Where Does Imaging of the Patient Fit into This Approach? Additionally, a neurological assessment should be performed and repeated every 30–60 minutes to assess prognosis and monitor the efficacy of any therapies administered. The initial physical assessment of the severely brain-injured patient focuses on imminently life-threatening abnormalities. As with all types of acute injury, the ‘ABC’ (airway, breathing, circulation) of emergency care is extremely important. Common CausesĬommon causes of head injuries in cats and dogs include road traffic accidents, falls, kicks, gunshot or pellet wounds, and bites from larger animals. Simon Platt, Hallmarq’s Small Animal Medical Director, considers the causes, diagnosis, and prognosis and looks at how imaging of the patient is invaluable in the assessment and management of patients with TBI. In order to increase the chance of recovery to a level that is both functional and acceptable to the owner, treatment of affected animals must be immediate. But 30 floors is quite high.For cats and dogs, severe head trauma causing traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with high mortality rates. They also don't have a fatal terminal velocity, apparently, so you could throw a cat off the Empire State Building and while it wouldn't walk away unscathed it would still live. I think the idea is that if it's anything below a couple of floors they don't have the time. I’m done getting cats if this is the case.Ĭats need a certain height to orient themselves. Well it’s not the first cat we’ve had that’s had some type of head injury while I’m gone at work, we’ve went through 3 kittens within 2 months and he always seems to tell me that they ran into something. It's your choice.Įdit: I don't know, but I wouldn't be shocked if kittens, like young children especially girls playing sports, are at an increased risk of head injury during rough play. He may be hurt by perceived mistrust/actual mistrust.Īgain, knowing how people treat inferiors says a lot about them, and that will color your relationship with him in the future. But be warned he may not be pleased if you investigate this and his story checks out. Like they may question the story their fiancé has told. People often pickup on things, without realizing it or consciously processing it, but it does inform their feelings. Your concern to question your fiancé, concerns me though. If the kitten had a brain aneurysm or some pre-existing condition it is plausible when injury is added. Only a vet could tell you why it happened, not anyone here. Sometimes knowing the truth can hurt and its really not necessary in this case. So if you love her, then please just leave it be and move on. She would obviously feel terrible for that and im sure would be scared to tell you the truth. Even if this didn't happen and your Fiance did something accidental to the kitten like drop it or something. What im saying is, that yes, it can happen. Kittens though, tend to be absolute bundles of energy, so it doesn't surprise me much that something like that would\could happen. As he is getting older he is doing this less, but all cats have their crazy moments. He will run toward things and suddenly hit himself where he couldn't stop in time. He will often climb his climber, fall asleep on top, then fall off in his sleep. My current cat is just over a year old now and is nuts. He never went across the road, so the fact he was hit by a car in the night is even more strange. I think something may have been wrong with him that day. Only a short height, but its odd as cats usually land on their feet, however in this instance, he landed on his back and just lay there for a few moments until he got up. My one cat passed away at 8 years old last year after being hit by a car in the night.
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