Strokes and cats, a question for vets...?

Vets do a lot of procedures on animals that we do on humans but they don't do the clot busters on cats. As you know the 3 hour time frame for humans. It would be very difficult to know the onset of a stroke in a cat.

No vet is on this site, they just don't have time.

Saddle thrombosis in cats is treated with medicine, so yes the vets do use meds for blood clots. Actual stroke--that's more common in dogs than cats. Seizure medication is available for both dogs and cats though.

Here's from a vet site:

http://www.web-dvm.net/saddlethrombus.html

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Saddle thrombus is exclusively a feline phenomena, causing a severe situation where the lodged clot cuts off blood supply to the legs. The lack of nutrient rich, oxygen rich blood reaching the tissues of the legs leads to severe pain, disuse of the legs and severe damage to the tissues, blood vessels, and nerves.

Prognosis is poor for saddle thrombus, even when found early. Treatment is geared toward managing pain and re-establishing blood supply to the legs through the use of IV clot busters such as heparin, or surgical removal of the clot. In many cases, however, the damage to the tissues, blood vessels, and nerves of the rear limbs is too severe and irreversible for treatment to offer a return quality of life, leaving euthanasia the most humane option for the patient.