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sf said:

Ranee Mueller said:

We nearly lost Amira to choking last night, and we're still shaken up
about it. She is fine now, but we really thought she was going to die.
She choked, entered into hypoxia and then a seizure. Rich knows what
the stages of hypoxia are, though, and he said when he started CPR it
looked like she was about 45 seconds into it. The only question we had
was whether she had a seizure which sent her into the choking and
hypoxia or if it was the choking which caused the hypoxia and seizure.
Fortunately, it was the latter.

How old ia Amira? Does she have a seizure disorder?

I wonder why she didn't call a vet, there is generally a veterinarian
who is on call in every community. Having six cats I try to be
prepared if one of mine suddenly becomes incapacited... I keep a list
of all veterinarians in my area with contact info and directions posted
on my fridge and a copy in my car. I also have a comprehensive first
aid manual specifically for cats (they're often free from the major pet
food manufacturers). Also, for anyone living in the north east US
there is a superb clinic on Lung Guyland, opened 24/7. When the local
vets gave up on my Jilly and Jack they saved them.

http://www.livs.org

Sheldon

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

How old ia Amira? Does she have a seizure disorder?

I wonder why she didn't call a vet, there is generally a veterinarian
who is on call in every community. Having six cats I try to be
prepared if one of mine suddenly becomes incapacited... I keep a list
of all veterinarians in my area with contact info and directions posted
on my fridge and a copy in my car. I also have a comprehensive first
aid manual specifically for cats (they're often free from the major pet
food manufacturers). Also, for anyone living in the north east US
there is a superb clinic on Lung Guyland, opened 24/7. When the local
vets gave up on my Jilly and Jack they saved them.

http://www.livs.org

Sheldon

I'm very confused - what is AMIRA? A cat?

Dimitri

Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and prayers. We are doing
well here. Amira acts like nothing happened, and we are still freaked
out. 🙂

We figure that one day she will balk at our pureeing all of her food,
but for now it makes us feel better.

Regards,
Ranee

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cathyxyz said:

Hope Amira (and all of you) will be ok. Our thoughts are with you. Know
what its like to almost lose a child <shudder>.

*hugs* I'm glad to hear that yours was an almost rather than a did
happen.

Regards,
Ranee

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Goomba38 said:

Perhaps a community CPR class would help reassure everyone (older kids
even?) particularly the Heimlich maneuver.

Fortunately, all the adults in the house had had some form of First
Aid and CPR training, though mine is out of date (we get updates from
Rich's mom who works at a child care center at a health club), and
Rich's infant stuff was limited. Arthur, the kids' godfather, is a
school bus driver and he is well trained, and Matt, his son, had
recently had adult CPR training, though he said he was disappointed in
it, as they never told them that a person could turn blue like that. I
miswrote, though, as Rich never had to do CPR, he began backblows, and
when nothing seemed to change, he started for the van as Arthur called
911. We live on the airport property, in an out of the way and
difficult to find for the first time, spot, so we didn't want to waste
any time trying to talk emergency vehicles down to our house, and they
know where to go to get to the airport office. Our eldest son is only
6 1/2, and although we do want them all to learn first aid and cpr, he
is probably the only one who could pick up any of it at this point, and
fortunately, he is never in a position to be alone watching the other
kids at his age.

Regards,
Ranee

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sf said:

Ranee Mueller said:

We nearly lost Amira to choking last night, and we're still shaken up
about it. She is fine now, but we really thought she was going to die.
She choked, entered into hypoxia and then a seizure. Rich knows what
the stages of hypoxia are, though, and he said when he started CPR it
looked like she was about 45 seconds into it. The only question we had
was whether she had a seizure which sent her into the choking and
hypoxia or if it was the choking which caused the hypoxia and seizure.
Fortunately, it was the latter.

How old ia Amira? Does she have a seizure disorder?

She is 16 months, and no. That was why we wanted to make sure that
it was the hypoxia which caused the seizure and not the other way
around. She had had a round of four immunizations a week earlier, and
we wanted to make sure it wasn't a reaction to them.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I was hysterical at first

No kidding - I would be hysterical too! I'm glad everything is ok
now, but I can tell you that I was a wreck for days after coming home
to something nowhere near as serious as what you went through, so I
think you're entitled.

Something Rich said was that I also knew I had the luxury to be so,
since he and Arthur were there. If I were on my own, I would have had
to hold it together for the kids. After that first scream, at least, I
was functional and able to deal with the 911 folks, the calling of our
priest and prayer chain, and Arthur's wife (Matt wanted to call his mom
because he was so frightened by what had happened). Then, with Rich and
Arthur gone, it was my job to hold the kids together and comfort them.

Arthur thought it was good for Matt to see mortality up close, since
he is a 13 year old boy, and as scary as it was for our boys, it
illustrated how important it is not to have the legos downstairs where
Amira plays (which is something we have to bugg them about, sometimes)
and why we talk about choking as such a scary thing.

Regards,
Ranee

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Dimitri said:

I'm very confused - what is AMIRA? A cat?

No, she is my daughter. She is 16 months old.

Regards,
Ranee

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Cindy Fuller said:

Unfortunately, there will be no apricots from our tree. As the Chicago
Cubs have been saying for 100 years, wait until next year.

That's alright. We can still be friends. 😉

Regards,
Ranee

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Dimitri said:

"penmart01 wrote:

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

How old ia Amira? Does she have a seizure disorder?

I wonder why she didn't call a vet, there is generally a veterinarian
who is on call in every community. Having six cats I try to be
prepared if one of mine suddenly becomes incapacited... I keep a list
of all veterinarians in my area with contact info and directions posted
on my fridge and a copy in my car. I also have a comprehensive first
aid manual specifically for cats (they're often free from the major pet
food manufacturers). Also, for anyone living in the north east US> > there is a superb clinic on Lung Guyland, opened 24/7. When the local
vets gave up on my Jilly and Jack they saved them.

http://www.livs.org

I'm very confused - what is AMIRA? A cat?

I'm confused too, I've not a clue, could be a hampster, a nubian goat,
even a pot bellied pig... the OP never gives the slightest hint... I
just assumed a pet, because I have pets... and wouldn't a normal parent
have refered to Amira as their child if that were the case... for all I
know Amira is an appropriate name for a pet tarantula. Many folks here
refer to their pets by name all the time without ever mentioning what
type (ie. Dog3 does that all the time, as does Jill, Sheryl, and Damsel
[hey, was years before I learned Crash wasn't a poodle - hehe], so do
I), but I don't remember anyone refering to their child without writing
"My son/daughter so n' so..." fill in the name, (I mean like it can
only be one or the other - son/daughter but 'child' will suffice), as
if we live with these pinheads in the same household. I don't know why
some are so audacious as to presume we're so intimately involved with
their personal lives (or want to be)in a food/cooking group... not like
this is
<family-schizophrenia.discuss.alt>. And if anyone chooses to post
personal business in public don't whine if it comes back to haunt.

Sheldon

Ranee Mueller said:

We nearly lost Amira to choking last night, and we're still shaken up
about it. She is fine now, but we really thought she was going to die.

I am very happy that things turned out the way they did. God bless
you all. Although going through such a situation sometimes (or often)
causes subtle changes internally that are ususally, in the long run,
beneficial. Last Thursday nite our daughter was involved in a serious
car accident where the vehicle she was in ended up rolling at least 2
times. My son was first on the scene, we arrived shortly after the
rescue people. When I saw the car, and the two of them covered in
blood from head to toe, I just knew they were going to die. (As a
parent, you always assume the worst when you see stuff like that) As
it turns out, besides cuts and bruises, my daughter is the worst of
the lot and her injuries are miraculously small, given the nature of
the accident. She has some scooped-out sections of flesh on her right
foot the size of silver dollars that couldn't be stitched. These
require 3 times a day dressing changes which are quite painfull, and
causes her to occasionally sort of pass out, but we're all very
grateful, as this is but a mere inconvenience for her compared to what
SHOULD have happened. She's become adept with crutches and there's
been at least a hundred kids show up with flowers and stuff since
then. Friends she didn't even know she had turned up to say hi or
take her out for ice cream or whatever for a few minutes now and then,
and help keep her company while we're both gone. It brought a bunch
of her former and current friends together, opened up new channels of
communication and in the end, will be a good experience for all
involved. (Well, you know what I mean). Her first request the next
day was whether we'd let her go to church Sunday. At 16, she's not
only grasped the concept of her own mortality, but a lesson in the
laws of physics as well. Hopefully, this will affect her future
driving habits. Unfamiliar country roads at night, loose gravel and
inexperience don't add up to a good thing. OTOH, I must say that what
we went through is far less frightening than your experience. When
the "victim" is so incredibly helpless, the situation is magnified
greatly. In light of the last few days I can imagine, but only
partially, what you must have been going through.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

Sheldon said:

Dimitri said:

"penmart01 wrote:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

> How old ia Amira? Does she have a seizure disorder?

I wonder why she didn't call a vet, there is generally a veterinarian
who is on call in every community. Having six cats I try to be
prepared if one of mine suddenly becomes incapacited... I keep a list
of all veterinarians in my area with contact info and directions posted
on my fridge and a copy in my car. I also have a comprehensive first
aid manual specifically for cats (they're often free from the major pet
food manufacturers). Also, for anyone living in the north east US> > there is a superb clinic on Lung Guyland, opened 24/7. When the local
vets gave up on my Jilly and Jack they saved them.

http://www.livs.org

I'm very confused - what is AMIRA? A cat?

I'm confused too, I've not a clue, could be a hampster, a nubian goat,
even a pot bellied pig... the OP never gives the slightest hint... I
just assumed a pet, because I have pets... and wouldn't a normal parent
have refered to Amira as their child if that were the case... for all I
know Amira is an appropriate name for a pet tarantula.

She sure did give plenty of clues as to the fact that Amira is a child.
This is from the original post.
"They took her and Rich to the hospital in the ambulance, and Arthur
followed
in our van with the carseat, with an extra set of clothes for her, some

food for Rich and her soft doll. "

Sandi

Sandi wrote:

for all I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

know Amira is an appropriate name for a pet tarantula.

She sure did give plenty of clues as to the fact that Amira is a child.
This is from the original post.
"They took her and Rich to the hospital in the ambulance, and Arthur
followed
in our van with the carseat, with an extra set of clothes for her, some

food for Rich and her soft doll. "

Had to go back to check, that was like 3-4 paragraphs into an
excessively verbose post... I didn't read past the first two paragraphs
before giving up because to that point the post made not a whit of
sense nor was it at all interesting enough to read on. And why should
anyone need to hunt for clues, can't folks have the common decency to
be up front, especially in an emergency ... one can only imagine the
frustration of a 911 operator having to listen to all that pointless
hysterical hollywood dramatics before finding out it was about a child,
poor kid coulda died before Sarah Bernhardt got to the point.

Sheldon

AlleyGator said:

Quoted message said:

Ranee Mueller said:

We nearly lost Amira to choking last night, and we're still
shaken up about it. She is fine now, but we really thought she was
going to die.

I am very happy that things turned out the way they did. God bless
you all. Although going through such a situation sometimes (or
often) causes subtle changes internally that are ususally, in the
long run, beneficial. Last Thursday nite our daughter was involved
in a serious car accident where the vehicle she was in ended up
rolling at least 2 times.

Glad your daughter is going to be ok Alleygator.

Debbie

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Quoted message said:

She sure did give plenty of clues as to the fact that Amira is a child.
This is from the original post.
"They took her and Rich to the hospital in the ambulance, and Arthur
followed
in our van with the carseat, with an extra set of clothes for her, some

food for Rich and her soft doll. "

Sandi

OK am I the only dumb one here?

Assume will make an ass out of U and Me.

I just wonder how many other people here knew the post was about t child?

Dimitri

Time to stand up and be counted!

One time on Usenet said:

"Sandi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

She sure did give plenty of clues as to the fact that Amira is a child.
This is from the original post.
"They took her and Rich to the hospital in the ambulance, and Arthur
followed
in our van with the carseat, with an extra set of clothes for her, some
food for Rich and her soft doll. "

Sandi

OK am I the only dumb one here?

Assume will make an ass out of U and Me.

I just wonder how many other people here knew the post was about t child?

Dimitri

Time to stand up and be counted!

I did, I did! But I admit that at first, I thought it could be child OR
pet...

--
Jani in WA (S'mee)
~ mom, VidGamer, novice cook, dieter ~

Dimitri <[email hidden]> wrote:

: OK am I the only dumb one here?

: Assume will make an ass out of U and Me.

: I just wonder how many other people here knew the post was about t child?

How many people do you know who would be able to do CPR on a
cat, dog, bird, snake...?
--thelma
: Dimitri

"Dimitri" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

"Sandi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

She sure did give plenty of clues as to the fact that Amira is a child.
This is from the original post.
"They took her and Rich to the hospital in the ambulance, and Arthur
followed
in our van with the carseat, with an extra set of clothes for her, some

food for Rich and her soft doll. "

Quoted message said:

OK am I the only dumb one here?

Assume will make an ass out of U and Me.

I just wonder how many other people here knew the post was about t child?

I thought it was obvious. I mean, if I called my paramedics to rush over
and take her to the hospital, only 'her' was my cat who had, oddly, turned
blue, they'd tell me to call a vet. That and Ranee's hysteria tells me it
was
something more than a family pet.

nancy

Dimitri said:

Quoted message said:

"Sandi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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<snip>

Quoted message said:

She sure did give plenty of clues as to the fact that Amira is a
child. This is from the original post.
"They took her and Rich to the hospital in the ambulance, and Arthur
followed
in our van with the carseat, with an extra set of clothes for her,
some

food for Rich and her soft doll. "

Sandi

OK am I the only dumb one here?

Assume will make an ass out of U and Me.

I just wonder how many other people here knew the post was about t
child?

I did.

Debbie

Dimitri said:

"Sandi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

<snip>

Quoted message said:

She sure did give plenty of clues as to the fact that Amira is a child.
This is from the original post.
"They took her and Rich to the hospital in the ambulance, and Arthur
followed
in our van with the carseat, with an extra set of clothes for her, some

food for Rich and her soft doll. "

Sandi

OK am I the only dumb one here?

Assume will make an ass out of U and Me.

I just wonder how many other people here knew the post was about t child?

Dimitri

Time to stand up and be counted!

Of course I knew it was a child. What or who else could it be. It
was scary to read about someone's child almost choking to death. Why
would I say a prayer for the child's health, when I was almost sure
that not anybody or anything in this Universe would hear it?

"Please, make sure that Amira will have no ill effects from her
choking incident" is what I shouted into space, hoping that it would
have some effect. Is an Atheist turning into an Agnostic?

Sheldon said:

Many folks here
refer to their pets by name all the time without ever mentioning what
type (ie. Dog3 does that all the time, as does Jill, Sheryl, and Damsel
[hey, was years before I learned Crash wasn't a poodle - hehe],

I don't think that most RFCers know I have pets, let alone what their names
are. And you're wrong about Crash. He's a great dane. 🙂

Carp;