INDIGO – 9782

INDIGO – 9782

**MUST HAVE PLACEMENT BY NOON OCT 16, has congenital heart failure**

8y;  Tan Female 3lbs.  Intake: Stray 10/14/17

Medical: 10/15 DVM Intake Exam; Estimated age: 8yrs; Microchip noted on Intake? History : Subjective: eating in cage earlier; Observed Behavior -allows all handling; Objective P =120 R =40 BCS 5/9; EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal or ocular discharge noted; Oral Exam: oligodontia with focal severe dental tartar in L caudal dental arcade PLN: No enlargements noted; H/L: NSR, no arrhythmias, but grade 3/6 HM, possible increased lung sounds, increased respiratory effort at rest, CRT < 2, ; ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated, n opalpable fluid wave; U/G: FS, palpable spay scar, no tattoo seen; MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat, moderate pitting edema in LFL, R HL, R HL; CNS: Mentation appropriate – no signs of neurologic abnormalities; lethargic; Assessment; MI; HM: r/o valvular, myocardial with R congestive heart failure pitting edema limbs: r/o secondary to R sided CHF, hypoproteinemia, vasculitis, other oligodontia with moderate dental dz lethargy: r/o secondary to underlying cause; gave one dose Lasix 50mg/ml: 0.1ml IM (unable to access vein), consider repeat in AM, although ideal treatment is with O2 support PRN, spironolactone, hydrochlorothiazide, cardio consultation,- explained case to management-ideally would be transferred for intensive care ASAP, as ACC cannot treat here and without treatment will continue to worsen; Prognosis: poor- grave given clinical presentation
Plan: 2v full body rads: poor serosal detail in abdomen, enlarged cardiac silhouette with increased opacities in lung fields (not ideal positioning d/t p condition did not want to stress) cbc/chem in house- attempted, couldn’t locate veins to pull blood, didn’t want to stress at this time given p’s labored breathing, R CHF and inability to treat at ACC, rec transfer to hospital for intensive care vs. humane euthanasia
SURGERY: Permanent waiver due to cardiac disease

 

For more information on adopting from the NYC AC&C, or to find a rescue to assist, please read the following: http://urgentpodr.org/adoption-info-and-list-of-rescues.

If you are local to the Tri-State, New England, and the general Northeast United States area, and you are SERIOUS about adopting or fostering one of the animals at NYC ACC, please read our MUST READ section for instructions, or email helpdogs@urgentpodr.org. Our experienced volunteers will do their best to guide you through the process.

* We highly discourage everyone from trusting strangers that send them Facebook messages, offering help, for it has ended in truly tragic events.*

For more info on behavior codes and ratings, please click here: http://information.urgentpodr.org/acc-placement-status-descriptions.

For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, please see: http://information.urgentpodr.org/category/frequently-asked-questions/.

You can call (212) 788-4000 for automated instructions.

Previous | Next