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I woke up as usual on Feb 2nd, got ready, and went downstairs to say hi to my cats.
They were both in the kitchen looking out the backyard door, a very typical scene in the morning. Lily greeted me with her sweet meows and let me pet her and I left.
Later in the afternoon I get a call from my mom, saying Lily is unable to move, and howling in pain. It took me 30 minutes to get home and another 15 to bring her to the ER vet. I wish I stayed to work from home that day.
Within 30 minutes of bringing her in the ER vet calls and says there is no blood flow to 3 of her little paws, which is why she was unable to move. What does this mean? What is the treatment? The ER vet doesn't really explain the treatment but says that it could be due to several reasons, but most likely due to blood clotting from underlying heart conditions, and that I will have to make a very hard decision today.
I begged the ER vet, please don't ask me to make this decision. How could this happen? She was fine. My mom said she was running around all morning before she found her howling. The ER vet explained that there is a treatment for the blood clots with the use of blood thinners, but it will only cause Lily more pain and that Lily may not even last the next hour. She also said that the treatment may prolong her life shortly but will still have a grave outcome.
Due to COVID, all the conversations happened over the phone. I had to call her back 4 times before I could tell her the hardest decision I ever had to make.
I don't know if there were any external reasons for the ER vet to push me towards euthanizing my cat. Was she busy? Did she have other more serious patients with higher chances of living and that's why she pushed me to euthanize? I did want to trust her but I wonder if the treatment could have possibly helped her?
Does anyone have experience with saddle thrombus? This sudden onset of symptoms all at once? I still don't understand why there weren't any prior symptoms. Looking for closure. My dear Lily was not even 3 years old yet. I wonder if I did right by her. The vet assured me that the alternative would have been a much more painful death, but at the moment I did not even have a chance to get a second opinion.
I did email my regular vet after, still looking for an explanation, and he said the same thing, that he advises against treatment and the cat will end up dying shortly after anyway. But where are the stats? Are they just saying from personal experience/observations?
I would love to hear from the community if you have any encounters with this ailment.
I'm still in shock that I had to lose her so suddenly and so young. She was a piece of my heart. The loveliest and gentlest of beings. A true angel on earth.
They were both in the kitchen looking out the backyard door, a very typical scene in the morning. Lily greeted me with her sweet meows and let me pet her and I left.
Later in the afternoon I get a call from my mom, saying Lily is unable to move, and howling in pain. It took me 30 minutes to get home and another 15 to bring her to the ER vet. I wish I stayed to work from home that day.
Within 30 minutes of bringing her in the ER vet calls and says there is no blood flow to 3 of her little paws, which is why she was unable to move. What does this mean? What is the treatment? The ER vet doesn't really explain the treatment but says that it could be due to several reasons, but most likely due to blood clotting from underlying heart conditions, and that I will have to make a very hard decision today.
I begged the ER vet, please don't ask me to make this decision. How could this happen? She was fine. My mom said she was running around all morning before she found her howling. The ER vet explained that there is a treatment for the blood clots with the use of blood thinners, but it will only cause Lily more pain and that Lily may not even last the next hour. She also said that the treatment may prolong her life shortly but will still have a grave outcome.
Due to COVID, all the conversations happened over the phone. I had to call her back 4 times before I could tell her the hardest decision I ever had to make.
I don't know if there were any external reasons for the ER vet to push me towards euthanizing my cat. Was she busy? Did she have other more serious patients with higher chances of living and that's why she pushed me to euthanize? I did want to trust her but I wonder if the treatment could have possibly helped her?
Does anyone have experience with saddle thrombus? This sudden onset of symptoms all at once? I still don't understand why there weren't any prior symptoms. Looking for closure. My dear Lily was not even 3 years old yet. I wonder if I did right by her. The vet assured me that the alternative would have been a much more painful death, but at the moment I did not even have a chance to get a second opinion.
I did email my regular vet after, still looking for an explanation, and he said the same thing, that he advises against treatment and the cat will end up dying shortly after anyway. But where are the stats? Are they just saying from personal experience/observations?
I would love to hear from the community if you have any encounters with this ailment.
I'm still in shock that I had to lose her so suddenly and so young. She was a piece of my heart. The loveliest and gentlest of beings. A true angel on earth.
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