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Ultrasound & MRI
Hi
I haven't posted in here for years so sorry to intrude. I just wondered if any of your cats had had either an ultrasound to check out potential heart problems or an MRI after a seizure, and if so, how traumatic was it for the cat? It's a long story and I don't really want to go into all the details at the moment as I'm feeling a bit fragile, I'm just trying to find out if it's traumatic/painful for the cat before I decide whether or not to go ahead, he's 17 with diabetes, kidney disease, possible heart murmur and had his first fit the other night! Thanks in advance for any info. |
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"Mashauk" wrote in message ups.com... Hi I haven't posted in here for years so sorry to intrude. I just wondered if any of your cats had had either an ultrasound to check out potential heart problems or an MRI after a seizure, and if so, how traumatic was it for the cat? Ultrasound is really easy and painless. Our Boo had one after she had fainting spells. They shaved her little chest and put gel on, then waved the wand over her, same as they do for humans. Not at all scary or painful. She was 11. |
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No, it's not painful or traumatic for the cat. Like cybercat said,
they do need to shave the area and then apply gel to it. My Tucker had one for his pancreatitis and did just fine. BTW, if you think it will help, you can ask to be nearby while they perform the ultrasound. It might help your cat (and you, so you can see what's going on) to be there. |
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Thanks. Hopefully he won't need the MRI as he's only had one seizure
(so far and hoping for no more) but think I will take him for the ultrasound to see if we can find out what's causing the heart murmur. With all his current vet visits and medication I just didn't want to put him under any unnecessary stress, as we think that actually stress may have caused the seizure the other day. |
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"Mashauk" wrote in message ups.com... Thanks. Hopefully he won't need the MRI I don't even see how they could give a cat an MRI unless they put them under. |
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On 18 Sep, 23:06, "cybercat" wrote:
"Mashauk" wrote in message ups.com... Thanks. Hopefully he won't need the MRI I don't even see how they could give a cat an MRI unless they put them under. No I don't think they can, unless they sedate them heavily. My vet said the ultasound would be more traumatic as he'd have to stay awake for it, but then again the MRI would be traumatic because he'd be anaesthetised, which I'm not sure is a good idea if he has heart trouble! Anyway, hopefully he wont need the MRI now at least, as he hasn't had another seizure, think I may have panicked somewhat (not unusual for me) |
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