holistic veterinarian. Holistic remedies can have side effects. We...
