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Any success treating a cat with a "straddle" blood clot?
My cat while hospitalized for congestive heart failure threw a blood
clot that cut circulation and paralyzed his hind legs. Has anyone here had a cat with a similar problem that they were able to treat and help recover from? Thanks. |
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Any success treating a cat with a "straddle" blood clot?
Yes, I did the same thing (get a big storage box-clear). It is
approximately 16 inches tall by 3 foot long by 18 inches wide. It works wonderful. My female cat kept peeing over the side of a regular liter box. Well this kept her tail inside and everything else as well. If they are little kittens, you can try one with a door and that way you will have a better chance that it will keep his job inside. Although little kittens can easily jump over a 16 inch tall liter box. They have so much energy, there is nothing they can't do. wrote in message oups.com... My cat while hospitalized for congestive heart failure threw a blood clot that cut circulation and paralyzed his hind legs. Has anyone here had a cat with a similar problem that they were able to treat and help recover from? Thanks. |
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-L. wrote: wrote: My cat while hospitalized for congestive heart failure threw a blood clot that cut circulation and paralyzed his hind legs. Has anyone here had a cat with a similar problem that they were able to treat and help recover from? I'm really sorry to hear about your kitty. What does the vet say? The problem with saddle thromboses is they tend to break up and then relodge in other areas, which can cause even more damage. I would probably treat the cat and see how he does after a week or two, if you can afford the treatments.. -L My cat did have saddle thrombosis and did recover. He was given warferin to thin his blood and break up the clot. I gave him nightly paw massage (not quite sure why) and lots of cuddles. He didn't walk for a week and I was about to give up...so fed him what should have been his last supper - lovely raw steak. He got an attack of the squits the next morning and dragged himself up rather than lie in his own mess... And he lived happily for another 2.5 years (he did die a few months ago but was over 20) So...lots of TLC and maybe |
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Any success treating a cat with a "straddle" blood clot?
-L. wrote: wrote: My cat while hospitalized for congestive heart failure threw a blood clot that cut circulation and paralyzed his hind legs. Has anyone here had a cat with a similar problem that they were able to treat and help recover from? I'm really sorry to hear about your kitty. What does the vet say? The problem with saddle thromboses is they tend to break up and then relodge in other areas, which can cause even more damage. I would probably treat the cat and see how he does after a week or two, if you can afford the treatments.. -L My cat did have saddle thrombosis and did recover. He was given warferin to thin his blood and break up the clot. I gave him nightly paw massage (not quite sure why) and lots of cuddles. He didn't walk for a week and I was about to give up...so fed him what should have been his last supper - lovely raw steak. He got an attack of the squits the next morning and dragged himself up rather than lie in his own mess... And he lived happily for another 2.5 years (he did die a few months ago but was over 20) So...lots of TLC and maybe |
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On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:28:34 -0400, Janet B
wrote: On 13 Jul 2006 10:21:39 -0700, , clicked their heels and said: On 10 Jul 2006 10:21:37 -0700, wrote: My cat while hospitalized for congestive heart failure threw a blood clot that cut circulation and paralyzed his hind legs. Has anyone here had a cat with a similar problem that they were able to treat and help recover from? I treated for it with a 9 year old cat, about 14 years ago. She recovered from the paralysis in about 6 weeks (improved daily). She used her box throughout, and was a mostly happy little cat. 8 months later, she had failure again and another paralysis. She had just gained use again when she had her 3rd, and we decided to say goodbye. She went on her own before the vet appt. If I had to do it again, I would have said goodbye right away. I was prolonging her life for me, not her. Her condition would never get better, only worse, and the number of meds, complications, etc, was just not the best thing in retrospect. I had never lost a pet before and wasn't prepared for that, so I was an optimist. I hope I don't make that mistake again. That's really key, I did the same thing with Nico. I couldn't bear the thought of letting him die when perhaps it was just his time. He did live six more months, but he never climbed the cat tree again. |
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