[svandamme]

starting to think a lot of times when owners found their cats like that, cars have gotten the blame for what was really saddle thrombus, and it's only now getting properly named because there is a recent uprise of dedicated small pet vet clinics.. where previously the old general vets probably never did the full diagnostic and were of the old "shot of antibiotics or steroids and see if the animal bounces back" method.

lost my first cat from such an old vet..Bubba came home with small limp, vet took a look, shot of steroids, let me know if he still has issues.
Bubba did bounce back from the steroids, the next day was up and about, went walkies even.
but he had a busted rib and when he felt better , that rib turned into his lung and killed him in quite some agony.

The vet still knows to give me a wide birth on the street

Fancy vet clinic for my crew now..