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vetinary woes
Nov. 1st, 2013 04:32 pmAlfred the Great was an absolute champ for the cardiologist this afternoon. It seems he has what's called hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, which basically means that a leaky valve is obstructing his main aorta, causing the murmur they can hear. For now, it isn't affecting his general health, so it might be a stable defect that he can live with quite happily for the rest of his life...but on the other hand, it might deteriorate, so I have to take him back in 6 months for a second scan (another £150!) to see if it's getting worse and he needs medication or if he's stable and can continue without worry.
Happy days.
In related news, my cousin Sarah's baby daughter Chloe had her heart surgery yesterday, exactly one week shy of her 1st birthday. She's doing really well post-op and has already been moved out of ITU into high dependency, but although they were able to close up the holes in her heart, they couldn't save the problem valve, so she'll need more surgery to replace it, probably when she's in her teens. For now though, she's doing really well, poor baby.
Happy days.
In related news, my cousin Sarah's baby daughter Chloe had her heart surgery yesterday, exactly one week shy of her 1st birthday. She's doing really well post-op and has already been moved out of ITU into high dependency, but although they were able to close up the holes in her heart, they couldn't save the problem valve, so she'll need more surgery to replace it, probably when she's in her teens. For now though, she's doing really well, poor baby.
