Yesterday, Missy had a chest x-ray as a follow up to the chest tap they did a week ago. The fluid is back, and there may be even more than last week.
How does this build up so fast?
She had another tap, and they got some 75 mL out this time. Poor baby. The vet let me stay in the examining room when she did the procedure - I wanted to - I thought it might be a tiny bit easier for Missy if Mom was there talking to her. Well, this time the fluid looked more milky, more like chyle.
She's on Prednisolone, which has increased her appetite. She was 7 lbs, 14 oz last Wednesday and now is 8 lbs, 6 oz. So it's great that she's gaining weight. But I'm so afraid that she can't breathe well.
She's supposed to be on this herb called Rutin, but I can't find any in my area that isn't also combined with other stuff like calcium or bioflavonoids (because it's a health-food store thing for people), so I ordered some over the internet, but it hasn't arrived yet.
It's supposed to tighten up her capillaries and make the fluid stop leaking. It may or may not work, but it's certainly worth trying, and the vet said it wouldn't hurt her.
I was hoping so much that yesterday's chest x-ray would come back clear, because she was gaining weight and seemed to be acting a little more like her old self. But the fluid came back so fast. I talked with my vet, and if the rutin doesn't work, I'll have to make a decision at some point to let Missy go.
I don't want to lose her - I've lost too much in my life lately, and I haven't had time to mourn one loss before I'm faced with the next. This is tearing me up inside.
She's on Prednisolone, which has increased her appetite. She was 7 lbs, 14 oz last Wednesday and now is 8 lbs, 6 oz. So it's great that she's gaining weight. But I'm so afraid that she can't breathe well.
I was hoping so much that yesterday's chest x-ray would come back clear, because she was gaining weight and seemed to be acting a little more like her old self. But the fluid came back so fast. I talked with my vet, and if the rutin doesn't work, I'll have to make a decision at some point to let Missy go.