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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / December 200313 yr old male cat had a stroke--is there any hope?
Hi folks, My 13 yr old male cat Socrates had what the vet said looked like a stroke this morning. He looked terrible, could barely pick up his head, drooling, panting and bellows like he's in pain. He seemed to be ok the last few days and appears to be in otherwise good health (being a papmered indoor cat). The vet was gave me 2 options: 1) put him down 2) try some treatment with IV fluids and Cortisone and "shock treatment" I chose option 2, of course. He said I should hear from him in about 6 hours... From the posting I've seen on the subject many cats can go on to live past this. Is there any hope? Thank you, Chris >Hi folks, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >Thank you, >Chris Option 2 purrs for Socrates. I hope he responds to treatment. Best of luck. MLB Oh, golly. What is shock treatment? My Cherokee had a stroke at 13 also. He recovered very well and was put on an aspirin regime, recovered and lived to be 17. I hope your kitty does as well. Please keep us posted. Sherry Very sorry to say Socrates did not make it. He was really damaged by a blood clot which caused a stroke. He lost all of his sense of where and who he was. He didn't respond to treatment and was suffering so I laid him to rest. Thanks for your kind words and wishes. > Oh, golly. What is shock treatment? My Cherokee had a stroke at 13 also. He > recovered very well and was put on an aspirin regime, recovered and lived to be > 17. I hope your kitty does as well. Please keep us posted. > > Sherry My condolences on your loss. Linda > Very sorry to say Socrates did not make it. He was really damaged > by a blood clot which caused a stroke. He lost all of his sense of where and > who he was. He > didn't respond to treatment and was suffering so I laid him to rest. > > Thanks for your kind words and wishes. Ahhh, gad, Chris I am so sorry. You will hurt for a long time, and you will miss your Socrates. I ache for you. I'm very sorry about Socrates. I know you will miss him dreadfully. Sherry Purrs and headbutts. I am so sorry for your loss.\ Hugs, fuga > Very sorry to say Socrates did not make it. He was really damaged > by a blood clot which caused a stroke. He lost all of his sense of where and [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >>Sherry Chris, I'm so sorry about Socrates. You did a very kind thing, and he'll be watching over you now. Karen << Very sorry to say Socrates did not make it. He was really damaged by a blood clot which caused a stroke. He lost all of his sense of where and who he was. He didn't respond to treatment and was suffering so I laid him to rest. >> Oh, I'm very sorry. It must be difficult being so sudden. I'm sure he had a wonderful life with you. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) > Very sorry to say Socrates did not make it. He was really damaged > by a blood clot which caused a stroke. He lost all of his sense of where and > who he was. He > didn't respond to treatment and was suffering so I laid him to rest. > > Thanks for your kind words and wishes. Oh I'm sorry to hear this. Many condolences. Karen >Very sorry to say Socrates did not make it. He was really damaged >by a blood clot which caused a stroke. He lost all of his sense of where and [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> Sherry My deepest sympathy in the loss of Socrates. Rest in Peace little one. MLB > Hi folks, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Thank you, > Chris Possibly. I have seen cats recoup from a stroke, others simply cannot. The best to you and your kitty - I hope he is one of the success cases! -L. |
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