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Posted by walkssoftly on March 01, 2003 at 10:11:10:
In Reply to: Re: WEIGHT LOSS-Possibly Heart? posted by PHMadameAlto on February 28, 2003 at 21:50:37:
Hi.. Color me confused...I posted last night the update on Stinky, but.. don't see it here this a.m.!?? I saw it last night! *sigh* Maybe I was dreamin', ha...
Well, I'm not quite sure what to hit for "updates"to ya'll.. So maybe I did it wrong? Anyway, I'll kind of repeat myself..
I took Stinky to the vet that I used to take my white boxer Tuff to. The Vet checked Stinky physically, and then he gave me the stethascope to listen to Stinky's heart.. He said that he has a very significan heart murmur. Said that if money was not an issue, he'd like to run the blood tests over again. I told him whatever he thought was best.. but then he decided that it's obvious that the heart seems to be the problem. He gave Stinky fluids, a vitamin shot, pills to entice him to eat, (an antihistamine actually, but he said is stimulates them to eat) and stated that maybe we could be "ahead of the game" by starting him on heart meds.., and see how he does. He said to make sure he EATS and DRINKS. Stinky did eat when he got home, just as he did when the other vet gave him that vitamin shot.. Then he went back and hid in a dark corner again. Seems to me that he is not taking in fluids again. I've been watching him, that really worries me. I am temporarily in a wheelchair and it's hard to get to the store, so I have someone that will be picking up the heart meds for me this a.m. I'm waiting anxiously for them. The vet said that his ultra sound cardiologist will be in on friday. The ultra sound is between 250 and 300. I guess I'll just keep a close eye on him, and see how he reacts to the meds in the next few days. Not sure what if anything they will be able to do for him, when they find out what's going on with the heart. The echocardiogram was going to be 189.00 at the other vets.. but this new vet seems to think that the ultra sound is more accurate... Any input from ya'll on that? Obviously, money weighs in here. I don't want to be sucked in to something that isn't necessary. Yet no matter what it takes, I will do what is best for my Stinkster... HE is most important at this point..
Any input and opinions would greatly be appreciated..I thank both of you for helping. It's so good to hear from others that have knowledge about these things... Thank you very much..
sincerely,
Walkssoftly<~~~frettin' momma............
:If there is a feline only vet in your area, I would go there. Very often they have so much more experience in things that can go wrong with cats. If you have a veterinary college within driving distance, this is another option to take. :Good luck. Keep us posted.
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:This does sound strange to me. Perhaps you should go to a different vet, totally unrelated to your vet. Like Martisimo, I find it strange that a cat could lose so much weight and not show something in the blood tests.
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