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Lolo's Post-Mortem Results

Tuesday, 9th Aug 2011, by AnimalCare

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Lolo's blood test (sent immediately after admission) and her subsequent post-mortem has revealed that the cause of death was a severe (possibly prolonged) bacterial infection which had resulted in organ failure.

Lolo's heart, spleen and lung was covered with a whitish bacterial growth. Her earlier blood test had already shown liver failure but the kidney results were alright. However, the post-mortem reveals that the kidneys were also dilated, which indicates that the kidneys were probably working very hard to sustain the body. The kidneys were the only organs which had not been infected yet (the last bastion?).

The infection could have come from the umbilical cord or an injury in the leg (there is a small cut on the leg). If antibiotics had been given for a full two weeks prior to Lolo's deterioration, she could have been saved. The blood test also revealed what is known as "atypical lymphocytes" (white blood cells) in the blood and we conclude now that this was produced to fight off the severe bacterial infection.

Lolo was also severely anaemic and septicaemia had already set in. Based on the post-mortem, nothing could have been done to save her yesterday. Her condition was already too critical and her organs had failed. The bacterial infection all over her heart also explains her gasping yesterday.

In such a severe case, even 5 days of antibiotics would not have helped. It would have needed the whole 2-week course.

Disclaimer: The above is written based on my layperson's understanding of the results of the post-mortem and blood test.

We thank Maslinda for giving her consent for this post-mortem to be conducted so that we may learn something from it that will benefit other animals. In this way, Lolo did not die in vain. Maslinda will collect Lolo's remains tomorrow for burial.

May Lolo be free from all forms of suffering now.

What I learn from this:

1. NEVER delay bringing your sick animal to the vet.
2. Always finish the antibiotics prescribed even though the animal appears to have recovered.
3. If you pick up any animal from the street, regardless of whether the animal "looks fine" or not, please bring the animal to the vet for a check-up.

Should your animal fall sick after office hours or on weekends when your regular vet is closed, there are vets which provide 24-hours' service or a call-back service. Please bring your sick animals to the vet. Your quick action might just save their lives.

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