Hello everyone I'm new on here but have been a silent reader for a number of years.
(I apologise for the lengthy post)
I have a 6-yr 5-mnth, intact, strictly indoors, tiny, female Persian (heaviest she's been 3.3kg) that has been scheduled for a spay (diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy). She has had 2 echocardiograms, first in December 2021 where she was first diagnosed with HCM and the second in November 2022. In the 2nd visit we were told she has RCM with features of HCM. We were told she is still on stage B1 and there’s been little progression within that year. At present she isn’t on any medication.
We had attempted a spay before, this was shortly after her initial diagnosis (January 2021) at our local vets. Unfortunately, she reacted to the anaesthesia and was woken up without the spay. She struggled to breathe and had some fluid build-up. They treated this immediately and a few hours later she was discharged. We were told to keep a close eye on her overnight and take her back for a check-up first thing. She was fine and we were told to do a Pro BNP test in 2 weeks and avoid spaying her for 6 months, (it came back with 98). We have kept a very close eye on her since and check her sleeping respiratory rate religiously (always between 18 and 26).
However, as she still cycles through heat, she continues to have inappetence every couple of months. We have also noticed some behavioural issues (aggression towards her younger sibling). She had been checked for neurological issues the same day as her last Echo scan and they said everything looked normal. We decided that spaying her would be a good option but opted to do it at Queen Mother Hospital for Small Animals that has more specialists available. Needless to say I’m still petrified to get her spayed due to her RCM and the reaction to anaesthesia last time.
Now I understand that this forum is no place for medical advice but I would to hear if anyone else had their baby's under anaesthesia with restrictive cardiomyopathy? The Cardiologist and my local vet keep reassuring me she will be fine and that her current level of heart disease it should be fine but I can’t help but worry. I tell myself that she will be in the hands of specialists with a lot of resources, but it does little to help ease me. I also suddenly lost her sibling suddenly for some unidentifiable sickness in October 2021.
Can anyone share the experience with middle aged cats with heart disease going under anaesthesia?
(I apologise for the lengthy post)
I have a 6-yr 5-mnth, intact, strictly indoors, tiny, female Persian (heaviest she's been 3.3kg) that has been scheduled for a spay (diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy). She has had 2 echocardiograms, first in December 2021 where she was first diagnosed with HCM and the second in November 2022. In the 2nd visit we were told she has RCM with features of HCM. We were told she is still on stage B1 and there’s been little progression within that year. At present she isn’t on any medication.
We had attempted a spay before, this was shortly after her initial diagnosis (January 2021) at our local vets. Unfortunately, she reacted to the anaesthesia and was woken up without the spay. She struggled to breathe and had some fluid build-up. They treated this immediately and a few hours later she was discharged. We were told to keep a close eye on her overnight and take her back for a check-up first thing. She was fine and we were told to do a Pro BNP test in 2 weeks and avoid spaying her for 6 months, (it came back with 98). We have kept a very close eye on her since and check her sleeping respiratory rate religiously (always between 18 and 26).
However, as she still cycles through heat, she continues to have inappetence every couple of months. We have also noticed some behavioural issues (aggression towards her younger sibling). She had been checked for neurological issues the same day as her last Echo scan and they said everything looked normal. We decided that spaying her would be a good option but opted to do it at Queen Mother Hospital for Small Animals that has more specialists available. Needless to say I’m still petrified to get her spayed due to her RCM and the reaction to anaesthesia last time.
Now I understand that this forum is no place for medical advice but I would to hear if anyone else had their baby's under anaesthesia with restrictive cardiomyopathy? The Cardiologist and my local vet keep reassuring me she will be fine and that her current level of heart disease it should be fine but I can’t help but worry. I tell myself that she will be in the hands of specialists with a lot of resources, but it does little to help ease me. I also suddenly lost her sibling suddenly for some unidentifiable sickness in October 2021.
Can anyone share the experience with middle aged cats with heart disease going under anaesthesia?