Search Results for Query: saddle thrombus

...sure her lungs were back to normal and they were. It happened so fast. I am thinking from what I have read that it may have been saddle thrombus, would anyone have any ideas? We probably will never know fully without an autopsy but we didn't want to do that to her. She was in good health...

Hi, I have a Bengal cat who is 5 years old, she was diagnosed with a systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the mitral valve causing a severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction often caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and is on medication for it. About a month ago, I woke up and...

Hi, I found this forum while I was searching about saddle thrombus and I thought I’d write my own since it helped me to read others of what they experienced and I’m still coping with my 10year old cat Chi who went through this on Saturday and crossed the bridge. Please be warned that it...is bit...

I'm sad to report that this morning I found 2.5 year old Little Red in my yard with a saddle thrombus. I thought he had been hit by a car since he couldn't move his back legs but the ER identified it right away since his feet were cold. We did an X-ray to confirm he was already in heart...

Anyone have experience with Saddle Thrombus / Feline Aortic Thromboembolism / FATE? Have done a little Google reading already - looking to hear about first hand accounts.

...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...

My cat had a Saddle Thrumbus early Dec in one leg. Not the heart but because of lung cancer which I would have never suscpected (no smoke, scent free house). In addition to trying to fight the cancer, I am wondering what else I can do to dissolve that damn clot. He is on Plavix and another...

Aloha, "Poki" survived a blood clot over 3 years ago and has been on 18.75mg clopidogrel and aspirin ever since. Her checkups are very encouraging as it seems she is responding well to the clopidogrel. My Vet office acquired a new cardiologist who suggested I drop and aspirin and add 2.5mg...

Has anyone's cat been diagnosed with saddle thrombus? It's a blood clot in the aorta area that takes blood to the back legs. Our town's overnight emergency vet recommended euthanasia because the prognosis is so poor but has anyone else had a different treatment? Thanks. My friend's cat, Woody...

...healthy up until this point so this has been extremely difficult. I took him to the vet as soon as they opened and I read of saddle thrombus before going in and brought it up to the vet. The xray came back fine so it wasn't a spinal injury. I left my baby with them to stay over night. The...

...and which aims to study the efficacy of two different medications for preventing recurrent blood clots in cats who have experienced a saddle thrombus ("feline aortic thromboembolism"). The study is called “SUPER-CAT,” which stands for "Study of the Utility of Rivaroxaban or Clopidogrel for...

Hi, I lost my boy Hermes yesterday. He was 16, came home from work he was laying on his blanket, he wouldn't get up. I tried to stand him up and he fell over. I rushed him to the vet, he kept whimpering and crying the entire time. Hermes never yelled out in pain, if he did it must of been when...

...Bluebell, suddenly screamed. I ran to find him unable to move his back legs. My family rushed to the vet and we found out that he has saddle thrombus. He can't move both of his back legs, but his legs are still warm, not cold (the vet said it's a good sign). The vet gave him some painkillers...

...online, and have since found comfort and solace in reading about other people's experiences with the heart-wrenching aftermath of saddle thrombus. Two weeks ago I lost my beloved Luna to FATE, and I am still absolutely shattered. I am hoping that sharing my experience will not only help...

...we found her wailing in the hallway, dragging herself to us by her front legs. She suffered what we later learned was an ATE, or Saddle Thrombus. We rushed her to the hospital where every test was performed. Over the hours we spent in the waiting area we were presented with more and more...

...you not to give up on your cat. Over a year ago now was the worse night of my entire life, when my beloved cat Harvey had a saddle thrombus. The vets were absolutely horrible. They claimed he was hopeless and practically shoved euthanasia down my throat. Then when I refused to give up on...

...and was crying.  I of course got upset as I've had her half my life.  I took her to the vet on Halloween and he diagnosed her with saddle thrombus. I have never heard of this before and granted, she's only been to the vet about 4 times in her life.  He gave her a heparin like injection but...

Hi, new here and just wondering if anyone here has had a cat survive saddle thrombus? Ours had possibly 3 blood clots last weekend, only one of which affected his back legs, he didn't seem to be in a lot of pain and regained full use of his legs days later. Also, his last clot, he lifted his...