My sweet, gentle and beautiful cat Mooch died suddenly last week while I was at work. He was only 6.5 years old and didn't have any observable signs of illness prior to his sudden death. When I got home from work and found him on the ground, I held it together enough to immediately take Mooch's body and Hobbes, his littermate, to my local emergency vet. The emergency clinic said that Mooch likely died of heart disease and recommended that Hobbes see a cardiologist ASAP.
After examining Hobbes and giving him an echo, the cardiologist diagnosed Hobbes with moderate to severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and prescribed beta blockers twice a day and a 1/4 of aspirin twice a week. However, he noted that this disease is incurable and the lifespan doesn't seem very promising. Needless to say, I'm devastated by this whole ordeal. Two weeks ago I had two active and inseparable adult cats and now one is suddenly gone and the other is apparently dying. Every time I come home from work I'm terrified that I'm going to find Hobbes dead. Is there anything else I can do to increase Hobbes' lifespan?? Does anyone have any encouraging stories following a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy diagnosis? Any input or even just general support would be greatly appreciated...
After examining Hobbes and giving him an echo, the cardiologist diagnosed Hobbes with moderate to severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and prescribed beta blockers twice a day and a 1/4 of aspirin twice a week. However, he noted that this disease is incurable and the lifespan doesn't seem very promising. Needless to say, I'm devastated by this whole ordeal. Two weeks ago I had two active and inseparable adult cats and now one is suddenly gone and the other is apparently dying. Every time I come home from work I'm terrified that I'm going to find Hobbes dead. Is there anything else I can do to increase Hobbes' lifespan?? Does anyone have any encouraging stories following a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy diagnosis? Any input or even just general support would be greatly appreciated...