Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Cyanotic

A bluish coloration of the skin due to the presence of deoxygenated hemoglobin in blood vessels near the skin surface. It occurs when the oxygen saturation of arterial blood falls below 85%.
-Wikipedia

Where to start. Kitten has turned blue three times in the last week. Hands and feet are apparently of little concern, but blue lips are a problem. An emergency room problem. Blue lips can be a sign of heart problems, lung problems. All sorts of bad things.

So we went to the clinic today and Kitten got a chest x-ray and blood drawn. And tomorrow we have an echocardiogram and an appointment with a pediatric cardiologist.

Nothing like taking your 2-year-old to the cardiologist.

8 comments:

Allknowingjen said...

Oh goodness- how scary. I hope it's something easily explained and painlessly solved, keep us posted. **hugs**

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Kashka said...

Yikes. I'll pray that it's even more unserious than the Beauty Queen's latest round with the cardiologist -- although you may want them to tell Kitten to do 15 minutes of vigorous housecleaning right away in the morning...

Ms. Huis Herself said...

Oh! Scary! Here's hoping that it doesn't turn out to be too serious! We'll be thinking about you all!

Happy Veggie said...

Oh my. I'm crossing my fingers and thinking good thoughts that its nothing major.

Pusher said...

How scary! Keep us posted when you know more. You'll be in my thoughts.

DiploWhat said...

Yikes! Best of luck and good wishes coming your way!

Unknown said...

OMG! There's nothing scarier. Tbo had blue lips once when he was 4 months old. It was from broncitis. I hope it's nothing major. Keep us posted!