Ty was born with a liver defect and would not have lived more then a year.
The vet will talk to my sister later today.
It was not FIP.
The vet will talk to my sister later today.
It was not FIP.
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Ty's Necropsy Results
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Oh my! Poor little boy.
Thanks for letting us know. I know I (as a feeder of raw foods) am glad to know what caused his untimely death.
Hugs to you all.
Cally
Thanks for letting us know. I know I (as a feeder of raw foods) am glad to know what caused his untimely death.
Hugs to you all.
Cally
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I have had private emails from people that feed raw that were scared.
How sad. I am sorry for you sister's loss. I know how hard it is to lose a cat unexpectedly at such a young age, but it's good peace of mind to have those necropsy results showing that she didn't cause this with the raw food.
Aw, poor baby. Thank you for the update, Jacky. Hugs to your sister.
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Thanks for letting us know, Jacky. Poor baby.
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Thanks Everyone
I"m sorry to hear of Ty's untimely death. Give your sister lots of hugs from us
Thank you, everyone.
I spoke with Ty's dr on my lunch break and she gave me the details. She basically said that from the way that his liver looked, he had a liver defect. This defect creates smaller than normal blood vessels and the body cannot control large amounts of protein. Since Ty was on the raw diet, he probably was eating way more protein than his body could handle. The liver then formed toxins, which ultimately went to his neurological system and caused the poor little guy to have seizures, leading to his blindness.
It's really sad knowing that such a great little kitty never really had a chance. No matter what I did, he would have not had a long life. I still feel that he was taken away much too early, and had I known his time was so limited maybe I would have spent more time with him or spoiled him a little more.
Today, his TICA registration came with me as the owner.
I should be picking up his ashes later this week. At least he will always be with me.
I spoke with Ty's dr on my lunch break and she gave me the details. She basically said that from the way that his liver looked, he had a liver defect. This defect creates smaller than normal blood vessels and the body cannot control large amounts of protein. Since Ty was on the raw diet, he probably was eating way more protein than his body could handle. The liver then formed toxins, which ultimately went to his neurological system and caused the poor little guy to have seizures, leading to his blindness.
It's really sad knowing that such a great little kitty never really had a chance. No matter what I did, he would have not had a long life. I still feel that he was taken away much too early, and had I known his time was so limited maybe I would have spent more time with him or spoiled him a little more.
Today, his TICA registration came with me as the owner.
I should be picking up his ashes later this week. At least he will always be with me.
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Originally Posted by bad_kitty2001
Thank you, everyone.
I spoke with Ty's dr on my lunch break and she gave me the details. She basically said that from the way that his liver looked, he had a liver defect. This defect creates smaller than normal blood vessels and the body cannot control large amounts of protein. Since Ty was on the raw diet, he probably was eating way more protein than his body could handle. The liver then formed toxins, which ultimately went to his neurological system and caused the poor little guy to have seizures, leading to his blindness.
It's really sad knowing that such a great little kitty never really had a chance. No matter what I did, he would have not had a long life. I still feel that he was taken away much too early, and had I known his time was so limited maybe I would have spent more time with him or spoiled him a little more.
Today, his TICA registration came with me as the owner.
I should be picking up his ashes later this week. At least he will always be with me.
There was no way for you to know, and you certainly did nothing wrong. I'm very glad you got to spend the time with him that you did. He's a special little angel, now.
RIP beautiful boy.... We will miss you here
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<<<<Warm, tight hugs>>>> to you both. Ty had a good life; he was well-loved and I'm sure he knew it.
God bless you both with comfort.
And, thank you, truly, for taking the time to let us know what happened.
God bless you both with comfort.
And, thank you, truly, for taking the time to let us know what happened.
Thank you so much for letting us know the results. Between you and his breeders, he'd known nothing but love from that moment that he was born and that is something. He will be with you always.
This sounds similar to the issue that another cat had that I worked with at a vet I was emplyed for. However, he was a wild bobcat kitten, but since they are related I'd assume it to be some sort of mildly genetic defect in felines. He would have siezures as well, followed by temporary blindness.Originally Posted by bad_kitty2001
Thank you, everyone.
I spoke with Ty's dr on my lunch break and she gave me the details. She basically said that from the way that his liver looked, he had a liver defect. This defect creates smaller than normal blood vessels and the body cannot control large amounts of protein. Since Ty was on the raw diet, he probably was eating way more protein than his body could handle. The liver then formed toxins, which ultimately went to his neurological system and caused the poor little guy to have seizures, leading to his blindness.
It's really sad knowing that such a great little kitty never really had a chance. No matter what I did, he would have not had a long life. I still feel that he was taken away much too early, and had I known his time was so limited maybe I would have spent more time with him or spoiled him a little more.
Today, his TICA registration came with me as the owner.
I should be picking up his ashes later this week. At least he will always be with me.
There is no way of knowing that this could happen. Perhaps this case can help other vets that have been involved with you in Ty's condition and educate more people on organ defects and how they process nutrients.
Even though there was nothing you can do, Ty had the absolute best life between you and his breeders. I'm sure no one could have made his quality of life greater than y'all. I am so sorry, and just realize that Ty is with you now.
Sorry to hear about your loss.
He is one of those kitties that reminds me that some cats are just too special to spend much time here on earth with us. He must have been a special little angel that the lord needed to watch over all the people who's lives he touched in such a short time.
He was a special kitty.
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