HOW is Ember doing? Is this a congenital thing? ---- Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > My 11 year old FeLV+, Ember, was diagnosed with a congenital > peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia after CT scans and a consult > between a surgeon and a radiologist. > > So far, her symptoms haven't been too scary: rapid breathing (but not open > mouth breathing or panting) and an odd posture she sometimes assumes where > she will "stand" with her forelegs and lie down with her back legs. This > tells me that she might be having some discomfort (one lobe of her liver is > involved in the hernia). She settles into lying down without problem, and she > rests normally. > > The symptoms have only begun in the last few months, as far as I know (Ember > and I weren't in the same part of the world for almost a year). We'd been > fearing cancer, so this would seem to be good news. > > The surgeon is gung-ho to take care of business, and he has an excellent > reputation with a lot of experience and education. However, I just spoke to > one of Ember's two vets about this, and he said, "If she were my cat, I don't > think I would do it." He's concerned about moving the liver, and more > importantly, about the surgeon having enough to work with when the hernia is > likely congenital. > > Has anyone on the list had experience with congenital hernias in cats? I'd > really like to get some more input before I make a decision. > > Thanks, > > Lance > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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