Something is going on with my email. I didn't see Kelley's response
until MC answered it. I'll contact my ex and get more information for
you. He lives in Las Vegas NV. The way he talked to me about it, it
seemed that his vet was very sure that his kitten had a good chance at
survival. Maybe I'm way off here and it wasn't the same sort of
problem. It definitely was heart surgery though. I'll let you know
what he says.
Nina
TenHouseCats wrote:
i've just been asked to provide hospice care for a young (3-5 years
old) persian with a peritoneal-pericardial hernia, and have been told
basically the same thing--that while the surgery itself is technically
POSSIBLE, it would probably kill him...
he's at a good weight, only has occasional mild trouble breathing--but
with his intestines up around his lungs and heart, there's no way of
knowing when or if they'll shift and, well, you get the picture.....
he doesn't need any meds or special care per se (tho agility training
is definitely not an option--sorry, but my warped sense of humor is
the only way i survive).... the rest of his furry family are going on
a long-distance transport, but they don't think he'd survive it.... so
he's one that i will just love to death.
MC
On 2/1/07, Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Nina,
I'm surprised to hear that. Everyone I have talked to - the
cardiologist,
the internist, the Yahoo heart group - says they are not doing
surgery on
cats and that they don't do well at all with heart lung machines.
They say
even dogs only have about a 5% survival rate with this surgery. I'd
put a
2nd mortgage on my house for Missy, but not if she has a 99%
likelihood of
dying. Is it possible to get more info from your ex? Maybe a
hospital in a
different state...
Yes, I'm on the Yahoo heart group. They are really nice there, not
as nice
as here of course:)
