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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2005Neutered male kitten has possiable anesthesia induced stroke
My 4 month old kitten was neutered and after 24 hours was home and acting normal. His mother was also sprayed and is fine. After about 6 hours he stated rocking his head up and down and his eyes were trembling up and down he was very stiff and could only stand in a "arch back" position. My vet said he as still under the anesthesia and give him suger water and make sure hs is not dehydrated. I took him back to the Vet who put him on a IV and gave him anti-inflam and DEMSO for brain swelling. Any ideas of what happened to him? Stroke, blood clot or some other brain injury? He has a 50/50 chance to make it through the night. Any helpful meds. to try? I need some suggestions of where to go from here? He is slightly improved but seems very brain damaged. > My 4 month old kitten was neutered and after 24 hours was home and acting > normal. His mother was also sprayed and is fine. After about 6 hours he [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > -- > Message posted via http://www.catkb.com Oh, no, I'm very sorry. Poor little baby. It's rare but it happens sometimes. I sincerely hope he'll be okay and please let us know what happens. It's so unfortunate as you were doing the right thing by getting him neutered. Candace Today he actually got up and went to use the liter box at the Vets. So that is a big imrovement. He is pretty much the same not eating, staring in space,still on a IV. Vet said he would determine if he is brain damaged Sat. Should I worry about hepatic lipidosis from not eating? Should he take diazepam for the seizures? Anyone know if we are doing all we can? Greyson is a sweet pet to my 3 boys they are heartbroken and so am I. > Today he actually got up and went to use the liter box at the Vets. So that > is a big imrovement. He is pretty much the same not eating, staring in > space,still on a IV. Vet said he would determine if he is brain damaged > Sat. Should I worry about hepatic lipidosis from not eating? Should he take > diazepam for the seizures? Anyone know if we are doing all we can? Greyson > is a sweet pet to my 3 boys they are heartbroken and so am I. I am so sorry about this. I think you just have to wait. Maybe the IV gives him enough nutrition he doesn't want to eat? I think it is a *good* sign he used the litterbox on his own though. Greyson died today 3 days after a simple neutered proceedure. I am having a hard time dealing with handing a perfectly healthy, playful, loving family member to someone and having it die 3 days later. I feel responsiable because if I did not have this done we would still have him . My heart hurts for my sons grief. We are in shock and having a hard time dealing with how it happened. The Vet asked to do a autopsy, I agreeded so maybe this will not happen to another kitten. We will pick him up later and our kids will bury him next to our 17 year cat who died less then a year ago. Thank you for reponding and your support. >Greyson died today 3 days after a simple neutered proceedure. I am having a >hard time dealing with handing a perfectly healthy, playful, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >our kids will bury him next to our 17 year cat who died less then a year >ago. Thank you for reponding and your support. I am sorry to hear about this. :( I can't imagine how I would feel if this would have happened to my kitten Elwood when he was neutered. Hopefully they can learn something from the autopsy to prevent this from happening to anyone else's kitten. Justin >>Greyson died today 3 days after a simple neutered proceedure. I am having a >>hard time dealing with handing a perfectly healthy, playful, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >>our kids will bury him next to our 17 year cat who died less then a year >>ago. Thank you for reponding and your support. Wow. I am just so saddened and sorry to hear this. I can not imagine how I would feel in the situation. My biggest fear of anesthesia is just what happened to you. As I sit here and try and decide what to do about my own cat who needs dental work and will have to be put under for it, I really wonder! I imagine something else was wrong with Greyson that you could not have known about. At any rate, purrs and love from the cats and me. Pam, Luna and Jasper > Greyson died today 3 days after a simple neutered proceedure. I am having a > hard time dealing with handing a perfectly healthy, playful, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > our kids will bury him next to our 17 year cat who died less then a year > ago. Thank you for reponding and your support. I'm really sorry :( I don't know how to impress upon you that this is VERY abnormal. Thousands and thousands of kitties have this procedures done everyday and this does not happen. Please don't feel you "did" anything to him. I'm really so sorry. > Greyson died today 3 days after a simple neutered proceedure. I am having a > hard time dealing with handing a perfectly healthy, playful, > loving family member to someone and having it die 3 days later. I can understand how you might feel that way, even though it was not your fault in anyway. You were doing the "right" thing and this was some freak fluke that occurred. I'm very sorry about your poor little kitten and my thoughts are with you. Candace I'm so sorry for your loss and understand how you're feeling. I've often thought how horrible it would be to "do the right thing" (i.e. spay or neuter) and have it go so wrong. Poor little Greyson... > Greyson died today 3 days after a simple neutered proceedure. I am having > a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > our kids will bury him next to our 17 year cat who died less then a year > ago. Thank you for reponding and your support. > Greyson died today 3 days after a simple neutered proceedure. I am having a > hard time dealing with handing a perfectly healthy, playful, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > our kids will bury him next to our 17 year cat who died less then a year > ago. Thank you for reponding and your support. Don't beat yourself up. It's possible he had an undetected injury and he threw a clot, or that he had a reaction to the anesthesia which caused or mimiced a stroke. It's not common, but it happens. Hugs to your kids - that's gotta be tough. -L. > Greyson died today 3 days after a simple neutered proceedure. I am having a > hard time dealing with handing a perfectly healthy, playful, loving family [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > will bury him next to our 17 year cat who died less then a year ago. Thank > you for reponding and your support. I'm so sorry =/ This isn't your fault. Any surgery has a very tiny chance of complications. It's like falling off a bicycle -- your kids do it thousands of times, but yes, there's a tiny chance that one fall could happen just the wrong way and something awful could happen. I hope that your vet finds the cause in the autopsy so that at least you might have some closure.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca Greyson died today 3 days after a simple neutered procedure. I am having a hard time dealing with handing a perfectly healthy, playful, loving family member to someone and having it die 3 days later. I feel responsiable because if I did not have this done we would still have him . My heart hurts for my son's grief. We are in shock and having a hard time dealing with how it happened. The Vet asked to do a autopsy, I agreeded so maybe this will not happen to another kitten. We will pick him up later and our kids will bury him next to our 17 year cat who died less then a year ago. Thank you for responding and your support. I am so sorry, Sue. This was not your fault. I am glad you're doing the autopsy. Take care, Elle > Greyson died today 3 days after a simple neutered procedure. I am having a > hard time dealing with handing a perfectly healthy, playful, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > our kids will bury him next to our 17 year cat who died less then a year > ago. Thank you for responding and your support. > Greyson died today 3 days after a simple neutered procedure. I am having a > hard time dealing with handing a perfectly healthy, playful, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > our kids will bury him next to our 17 year cat who died less then a year > ago. Thank you for responding and your support. I'm so sorry! How tragic :( Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG I am so sorry to hear this. You have my condolences. Sue > Greyson died today 3 days after a simple neutered procedure. I am having a > hard time dealing with handing a perfectly healthy, playful, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > our kids will bury him next to our 17 year cat who died less then a year > ago. Thank you for responding and your support. Thank you to all of you for your sweet words of encouragement.The vet thinks it was a blood clot. But they said they will never know. His brother who we gave away to a good family had the same proceedure and is fine. I am not sure how to get over the shock, I miss him so and I cry every 15 min when I think of him. I still look for him when I open the Frig, and expect him to jump in my lap when I sit down. I have never had such a sweet cat, he loved to roll on his back and play with his tail. He never ran away he just waited to be picked up so you could pet him. His mom is wondering around the house calling him. I FEEL like it was such a needless death. I can't say I will ever put another animal in that situation it is not worth the risk. I also can't help but think something went wrong with the procedure. Thank you for listening. > Thank you to all of you for your sweet words of encouragement.The vet > thinks it was a blood clot. But they said they will never know. His brother [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > the risk. I also can't help but think something went wrong with the > procedure. Thank you for listening. Sue, neutering is the right thing to do. You did the very best you could by this kitten. Hang in there. |
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