Re: Katie - Gus' Sister
The vet just called. They didn't get past x-rays of the chest because Katie was having trouble with anesthesia. A level high enough to keep her under dropped her blood pressure but when they tried to decrease it even a little she woke up. They tried to find a workable level but couldn't so they stopped and recovered her instead.
And the vet found a problem in the chest. Her lower airways are "trapping" air and are overinflated. As I understand it, this is caused by the immune system, possibly an inhaled allergen or asthma or even an auto-immune attack. So we will treat for that and see if that helps her.
I'm thinking that even if this isn't the primary problem she has (not sure why that would cause rapid weight loss) that it might make it possible for her to tolerate anesthesia to check for something else and/or get her teeth cleaned.
I will pick her up later this afternoon.
I believe he wants to try an inhalant, albuterol maybe or steroids.
Natalie
The vet just called. They didn't get past x-rays of the chest because Katie was having trouble with anesthesia. A level high enough to keep her under dropped her blood pressure but when they tried to decrease it even a little she woke up. They tried to find a workable level but couldn't so they stopped and recovered her instead.
And the vet found a problem in the chest. Her lower airways are "trapping" air and are overinflated. As I understand it, this is caused by the immune system, possibly an inhaled allergen or asthma or even an auto-immune attack. So we will treat for that and see if that helps her.
I'm thinking that even if this isn't the primary problem she has (not sure why that would cause rapid weight loss) that it might make it possible for her to tolerate anesthesia to check for something else and/or get her teeth cleaned.
I will pick her up later this afternoon.
I believe he wants to try an inhalant, albuterol maybe or steroids.
Natalie
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