Hi Lance, I have not had experience with congenital hernias - but I would be concerned since Ember is FelV+
You might want to check back with her 2 vets about using anesthesia & putting her thru the stress of surgery. Kat (Mew Jersey) ----- Original Message ----- From: Lance Sent: 06/13/13 04:19 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] [OT] congenital peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia My 11 year old FeLV+, Ember, was diagnosed with a congenital peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia after CT scans and a consult between a surgeon and a radiologist. So far, her symptoms haven't been too scary: rapid breathing (but not open mouth breathing or panting) and an odd posture she sometimes assumes where she will "stand" with her forelegs and lie down with her back legs. This tells me that she might be having some discomfort (one lobe of her liver is involved in the hernia). She settles into lying down without problem, and she rests normally. The symptoms have only begun in the last few months, as far as I know (Ember and I weren't in the same part of the world for almost a year). We'd been fearing cancer, so this would seem to be good news. The surgeon is gung-ho to take care of business, and he has an excellent reputation with a lot of experience and education. However, I just spoke to one of Ember's two vets about this, and he said, "If she were my cat, I don't think I would do it." He's concerned about moving the liver, and more importantly, about the surgeon having enough to work with when the hernia is likely congenital. Has anyone on the list had experience with congenital hernias in cats? I'd really like to get some more input before I make a decision. Thanks, Lance _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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