"Not the V-E-T again!" ****Echocardiogram Today Nov 29th**** (Jake) EXPLORE Nov 15, 2012 #275
******JAKE WILL BE GOING FOR HIS ECHOCARDIOGRAM THURSDAY NOV 29TH AT 9 AM********
All is ok here. Just very busy with night shifts and regrettably no spare free time for Flickr.
Jake and Bailey seem well.
But Jake's regular vet is encouraging us that we take Jake to the Cardiologist vet specialist, to do the echocardiogram.
Jake had a high ProBNP test about a month ago.
www.idexx.com/view/xhtml/en_us/smallanimal/reference-labo...
www.idexx.com/pubwebresources/pdf/en_us/smallanimal/refer...
The ProBNP may be falsely high as Jake does have asthma... But he also has had a heart murmur since birth and the Vet wants to rule out any cardiac problems.
I have ruled the stress of taking him the 30 min car ride each way to see the specialist, against possibly not treating something that may be going on with him...(Even though he shows no present overt signs of anything wrong...)
Such a hard decision to make.. and the consult and echo are not cheap. Over $550.00.
I pray I am doing the right thing for Jake?
I would never forgive myself if he had a cardiac condition that could be treated with meds.
Sometimes I fell I should just let him "be a cat!"
Wish us luck Nov 29th. ;-))
Hope you are all doing well. Miss you and seeing your great pics.
"Not the V-E-T again!" ****Echocardiogram Today Nov 29th**** (Jake) EXPLORE Nov 15, 2012 #275
******JAKE WILL BE GOING FOR HIS ECHOCARDIOGRAM THURSDAY NOV 29TH AT 9 AM********
All is ok here. Just very busy with night shifts and regrettably no spare free time for Flickr.
Jake and Bailey seem well.
But Jake's regular vet is encouraging us that we take Jake to the Cardiologist vet specialist, to do the echocardiogram.
Jake had a high ProBNP test about a month ago.
www.idexx.com/view/xhtml/en_us/smallanimal/reference-labo...
www.idexx.com/pubwebresources/pdf/en_us/smallanimal/refer...
The ProBNP may be falsely high as Jake does have asthma... But he also has had a heart murmur since birth and the Vet wants to rule out any cardiac problems.
I have ruled the stress of taking him the 30 min car ride each way to see the specialist, against possibly not treating something that may be going on with him...(Even though he shows no present overt signs of anything wrong...)
Such a hard decision to make.. and the consult and echo are not cheap. Over $550.00.
I pray I am doing the right thing for Jake?
I would never forgive myself if he had a cardiac condition that could be treated with meds.
Sometimes I fell I should just let him "be a cat!"
Wish us luck Nov 29th. ;-))
Hope you are all doing well. Miss you and seeing your great pics.