Marvins Mom
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Hi everyone. I recently joined this forum for a specific reason .. I am babysitting my daughter's sphyx - his name is Marvin. We have had him for a few months while my daughter moved. We have had some health scares recently. I hope readers can share their experience and advice.
Marvin is about 3 years old (we think). We are the 2nd family for him - and trust that the previous owners told us his correct age. He is affectionate and loving and very active.
3 weeks ago - he collapsed - we found him passed out on the carpet- time was 8:45am. He was breathing but his head was down, he was cold and he had defecated. We picked him up - wrapped him in a blanket and I cuddled him. His breathing was very rapid. After about 5 minutes he started to pant. We rushed him to the vet. By the time the vet saw him he was breathing normal. The vet listened to his heart and she found nothing wrong. A very slight odd heart beat once every minute - but otherwise normal. This whole incident from start to finish was about 25 minutes and then Marvin was back to normal. The vet suggested we wait and see if it happened again.
Well - 13 days later it happened again. This time I was right beside him. Time was 7:45am. He was sitting on a kitchen chair. He let out a painful sounding yelp. His head fell forward / down, his body collapsed and he fell over. Luckily I caught him or he would have fallen off the chair onto the floor. I set him on the mat, and covered him with a blanket. He was breathing. Again he defecated. I cleaned him, and cuddled with him. This time he was breathing normal and did not want to cuddle with me. He ran away to be by himself. I covered him with a blanket and left him. After 20 minutes he came around. I took him to the vet later that morning and the vet found absolutely no abnormality with the sound of his heart.
We have an appt booked with a cardiologist - but not until Nov 14th. ( 5 weeks away) We live in fear that Marvin won't make it that long.
Since these 2 episodes, we have noticed odd behaviour with his legs. We have observed this twice in the past 2 days. He will stretch out his front paw as if it is stiff. It is just an odd behaviour and only last a few seconds. I actually video taped it this afternoon. When it happened today his front paw was stretched out- and when he tried to walk on it he limped. He ran and his back legs looked very odd - stiff. We followed him, and when he stopped, his heart was racing but he started to purr right away - like nothing happened.
I don't know if these are signs of heart problems (a bad prognosis) or epilepsy (a better prognosis). I have read a lot about FATE, Saddle Thrombosis Embolsims, Syncope etc. Is there a simple blood test that can rule out any of these? Has anyone had similar episodes with their kitty and what was the outcome? I realize you are not vets nor can you diagnose for me - but looking for people who have had similar experiences. 5 weeks is a long time away!
If I am permitted to - I will upload the video I took today. It is 25 seconds long.
Susan
Marvin is about 3 years old (we think). We are the 2nd family for him - and trust that the previous owners told us his correct age. He is affectionate and loving and very active.
3 weeks ago - he collapsed - we found him passed out on the carpet- time was 8:45am. He was breathing but his head was down, he was cold and he had defecated. We picked him up - wrapped him in a blanket and I cuddled him. His breathing was very rapid. After about 5 minutes he started to pant. We rushed him to the vet. By the time the vet saw him he was breathing normal. The vet listened to his heart and she found nothing wrong. A very slight odd heart beat once every minute - but otherwise normal. This whole incident from start to finish was about 25 minutes and then Marvin was back to normal. The vet suggested we wait and see if it happened again.
Well - 13 days later it happened again. This time I was right beside him. Time was 7:45am. He was sitting on a kitchen chair. He let out a painful sounding yelp. His head fell forward / down, his body collapsed and he fell over. Luckily I caught him or he would have fallen off the chair onto the floor. I set him on the mat, and covered him with a blanket. He was breathing. Again he defecated. I cleaned him, and cuddled with him. This time he was breathing normal and did not want to cuddle with me. He ran away to be by himself. I covered him with a blanket and left him. After 20 minutes he came around. I took him to the vet later that morning and the vet found absolutely no abnormality with the sound of his heart.
We have an appt booked with a cardiologist - but not until Nov 14th. ( 5 weeks away) We live in fear that Marvin won't make it that long.
Since these 2 episodes, we have noticed odd behaviour with his legs. We have observed this twice in the past 2 days. He will stretch out his front paw as if it is stiff. It is just an odd behaviour and only last a few seconds. I actually video taped it this afternoon. When it happened today his front paw was stretched out- and when he tried to walk on it he limped. He ran and his back legs looked very odd - stiff. We followed him, and when he stopped, his heart was racing but he started to purr right away - like nothing happened.
I don't know if these are signs of heart problems (a bad prognosis) or epilepsy (a better prognosis). I have read a lot about FATE, Saddle Thrombosis Embolsims, Syncope etc. Is there a simple blood test that can rule out any of these? Has anyone had similar episodes with their kitty and what was the outcome? I realize you are not vets nor can you diagnose for me - but looking for people who have had similar experiences. 5 weeks is a long time away!
If I am permitted to - I will upload the video I took today. It is 25 seconds long.
Susan