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I'm curious about this too, as I have barely gone anywhere since Harvey had his situation last year. We have made two successful round trips to Tahoe. That's not on an airplane, and I did give him some of the sedative beforehand. I always make sure his respiratory rate is very stable before we...

Yay so happy to hear about Odin's progress :) A feeding tube might make things easier. I struggled at first to get Harvey's meds in him. As long as you've got that feeding tube, it might be a good time to start supplements like CoQ10, Standard Process, B vitamins, possibly Omega 3s. Of course...

Hi BootsM, As far as I understand, Lasix is only for preventing or relieving the build-up of fluid in the lungs in congestive heart failure. It's a diuretic. Since saddle thrombus cats are at significant risk of this condition, it's important to know the signs and intervene quickly. Lasix does...

And really please question everything you hear from the vets. A positive "can do" attitude is half the game here. It is not accurate as far as I understand that feeling would not come back even after a week: " Occasionally a cat would lose tissue from loss of blood supply or even require...

Hi ToniBranja, Glad to hear that your kitty is a bit happier at home. If we had the meds and guidance we needed, Harvey's recovery would have been much speedier at home. He had major setbacks when I took him in, due to the stress. That said, something to learn how to do immediately is count...

Aside from massive amounts of EFT tapping and the "emergency protocol" that I describe on my blog ... I gave Harvey pep talks ... like think of inspiring movies where the "team" is way down in half time and the coach gives the speech of a lifetime and they come back to win ... That's the kind...

Hi ToniBranja, Sorry you are having to deal with this! Sending prayers and healing thoughts to you and Odin. My understanding is the loss of blood flow triggers the pain and that pain subsides as circulation returns. I don't know because Harvey couldn't talk to me. I kept him on the pain meds...

I feel so troubled reading so many people's story of what they were told by vets, and how they went for euthanasia because they didn't think they had a choice. Right now it's very late here and I need to get some sleep. It's the energy healing that got us through this, not only because it heals...

MhLarry, my heart goes out to you. The ST night was possibly the worst night of my entire life.

Oh Yes!!! Thank you so much for expressing this. I agree, this is manageable. And if people were accurately being informed of their options, I bet many more people would choose treatment.

Yes, cold and no femoral pulses in the hindlegs. We were referred to a vet with a cardiologist (who turned out not to be on duty, extremely frustrating), so I drove across town with my paralyzed cat. The second vet seemed far more interested in charging us lots of money than helping us so we...

This is my beloved Harvey, today. Today marks the anniversary of the day one year ago that I thought I was going to lose him. Two and a half weeks after saddle thrombus (which occurred on June 20, 2015) ... On July 9, 2015, he was in the hospital with severe CHF and the vet pushing grief...

Thanks so much for welcoming me. Those sound like valuable resources. Though in our case, the cardiologist completely missed the boat, perhaps because of her specialization. She was focused on heart tests and heart medications and actually REFUSED to give me a proper dosage of thyroid...

Hi happened upon this forum tonight. For all you cat lovers out there, I want to share our experience that I hope will encourage you not to give up on your cat. Over a year ago now was the worse night of my entire life, when my beloved cat Harvey had a saddle thrombus. The vets were absolutely...

Hi happened upon this thread tonight. Not sure what happened for the original poster long term? I did want to share that my cat Harvey is doing really well, now over a year since the horrifying night of his saddle thrombus. He has regained full use of his back legs and also regained four...