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I posted a while back about my cat Daisy. She has the heart issues and found out in April she is hyperthyroid too so started her on the ear gel (2.5 mg twice a day). She’s been on Furosemide since December.
She’s been in the hospital twice now. Got her back on Monday for her second drainage from her chest. The first time was in April. The fluid was sent out and they said it is chylothorax effusion—I hope that’s the right words. They aren’t positive if it’s coming from only her heart or if something else is going on too. She has an elevated white blood cell count which they said could be from this fluid. She has an enlarged heart and the hospital said she has an AV block. They said her thyroid number went up even after being on the ear gel since mid april. It was 9.2 at the vet in april and went up to 15. They doubled her dose to 5 mg twice a day.
The hospital said her kidney numbers are up (I don’t know what the numbers are) but they said this is hard when she has these different problems going on. You treat one thing and it hurts another. They said not to give her special kidney food right now—Daisy is very thin from losing weight with the thyroid issues and it’s more important she just eats what she likes. They said I could try not giving her the furosemide and just put her on rutin to see how she does or cut it back to one furosemide a day. She was taking 2 a day. Even with furosemide, she had to have her chest tapped and not sure it really helped with her breathing or heart since December. Not sure if furosemide helps with chylothorax? I’m wondering if I should just try the rutin and stop the furosemide to see if that helps her kidneys and the hospital did say I could try that. I just don’t know what’s the best thing to do.
Another thing bothering me is she’s hunching. She hunched sometimes before she went to the hospital the first time. When she came home from the hospital she hunched a few times. Now she hunches more often. Seems to happen the most right after eating or drinking. she just kind of stares. it worries me. She sits by her water dish for a long time as well.
I spent almost every cent I had to have her in the hospital twice. They said the fluid will probably come back so they said to try the rutin (50 mg three times a day) and to see a heart doctor for an echocardiogram. I’m not sure I’ll be able to handle the expense. I was hoping the thyroid medicine would be a help to her heart.
I guess I’m just looking for some advice and if anyone else has a cat with all these problems. What would be the best route to go when I’m limited now on the money I have but want to get the most care possible. She gets so worked up going to the vet or the hospital. The heart doctor they mentioned would be about an hour away and I guess she’s very booked up too. I’m not sure if I can call and ask if the heart doctor would look at Daisy’s records to see what they think? I just feel so alone on this and not sure which direction to go.
Thanks for any suggestions.
She’s been in the hospital twice now. Got her back on Monday for her second drainage from her chest. The first time was in April. The fluid was sent out and they said it is chylothorax effusion—I hope that’s the right words. They aren’t positive if it’s coming from only her heart or if something else is going on too. She has an elevated white blood cell count which they said could be from this fluid. She has an enlarged heart and the hospital said she has an AV block. They said her thyroid number went up even after being on the ear gel since mid april. It was 9.2 at the vet in april and went up to 15. They doubled her dose to 5 mg twice a day.
The hospital said her kidney numbers are up (I don’t know what the numbers are) but they said this is hard when she has these different problems going on. You treat one thing and it hurts another. They said not to give her special kidney food right now—Daisy is very thin from losing weight with the thyroid issues and it’s more important she just eats what she likes. They said I could try not giving her the furosemide and just put her on rutin to see how she does or cut it back to one furosemide a day. She was taking 2 a day. Even with furosemide, she had to have her chest tapped and not sure it really helped with her breathing or heart since December. Not sure if furosemide helps with chylothorax? I’m wondering if I should just try the rutin and stop the furosemide to see if that helps her kidneys and the hospital did say I could try that. I just don’t know what’s the best thing to do.
Another thing bothering me is she’s hunching. She hunched sometimes before she went to the hospital the first time. When she came home from the hospital she hunched a few times. Now she hunches more often. Seems to happen the most right after eating or drinking. she just kind of stares. it worries me. She sits by her water dish for a long time as well.
I spent almost every cent I had to have her in the hospital twice. They said the fluid will probably come back so they said to try the rutin (50 mg three times a day) and to see a heart doctor for an echocardiogram. I’m not sure I’ll be able to handle the expense. I was hoping the thyroid medicine would be a help to her heart.
I guess I’m just looking for some advice and if anyone else has a cat with all these problems. What would be the best route to go when I’m limited now on the money I have but want to get the most care possible. She gets so worked up going to the vet or the hospital. The heart doctor they mentioned would be about an hour away and I guess she’s very booked up too. I’m not sure if I can call and ask if the heart doctor would look at Daisy’s records to see what they think? I just feel so alone on this and not sure which direction to go.
Thanks for any suggestions.