Back to the ER with Minnie

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Ale & Bobo & Minnie (GA)

Ale & Bobo & Minnie (GA)

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I woke up in the middle of the night and she was having trouble breathing. A lot of panting and breathing through her mouth so I rushed her back to the ER. She was only oxygenating at about 90% and they had to put her on oxygen. The pneumonia has gotten worse. I asked if it could have something to do with the fact she can only lay down on one side now because of the feeding tube and could that have cause one of the lungs to collapse making it all worse. The other thought I had is that if there’s anything wrong in her gut and she’s not absorbing nutrients 100% then the antibiotic I was giving to her at home may not have been enough to fight it.
At any rate, please send prayers and healing thoughts to my baby girl :(
 
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Thank you all.

The vet just called and she was actually going into heart failure so it wasn’t the pneumonia. Her heart was enlarged and filled with fluids. They’re trying to get her stabilized and if they do, she’ll need medication for the rest of her life which best case scenario is 6 months to a year This is without having the biopsy results yet to figure out how that’s going to work. The meds for IBD apparently are not great for a compromised heart :(:(:(

I may have to make a tough decision sooner than I thought :(
 
Sending healing white light and prayers for Minnie.
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Thinking of you and your sweet girl. :bighug:
Aleluia Grugru & Minnie said:
The meds for IBD apparently are not great for a compromised heart
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My girl had heart failure and IBD or small cell lymphoma (couldn't diagnose due to heart) and kidney disease. The first two diagnosed at the same time. If your kitty is on prednisolone for IBD, then that isn't good for the heart, but budesonide is an alternative that Neko took and was fine for her heart (and her diabetes) and helped her gut inflammation. There weren't any other drugs that were a problem between the two conditions. However, treatments for the heart and kidneys didn't play well together. The heart is the priority.
 
Thank you all so much. I’m never going to get tired of saying that this community keeps me sane :bighug:

vet called to say she’s happy Minnie has recovered about 60% and is responding well to treatment. She’ll remain in the oxygen chamber overnight but they’re going to gradually get her off of it. I’ll have a new update in the morning from them. Still no biopsy results and I’m now primarily concerned with her quality of life. If this trifecta or perfect storm that just hit us can all be managed, I’m game for whatever it takes. I mean here I am testing 4 times a day aren’t I? This is btw the first vet who ever said to me when I asked about her BG levels, don’t worry we’ve got her on the same dose I know you’re home testing which is so great! She also has a cat with a heart condition and it’s reassuring. Every one of these ER vets I’ve spoken to so far and I feel like now I’ve talked to all of them are top notch. Again knowing she’s in good capable hands helps

Im also now beginning to understand why people say cats have 9 lives. Minnie is certainly working her way through them :cat:

Thank you again for the support it means the world to us :bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Thinking of you and your sweet girl. :bighug:

My girl had heart failure and IBD or small cell lymphoma (couldn't diagnose due to heart) and kidney disease. The first two diagnosed at the same time. If your kitty is on prednisolone for IBD, then that isn't good for the heart, but budesonide is an alternative that Neko took and was fine for her heart (and her diabetes) and helped her gut inflammation. There weren't any other drugs that were a problem between the two conditions. However, treatments for the heart and kidneys didn't play well together. The heart is the priority.
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That’s reassuring to hear and diabretes too? I should be able to get to the bottom of IBD or lymphoma with those biopsy results that are taking forever and a day. Is budesonide a steroid? Because that’s what they talked about putting her on
 
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Oh yes, the diabetes from acromegaly came first. Probably caused the heart condition too. Budesonide is a steroid, but more local acting the gut) than prednisolone. It's ECID, but a number of cats don't see any blood sugar impact from budesonide, including Neko.
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I’ll ask them about it on the am call tomorrow. Thanks so much!
 
Finally home after waiting for an hour and 1/2 to get her. Covid19 sucks. Anyway, she already seems better and more alert. She even got excited when she saw 2 mice trying to carry the avocado I left out for the squirrels and got in stalking position so I really think she feels much better and all last week she was probably already in discomfort because of her heart poor baby :(
 
So glad she's home!:)

Did the vet tell you about counting her resting respiratory rate? I found it to be a really good tool to let me know when things were going off the rails with Neko. When she is sleeping or relaxed and resting, count the number of complete breaths (in and out as one) per minute. I used a timer on my phone. Normal is 20-30. It's a good idea to figure out what Minnie normal is now. When Neko's RR started to creep up, it told me when it was time to see the vet.
 
Aleluia Grugru & Minnie said:
Finally home after waiting for an hour and 1/2 to get her. Covid19 sucks. Anyway, she already seems better and more alert. She even got excited when she saw 2 mice trying to carry the avocado I left out for the squirrels and got in stalking position so I really think she feels much better and all last week she was probably already in discomfort because of her heart poor baby :(
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I'm happy Minnie is feeling much better, she's a feisty little girl.
You stalk those mice Minnie
Please god keep this precious girl safe:bighug:
 
Wendy&Neko said:
So glad she's home!:)

Did the vet tell you about counting her resting respiratory rate? I found it to be a really good tool to let me know when things were going off the rails with Neko. When she is sleeping or relaxed and resting, count the number of complete breaths (in and out as one) per minute. I used a timer on my phone. Normal is 20-30. It's a good idea to figure out what Minnie normal is now. When Neko's RR started to creep up, it told me when it was time to see the vet.
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Yes! There are a few apps that help track this too, I've been using MedivetHeart.
 
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