Tuesday, October 20, 2015

  First Survivor of a Recorded Blood Potassium Level of Zero: 'Little Man' sets world record (VIDEO)

  
MADISON, AL, USA -- During a hospital stay for suspected ingestion of a neurological toxin, Little Man, a ten-year-old male domestic housecat, (owner Jonny Payne) was not expected to survive; his initial blood tests revealed several problems, one of which was a potassium level of "0.0." - such a low potassium level is considered "incompatible with life; after a full day of additional potassium added to his IV fluids bag, Little Man's blood potassium increased and within two days, his potassium level was back within the normal range, setting a new world record as the First Survivor of a Recorded Blood Potassium Level of Zero,
according to the World Record Academy.
 Jonny Payne pays tribute to his cat, Little Man, in his book "Mighty Little Man: My Story, His Story, Our Story."
  Photo: "It's important to note that every picture and every video I've sent to you for all three of Little Man's world records were taken AFTER his recovery. Yes, he was awesome." Jonny Payne pays tribute to his cat, Little Man, in his book "Mighty Little Man: My Story, His Story, Our Story." Photo courtesy Jonny Payne
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  The Guinness World Records' record for the loudest purr by a domestic cat is 67.8 db(A) and was achieved by Merlin, owned by Tracy Westwood (UK), at her home in Torquay, Devon, UK, on 2 April 2015. Merlin is 13 years old.

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the cat with most toes; it is Jake, who has 28 toes – seven on each paw – as counted by a veterinarian on 24 September 2002. Jake lives in Bonfield, Ontario, Canada, with his owners Michelle and Paul Contant (Canada). The vet officially counted these toes on 24 September 2002, with each toe having its own claw, pad and bone structure. Jake is a male ginger tabby cat.

    During a September 2012 hospital stay for suspected ingestion of a neurological toxin, Little Man, a ten-year-old male domestic housecat, was not expected to survive.

   His initial blood tests revealed several problems, one of which was a potassium level of "0.0." Since such a low potassium level is considered "incompatible with life," the tests were repeated per protocol, but with the same result.

    After a full day of additional potassium added to his IV fluids bag, Little Man's blood potassium increased, but only to 2.7 MMOL/L, while anything below 3.0 MMOL/L is considered "life threatening."

   Within two days, his potassium level was back within the normal range although he still had other problems.
   
Miraculously, he made a full recovery after seventeen days in the hospital, setting a new world record as the First Survivor of a Recorded Blood Potassium Level of Zero.

    Little Man's owner, Jonny Payne, said, "This isn't the first time Little Man has surprised us all, and it's just another reason why we call him, 'Mighty Little Man.' At the time, I had no idea of the significance of this event. Since then, however, I've learned just what an incredible feat it was that he survived, and I can't help but believe that God had something to do with it."

    
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    Our pets are dying from illegal pet food ingredients! We need "Little Man's Law!"


    For more information, visit mightylittleman.com or Facebook/Mighty Little Man.
  
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  Loudest purr: Merlin the cat breaks Guinness World records record (VIDEO)

  
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