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@ IloveCloudy You are not a murderer. You had his best interest at heart- you saved him from potential pain and suffering. Try not to dwell on the fact that he's not with us anymore, otherwise your grieving process can be agonizing. You just experienced loss, which can be traumatic. So take it...

I am so sorry to hear this. Hopefully you can find some comfort in knowing that you did everything that you could, and she was very lucky to have you -and vice versa. To make things more comfortable for you and Chloe, you may want to look up Vets in your area that do at-home euthanasia.  Warm...

52 BPM at resting sounds a little alarming and may warrant a visit to the Vet. There is an app you can download, called Cardalis. It helps monitor respiratory rates for dogs, but I use it for Matthew. Try keeping track of Chloe's BPM with the app and if you notice that its increasing, you will...

Basically, whenever Chloe is in resting mode (sleeping), count the breaths (full inhale/exhale) she takes within 15 seconds, and multiply the breaths by four. "Normal" respiratory is anything between 20-40 bpm.

The heart meds are extremely important to give- from personal experience, I would recommend that you give them to her. With CHF, Chloe's heart doesn't function properly, and makes it difficult for blood to flow properly through the heart. This leads to fluids accumulating in her in her lungs-...

Don't give up on her yet! My baby Matthew (6 yrs) was diagnosed with CHF in January 2016. The Vet said he would live 6-8 months, 1 year if he's lucky. Two weeks ago he had a checkup and he's doing just fine! He's on 4 different meds plus 20 mg of aspirin every other day, and his appetite is...

My heart goes out to everyone who has suffered the effects from HCM. Its a terrible disease, and ever since my 5 year old sweet tabby Matthew was diagnosed back in January, like many of you, there hasn't been a day gone by that I don't worry about how or when my boy will succumb to his...