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I think my 8 year old cat, Rita may have severe heartworm disease. She was perfectly fine this morning and when I left my house at around 1:00 this afternoon. But when i got home around 4:30 or 5:00 she had very rapid and labored breathing and was vomiting (her vomit was dark brown with blood). I got her to an emergency vet right away. The vet suggested that it could be heartworm, but couldn't do the test at the time because he thought that it might kill her if they tried to get blood. They treated her for shock, and are giving her oxygen therapy along with fluids, but said prognosis is poor. She's being kept overnight and i am so distraught right now. This cat is my baby.
I don't know yet if this is in fact heartworm disease, but i am very unfamiliar with heartworm in cats. My three dogs are kept on a monthly preventive. I had heard of heartworm in cats, but thoght it to be very uncommon, even in the South (I live in southern Alabama).
Has anyone here had experience with heartworm in cats?
I don't know yet if this is in fact heartworm disease, but i am very unfamiliar with heartworm in cats. My three dogs are kept on a monthly preventive. I had heard of heartworm in cats, but thoght it to be very uncommon, even in the South (I live in southern Alabama).
Has anyone here had experience with heartworm in cats?