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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2005Purrs needed for HRFL Tiger
Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the last few weeks, nothing particular, just a bit more clingy than normal and a bit quieter, so tonight off to TED we went. The vet listened to his heart as he has a 3/6 - 4/6 heart murmer, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and Tricuspid Valve displaysia. He only listened briefly, and then said, "I don't want to concern you, but I'd like Tiger to have an ultrasound in the morning". Not next week, or the week after (the waiting list is 10 days), but instead he's been pushed to the top of tomorrows list as an emergency. The vet in question is not known for dramatics or bullsh*t, and if anything he tends to take a more relaxed approach to treatment. He's a Welsh farm vet who considers everything twice - especially where an owner is paying. For him to react so decisively like this to a cat just being "OFF", has me very worried. It's not what he does. To put it mildly, I have never been more afraid in my life. And I've been in some very scary situations. Please pray to whatever God you believe in that I'm over-reacting and being an over anxious mommy blowing things out of proportion and that Tiger is going to be OK. I'll update you when I know more tomorrow. Thanks Helen M >Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got >back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >Thanks >Helen M Purrs for HRFLTiger and for mommy too. Don't forget that update! Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com Helen, We're sending the strongest good karma and purrs for you and HRFL Tiger. We're hoping it's noting serious. Please do keep us posted. Victor, posting from work and very worried for HRFL Tiger Mega purrs on the way! Hugs, CatNipped > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Thanks > Helen M > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Thanks > Helen M HRFL Tiger and cat-mom purrs on the way. Jill > To put it mildly, I have never been more afraid in my life. And I've > been in some very scary situations. Please pray to whatever God you > believe in that I'm over-reacting and being an over anxious mommy > blowing things out of proportion and that Tiger is going to be OK. Many purrs heading your way from all the gang here... Deb.  Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield >Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got >back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >Thanks >Helen M Purrs aplenty are on the way and hugs for HRFL Tiger's worried meowmie. Nan Many purrs on their way. Please let us know the results. Debbie (and Daisy, Anna, Sabrina, and Patty) > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Thanks > Helen M > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Thanks > Helen M Oh Helen, of course you can have purrs and prayers and meatloaf mediations x 5 felines and 2 hoomans. Please let us know as soon as you can how HRFL Tiger is doing. We'll be thinking of both of you until we hear from you. Hugs, purrs and gentle headbutts, Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus >To put it mildly, I have never been more afraid in my life. And I've >been in some very scary situations. Please pray to whatever God you >believe in that I'm over-reacting and being an over anxious mommy >blowing things out of proportion and that Tiger is going to be OK. Our thoughts and purrs going out for HRFL Tiger and mom. Lorraine Purrs and purr-ayers are on the way, even as I type. And look at the bright side -- an appointment tomorrow means you'll have answers that much sooner. It means you won't have to wait days to even get the ulrasound DONE, never mind wait for results. I've always found it easier to deal with actual information, regardless of what it is, than the process of WAITING for information . So here's hoping that the conclusions the vet draws indicate that anything that shows up on the test is easily treatable. Donna, Captain, and Stanley Helen, I'm sending healing wishes for Tiger, and comforting, strengthening ones for you! Marion > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the > last few weeks, nothing particular, just a bit more clingy than normal > and a bit quieter, so tonight off to TED we went. Of course! Many, many purrs & prayers. here's hoping he's okay. gentle *hugs* helen s Purrs for Tiger. What a good cat-mom you are, to take him to the vet because something "just didn't seem right." > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got back > from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the last few [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Thanks Helen M Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I'll update you when I know more tomorrow. Please do. Lots of purrs coming over for Tiger and you. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Thanks > Helen M Purring for Tiger to be well. MLB All good & healing purrs to you both. I'm so glad you don't have to wait for your test. Katz, with Moxie & Daisy >Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? He sure can. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? Extra-special, triple-strength purrs and prayers are heading your way. We sincerely hope all goes well for you and Tiger. Jeanne > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the > last few weeks, nothing particular, just a bit more clingy than normal > and a bit quieter, so tonight off to TED we went. Definite purrs and hugs, and maybe some observations from human cardiology. > The vet listened to his heart as he has a 3/6 - 4/6 heart murmer, > hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and Tricuspid Valve displaysia. He only > listened briefly, and then said, "I don't want to concern you, but I'd > like Tiger to have an ultrasound in the morning". Not next week, or the > week after (the waiting list is 10 days), but instead he's been pushed > to the top of tomorrows list as an emergency. The ultrasound is appropriate to differentiate between different forms of cardiomyopathy. It will also determine the pumping efficiency of the heart, or ejection fraction. I don't know normal values for cats; a well-conditioned human is 50-65%, and we start to diagnose what is called congestive heart failure (which does NOT mean the heart has "failed") when the level is below 35-30%. Again, don't take these numbers as meaningful for cats -- I don't know the normal range for a cat. Still, you might want to ask about ejection fraction as a measure of severity. There are quite a few drugs that can help, and people do lead normal lives. Weight and salt restriction may be important. In humans, you would normally start with some combination of diuretics, beta-blockers, and possibly digitalis. Additional drugs also There are several invasive procedures used in humans, but I would suspect most are impractical outside a major veterinary school. These include catheter ablation of some parts of the heart (an alternative to open heart surgery) a new type of pacemaker, and valvular surgery. Realistically, the only one that I suspect would be feasible for cats is ablation. Again, lots of humans lead long lives with heart failure. They may be restricted as to exercise, and you MUST be aggressive in getting antibiotic treatment if there is any suggestion of infection. You may have heard of people that need antibiotics before dental work -- same thing here. If bacteria are dislodged by dental work or other activity, prior medication with antibiotics prevents the germs from lodging in the damaged valve, which could be very serious. > The vet in question is not known for dramatics or bullsh*t, and if > anything he tends to take a more relaxed approach to treatment. He's a [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Thanks > Helen M Thanks for this Howard - it helps to have it explained a bit. If push comes to shove and the vet thinks it prudent, we're only about 35/40 miles away from Bristol University vet school and the FAB Feline research center, so if we need to a feline cardiologist will be our next port of call. Helen M Prayers and purrs for HRFL Tiger from Elisabet and Hugo Katt HRFLTiger skrev i meddelandet <1109011743.596050.46030@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>... >Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got >back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >Thanks >Helen M Many purrs coming for HRFL Tiger from us. Christine and Omar, Oreo, Midnight, Robin & Tucker > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Thanks > Helen M Purrs that HRFL Tiger is okay Take care, and keep us posted. Kristi > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Thanks > Helen M All our purrs and good thoughts are with you tonight Helen :( Poor Tiger. Jeanette We're thinking of HRFL Tiger and you here. We'll be watching for updates. Take care, Susan M Otis and Chester > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Thanks > Helen M Helen M wrote: -------<snip of worries about HRFL Tiger>------ We'll be hoping and purring that there's nothing new that will show up on the ultrasound. It's got to be hell on your nerves waiting like this. Please let us know as soon as you can. Regards and Purrs, O J Purrs and baby babbles heading your way. Please remember to update us all. -Caroline S. > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Thanks > Helen M Yikes, Helen! Unnerving to say the least. Big rumbly purrs on the way from my able assistants -- erm, supervisors. Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe and Smokey Will purr for Tiger. Suz Yikes is right!!! We'll be working up some "heart helping" purrs for HRFL Tiger. Keep us posted, Helen -Kim and the crowd >Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got >back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >Thanks >Helen M We are sending power purrs for Tiger's ultrasound to be something easily treatable and pray that he wioll be with you for many more years. Hugs, CATherine, Djoser, Robin and Sheba > To put it mildly, I have never been more afraid in my life. And I've > been in some very scary situations. Please pray to whatever God you > believe in that I'm over-reacting and being an over anxious mommy > blowing things out of proportion and that Tiger is going to be OK. > > I'll update you when I know more tomorrow. Our best purrs are on the way. > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Thanks > Helen M Helen, we're purring and wagging tails here for HRFL Tiger. I know you're in for a long night waiting for morning and the ultrasound. Just know you have people all over the world who care and are pulling for the two of you! SignatureMargaret Fine mefine@mindspring.com > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the > last few weeks, nothing particular, just a bit more clingy than normal > and a bit quieter, so tonight off to TED we went. <snip> > I'll update you when I know more tomorrow. > > Thanks > Helen M Mega purrs heading to Cardiff. > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the > last few weeks, nothing particular, just a bit more clingy than normal > and a bit quieter, so tonight off to TED we went. Purrs on their way for his Lordship > Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got > back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the > last few weeks, nothing particular, just a bit more clingy than normal > and a bit quieter, so tonight off to TED we went. I read the update, but want to send purrs and healthy thoughts for HRFL Tiger from us all. 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