Hello, Im new here. Im trying to find someone who maybe can help me find answers to a health problem in my moms kitten. She found a litter of 4 kittens, took care of them and got their shots, then eventually got rid of 3. She kept the 4th one because she didnt think he was well, because he stayed very small and had copper colored eyes, almost orange. Since then he has been fine, playing and eating everyday. He is now 8 months old and this morning he took a turn for the worst. He was unresponsive this morning so my parents rushed him to the vet. The vet listened to all his symptoms and looked through their books to come to the discission that he has a extra vein in his body that is causing toxic waste to stay in his liver. They say he will have to get surgery to remove the vein and even if he gets the surgery he may not make it. We have no clue what to do because we cant afford to pay for this surgery. We are wondering if anyone knows of a website where I can look up rare defects in kittens or if anyone can give us advice on what to do. We dont understand why it took 8 months for him to get deathly ill, this is why we want to look up more information about what the vet calls a Port vein. Please help us if you can. Any information is greatly appreciated
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Posted 2 years ago by Jetta and Boo Boo's Mom #
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Sorry I am not informative about an websites, hopefully someone can help you soon. Let's keep this bumped :)
Posted 2 years ago by cricketsmama #
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Hi, Mom. I found this link which talks about portal systemic shunts (one or more abnormal blood vessels on the inside or outside of the liver that cause blood to bypass the liver entirely):
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Cats-1606/2009/6/Kitten-seizures-1.htm
It says that it is important to get extensive tests because there are many other problems that can look like a shunt: e.g. tests such as a physical exam, blood work, urine test, bile acid test. x-rays (to see if the liver is too big or small) and other more expensive high-tech tests. Sadly, a lot seems to depend on what you can afford financially but a couple of these tests shouldn't be too expensive. Maybe you could afford a blood or urine test or an x-ray. Also is there a teaching veterinary hospital nearby that might be interested in his case?
Anyway, scroll down the page till you come to the paragraph which begins:
"Sometimes seizures can be caused by problems related to other major organs, these seizures are often referred to as reactive seizures which essentially means that the brain is reacting to some condition or imbalance outside of the brain. Some examples of reactive seizures would include toxic insults to the kitten's system or physical truama. Just like people some cats are born with metabolic disorders or genetic conditions and in some cases it's quite expensive to diagnose these conditions because many are quite rare. There is a condition called a porto-systemic shunt (PSS) which can cause seizures as well as several other symptoms in cats, in fact it's one of the more common causes of reactive seizures in young kittens..."And keep reading from there. Hope this helps. (There is also a list of charitable organisations at the bottom who may be able to help.)
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