Lymphatic fluid in the lungs and bbody

Status
Not open for further replies.
phatcatTO

phatcatTO

Member Since 2023
Hello everyone,it has been a while since I posted.
It has been a really bad month,and it might get even worse.My cat Flashy has had a bloated belly for a while,and I was concerned about it,but the doctor told me it was just his diabetes and CKD and it was normal,and it was probably so,he was still walking around,drinking and eating,the last couple of weeks it seems this bloated look on his belly spread to the upper part of his body,he seemed to have a cold and soar throat,breathing heavy,and did not think much of it.He has had a cold before,but then he stopped drinking water. He drank alot and ate a good amount due to his diabetes .Took him to the vet X rays,blood work.X rays reveal he has fluid in his lungs and belly.They stuck a needle in his lungs and abdomen,and took out the fluids.About a cup to 1 1/2 of fluid out. Opitions are for Ultrasound and then maybe surgery depending on what they find,not guaranteed they will find anything.Other option is to let him go,As the lymph fluid in his lungs and belly also mean his heart is also weak and failing.Not sure what to do.Anyone have experience with his occurrence?
Thanks
 
Sending big hugs to you and your sweet Flashy. Not quite the same... our Chacha did not have diabetes or CKD but she did have fluid in her lungs. We found out when we took her in for pre blood work for dental work and asked vet to check her breathing as it seemed labored. Vet agreed and did x-ray. X-ray showed a lot of fluid and couldn't see her heart. Vet said best to go to hospital where they drained fluid and did echo cardiogram and a couple other tests. She had a hernia and part of her liver was covering her heart. They did an ultrasound. Her condition was 'pleural effusion'. Said they could do surgery but not sure if she would make it through or it if would help. We were told that even though they drained the fluid there's no way to know how often it would have to be done. We pretty much decided that if this was the case, we'd make that hard decision. A couple days later she passed on her own. She started acting strange so we put her in the carrier to take to the vet and she passed on the way.

Did they tell you if they would have to continue to drain fluid?

Praying for you and Flashy!

:bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Id they examine the removed fluid under a microscope? That can provide same information about the source/cause. Fluid around the lunges (pleural effusion) is different from fluid in the abdominal cavity (ascites). I had one cat with ascites and nothing could reasonably be done.
 
Benny had a distended belly last week and the results of the vet evaluation were that he has a widespread cancer in his abdomen. They anticipate that it has spread to his lungs and that he will at some point have trouble breathing.

They removed more than 600 ml of opaque whitish fluid from his abdomen. That was Thursday and by Monday it was all back. I'm going to have it removed again because he is otherwise acting fine and it does not seem like his time yet. He feels better without the fluid, but I don't know what his immediate future holds. The vet says that he may be around for another 1-3 months. As long as he's not hurting or suffering, I'm going to keep him with me and savor every moment.
 
Lori Callagy said:
Sending big hugs to you and your sweet Flashy. Not quite the same... our Chacha did not have diabetes or CKD but she did have fluid in her lungs. We found out when we took her in for pre blood work for dental work and asked vet to check her breathing as it seemed labored. Vet agreed and did x-ray. X-ray showed a lot of fluid and couldn't see her heart. Vet said best to go to hospital where they drained fluid and did echo cardiogram and a couple other tests. She had a hernia and part of her liver was covering her heart. They did an ultrasound. Her condition was 'pleural effusion'. Said they could do surgery but not sure if she would make it through or it if would help. We were told that even though they drained the fluid there's no way to know how often it would have to be done. We pretty much decided that if this was the case, we'd make that hard decision. A couple days later she passed on her own. She started acting strange so we put her in the carrier to take to the vet and she passed on the way.

Did they tell you if they would have to continue to drain fluid?

Praying for you and Flashy!

:bighug::bighug::bighug:
Click to expand...

Thanks for your reply Lory,
They did tell me that that they would have to drain the fluid,but there was no point.Lyphathic fluid carries protein and other things a cats body needs to survive,he will just keep getting worse either way.His fluid draining alone cost me 550$ here in Toronto,Canada,so it's probably a whole different price in the U.S.

From the x ray the vet did tell me he also cannot see Flashys heart,this is before the fluid draining.

Thanks for your prayers.
 
phatcatTO said:
Thanks for your reply Lory,
They did tell me that that they would have to drain the fluid,but there was no point.Lyphathic fluid carries protein and other things a cats body needs to survive,he will just keep getting worse either way.His fluid draining alone cost me 550$ here in Toronto,Canada,so it's probably a whole different price in the U.S.

From the x ray the vet did tell me he also cannot see Flashys heart,this is before the fluid draining.

Thanks for your prayers.
Click to expand...

You're very welcome. Such a difficult time. It's so hard not knowing how you're kitty is feeling.

I don't remember how much the cost was for just draining the fluid. For overnight in the hospital and all the tests it was $$$$.

More hugs coming your way.
 
Larry and Kitties said:
Id they examine the removed fluid under a microscope? That can provide same information about the source/cause. Fluid around the lunges (pleural effusion) is different from fluid in the abdominal cavity (ascites). I had one cat with ascites and nothing could reasonably be done.
Click to expand...
They did a Abdominocentesis and Thoracocentesis on him,not sure what they mean.
The fluid was clear with a bit of yellow.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top