Had a set back last Saturday. Took him to the follow-up ultrasound which is 40min away. Not a happy camper on the way there, panted the entire time. Then tense and stressed during the wait and being sounded, feistier than the first one, and absolutely miserable but not panting on the way back. Resting respiratory rate was 60 breaths per minute and it's supposed to be for cats between 20-30 per minute. So very worried and called the emergency clinic who recommended an additional dosage of Lasix. Gave it and seemed more comfortable but still breathing fast Sunday.
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| Moo in his fashion forward Ugg boots. |
Have been battling the resting respiratory rate all week. Dr. H said it's a dance right now and getting the breathing under control is key as is eating/drinking (which is happening thank goodness). Heart and lungs are working so hard right now that stress and heat/humidity is NOT good. Trying to keep the house cool, calm, and collected.
New med started tonight, should dilate the arteries/veins and needs close monitoring as could have serious side effects. Was given Dr. H's home phone to call incase anything untoward should occur while new med gets into system.
Been documenting everything - med times, amount of food, when see drinking/peeing/pooping, and when see something that looks off or is an improvement.
This is very hard.
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Hi Sam, I may be totally wrong but these symptoms resemble the ones our cat Smokey demonstrated. After 1 year of going in and out of clinics, it was discovered that he had a malfunctioning Thyroid gland. This caused problems with his heart, water retention around his heart and lungs and therefore big respiratory problems. Maybe worth taking a look at this possibility. Great story about the little dog today!
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