RE: Rascal Update

Oh, Daryl.  Give that baby a special dose of affection from all of us.

Lynda

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Jesse Bell
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 2:27 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rascal Update

ohhhhhh...I'm so sorry to hear that Daryl.  Truly.
  

Daryl <pulis@mindspring.com> wrote:
  I got the Dx from the cardiologist today. Dilated cardiomyopathy of
unknown 
origin, probably congenital. (There are tests to see whether it's from a 
virus, taurine insufficiency or whatever, but they involve a biopsy and 
wouldn't tell anything that would help anyway. ) Unusual in a kitten, not 
much to be done. I told the vet I didn't think there was any point in 
hurting him more just to be certain. She agreed.

I could tell from the look in the tech's face, and when the cardiologist 
came back into the room, that it was as bad as I feared. We'll start the 
recommended taurine supplements. The cardiologist said that they'd take 3 
months to work, if they did. I asked if he had 3 months. She didn't think 
so. So we have some meds to reduce the blood pressure, and some extra Lasix 
to make him more comfortable for as long as he wants to live.

d




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynda Young" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 8:32 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Rascal Update


> Rascal will be in my thoughts - poor baby. I hope you get some 
> encouraging
> news today.
>
> Lynda
> Zone 7 - West TN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
> Behalf
> Of Pam Evans
> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 4:14 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rascal Update
>
> Oh dear, I am profoundly sorry to hear that. I hope the cardiologist can
> recommend some form of treatment for the little guy!
>
> On 12/26/07, Daryl 
wrote:
>>
>> The news is not good.
>>
>> The vet specialist withdrew 130cc's of fluid from his chest today and did
>> and
>> ultrasound of his thorax. The good news was that no tumor was found.
>>
>> The bad news is that his heart is enlarged, and he's got "significant
>> heart
>> disease that has caused congestive heart failure". He's to see the
>> Cardiologist tomorrow for an echocardiogram to see whether anything can 
>> be
>> done
>>
>> d

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