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I could use some thoughts. We brought Radish (13 month old male) in to the emergency vet tonight because of a sudden urinary issue. We left him there to get cleared out and the vet who performed the procedure just got back to me. He had crystals and will need to be on a urinary care diet from now on, but his kidneys are fine which means we caught it early and I'm glad for that. I definitely was not anticipating him having urinary problems so early in his life and I'm just really confused how he developed crystals so young but that's not what I'm writing this post for.
When the vet did the xray to check on the catheter, she noticed that parts of his organs are where they shouldn't be--she said parts of his intestine and possibly his liver are in his chest cavity and it appears that he has what she called a diaphragm hernia. Because we've had Radish since he was 2 months old and he hasn't had any traumatic incidents since we adopted him, she thinks it is likely a congenital condition.
We wouldn't have known about it if they hadn't done the xray as part of the procedure. I'm just really kind of shocked and a little scared. He's always been as active as I'd think a kitten should be and loves nearly anything and anyone he meets. Even the techs were remarking on how chatty and handsome he is as we were leaving. I'm glad that we at least know about his condition now. We'll probably be finding out more from the clinic's surgeon or the daytime vet tomorrow/later today, but I kind of would like to know if anyone has gone through this with their cat before and how did it turn out. I know he's still young so he should have a really good chance of recovering from surgery if it's needed, but every time I think about his intestines bunched up around his heart I get so worried. Would welcome input if any. Thank you!
When the vet did the xray to check on the catheter, she noticed that parts of his organs are where they shouldn't be--she said parts of his intestine and possibly his liver are in his chest cavity and it appears that he has what she called a diaphragm hernia. Because we've had Radish since he was 2 months old and he hasn't had any traumatic incidents since we adopted him, she thinks it is likely a congenital condition.
We wouldn't have known about it if they hadn't done the xray as part of the procedure. I'm just really kind of shocked and a little scared. He's always been as active as I'd think a kitten should be and loves nearly anything and anyone he meets. Even the techs were remarking on how chatty and handsome he is as we were leaving. I'm glad that we at least know about his condition now. We'll probably be finding out more from the clinic's surgeon or the daytime vet tomorrow/later today, but I kind of would like to know if anyone has gone through this with their cat before and how did it turn out. I know he's still young so he should have a really good chance of recovering from surgery if it's needed, but every time I think about his intestines bunched up around his heart I get so worried. Would welcome input if any. Thank you!