04/14 Eddie AMPS 286 +2 223 +3.5 171 PMPS 221 +2.5 182

Good morning,
Here is yesterday:
https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/04-13-eddie-amps-166-pmps-434.262012/

 

No story yesterday? Are you and Eddie doing okay?

 

Thank you so much for checking up on us. I was hesitant to post anything about what happened as I felt somewhat ashamed to account for what happened with me and Eddie.
As you might know, Eddie has acromegaly. He's had surgery and radiation and often what happens after these procedures, they go into remission. Eddie as you've seen has been bouncing and surfing and dropping and rising and I followed the advice of the radiation oncologist to have Eddie have a check up CT scan, which was for Tuesday.
Of course, when a CT scan is done, cats are sedated. Eddie has adverse reactions to two medications used in sedation: Butorphanol and Dexmedetomidine. So, they used another sedative: Alfaxalone. Let's just say we have now discovered the third sedative not to be given to Eddie. He stopped breathing. He ended up in an oxygen chamber and has recovered. I had to pick him up from the clinic and transport him to another one in town that has all night care and he is now just fine.

I feel horrible. When he was at the all night hospital the vet did not want to give him the full 9u because he tested in the blue zone so instead of 9u they have him 7u. In the morning, as you can see from the SS, he was high enough they give him the full 9u.

When this happened, they had just finished the CT scan and had taken x-rays which show all else (heart, etc.) to be absolutely fine. They had checked his heart prior to administering the sedative and so...

I spoke with the radiation oncologist who had referred Eddie to this clinic for the CT scan. She is in another city where she has overseen Eddie's radiation previously but she wanted a base line CT so we could assess the status of the tumour. She was quite concerned this had happened because at the hospital where Eddie gets treatment (it's 9 hours or so away by car/ferry) there is an anesthesiologist and they don't use the medications that regular clinics use: they use a mixture of gas and another light substance entirely [I can't recall the name].

I felt so bad, especially since I honestly had had a feeling something was going to happen but I chalked it up to my just being anxious. Never doubt yourself.

I didn't want to post the story here. I still feel terrible but at least Eddie is ok and he's had a good day and even went into blue today {I had to work all afternoon and wasn't able to get another test but his appetite is good and all's well. For myself, I was a wreck.

Thank you, again, for asking.

 

Ah I was wondering what the note meant, but glad Eddie is ok! When will you have CT results

 

Expecting next week after the (too) long weekend. No emoji will do.

 

Oh no - I am so glad Eddie survived the ordeal and is home and OK. Having had Neko's heart stop during anaesthesia for a CT, I can relate to how you are feeling. Don't beat yourself up, you were dealing with specialists and listening to those who should have the answers.

x-rays aren't really a good indicator of the heart, you need to have a heart ultrasound, or echocardiogram. Heart xrays can show a bit of size changes and whether fluid on the lung/heart, but not how well it's working. Not sure if you have a board certified cardiologist up there, the only two I know of here are at Boundary Bay Vet clinic in Langley. The great Dr. Marco near me (Neko's cardio vet) moved back to Italy. Having said that, I told you the story of Neko getting a clear echo with the OK to have anaesthesia just three weeks before she had anaesthesia and her heart issue. Acro hearts are so tricky.

 

Oh, Wendy, thank you. Thank the gods Eddie is ok. I've been feeling such an emotional overload that I really would have lost it had it turned out differently.

As I said above, the results of the CT will be available next week; they are being sent to Genevieve Hammond, the radiation oncologist at VCA Victoria (you might recall I was going to be travelling there awhile back but their scanner malfunctioned and the trip was cancelled). No cardiologist up here, an internist who works only 2 days week. At least the vet doing the CT scan acted quickly to pull Eddie out of it. I'm still shaking when I think of it.

Thank you. I'll post all the results once I have them...

 

I'm so glad Eddie is ok. I am sure you are so shaken as I could only imagine! While I can say dont beat on yourself as wendy said...I know easier to say then to do. So just love and hugs and healing I'm sending your way <3<3<3

 

I'm sure the vets doing anaesthesia are well trained in adverse reactions. I was just grateful CSU had a cardiologist nearby when she had her episode. For a while there were no cardio vets in BC when Dr. Marco moved, I was happy to see there are now two here.

I remember you telling me the radiation oncologist in Victoria would be reading the scans. That's good news.

 

Thank you...I was feeling dreadful. I'm so grateful he's ok.

 

I’m so glad Eddie is okay now. I’m sure all of that does have you shaken up. I would feel the same way. I hope you get some good news when you get his results back. Take care.

 

Thank you!!