As a clinician of humans I know how difficult it sometimes is to pick up subtle signs and symptoms. Our furry friends sometimes have very few and can't tell us what's going on. That makes them very tricky customers. Dr Caryn managed to recognise a slightly increased breathing rate and use of abdominal muscles in the love of my life - my furry little Bengal cat. Based on this she recommended a chest x-ray which showed a lung mass. She arranged same day referral to the Fourways Animal Hospital for a sonar. The long and short of it is my cat had a ruptured diaphragm with his liver sitting in his lungs. Without her attention to detail at a routine check-up my cat would have died of lung or liver failure. She saved his life and is without a doubt my hero.
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