Re: Results of Violet's Necropsy


Oh do, please.  So delighted the condition is not contagious.  That would be more than a disaster w/ your colony there!

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Zemuly@aol.com
Sent: 7/21/2004 12:46:30 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: [CHAT] Results of Violet's Necropsy

> The vet called yesterday afternoon with the results of the necropsy done on  
> Violet.  (She's the kitty who died recently.)  We were relieved to  find that 
> the cause of her death was not organic so all the other kitties are  safe.  
> The vet said she died from pulmonary hpyertension brought on by  cardiomyopathy. 
>  That is, there was a thickening in the blood vessels  leading to her heart 
> which ultimately caused the rupture of some blood vessel in  her lungs with the 
> ultimate result of their shutting down.  According  to the vet there are no 
> symptoms or treatment for that condition.  While we  are all missing her 
> (especially her twin Pearl), I feel much better about  it.  Yesterday I took some 
> pics of the pet cemetary in my yard (along with  some of my flower beds), and 
> I'll post them when I get them developed.
>  
> zem
> 
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