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CynthiaWVirginia -> RE: I Admit It I........ (11/25/2015 8:43:39 AM)
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I admit I never saw this coming. I'm still reeling in shock. One of my twins (two year old kitties) seemed to be yacking up a fur ball yesterday morning but nothing came up. That's not unusual. But his breathing was off. Faster and more shallow.
I admit I checked him for fever (none), I checked his gums (health pink), checked him for hot spots and any rib damage (he and his brother play rough and tumble, and both weigh at least 16 lbs), and I checked his abdomen for any lumps or sore spots. He was all clear except for his strange breathing, so I went to bed early, slept for five hours, woke up and waited for hours until the veterinary office opened because he was still the same. (I sleep in the daytime and stay up while it's dark.)
The vet said he had to have had a heart defect and now it's going out on him. (He's just a baby!) His breathing is as bad as when I had all those dozens of blood clots in my lungs several years back but I didn't have the heart to put him down...and since he's not in pain she didn't push me to do so. He's likely to either die in his sleep or have a heart attack and die suddenly. In the meantime we're to give him two meds twice per day, one for his heart and one for the fluid in his lungs. I've forgotten how she told me to give them to him and I'm going to have to see if grinding them up (they are very tiny) and mixing them with some milk product will be okay.
I admit he's comfortable enough, and I'm watching the other cats so they won't try to play rough with him. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we will be gone for part of the day. I hope that he will either get better for a while and breathe freer and enjoy his last days and find some comfort. (Last night, two cats took turns sleeping with him and spent some time licking his face and forehead.)
I admit that this time of year always sucks. I thought I had already run through my quota of suckage for this year. I was also told that Valiant's mother, his three sisters, and his brother might all have this same defect. I feel like I could just stare into space for hours because I can't wrap my brain around this.
I admit that I was surprised to hear that the vet clinic was packed tight, full of animals. It seems that everyone put their animals into kennels so they could leave this area to be with family for Thanksgiving. Half the fun of Thanksgiving is...filling my family so full of turkey that they can hardly walk. Furbabies included. I can't even reach my mother over the phone. She's probably out shopping and has it deep in a purse and has her hearing aid off. Mom owns one of Valiant's sisters.
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