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6 year old persian cat

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Posted on 2009/01/06 by Sharon C.

I had a persian die of what appeared to be a saddle thrombus--first to the leg (this may have been misdiagnosed as an injury) and then four days later to the rear leg(s) which appeared to cause his death. A month prior to this problem he had a bloody nose. He had also been treated with prednisone for IBD. Could any of these things be related. after all of the specialist visits and ultrasounds, the cost of necropsy was prohibitive.

Symptoms: Sneezing, Collapse, Weight Loss

Two Response(s) to “6 year old persian cat”:

  • Sharon says:

    January 06th, 2009 at 01:54 PM

    I meant to say that the first clot went to McGee's tail. SC

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  •   Amy McGouyrk says:

    January 23rd, 2009 at 04:31 PM

    A saddle thrombus is a blood clot that causes an occlusion to the rear leg or legs. They sometimes go completely paralyzed in the hind end due to these. The bleeding from the nose was probably not associated, and the prednisone would not have caused it.

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