SphynxMom1993
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Rabbi passed away on August 12. We had gone on a short trip to Biloxi MS. She LOVES to travel and watch cars. We got to the motel and she got on back of couch explored, ate, acted totally normal etc. Friday morning she was breathing deep and fast so we took her to the ER. They made an xray and said cancer or an infection and her lungs were collapsed and fluid. They gave a long acting antibiotic and steroid shot and sent home Lasix, Doxycycline and Norvasc as said her blood pressure was up a little. I paid for them to send the xray to LSU and they finally called that evening and said Congestive Heart Failure and enlarged heart. Rabbi got up and pooped and started breathing heavy again and I called bringing her back and wanted a Lasix shot. They put her in the oxygen cage and we stayed by her. She used litter box, ate, drank and was doing great. My Daughter took me back to the hotel to get my stuff as I was staying night with Rabbi. I got back and she was doing great and ate more, used litter box etc. They didn't let me go back again for 1 1/2 hours and said she was doing great. I walked in and she was on her side, didn't get up and was looking like where have you been. I told them something was wrong, she couldn't walk good. The vet said she was just tired as had been active. I said no something is wrong. They said vitals were fine, I called Kimber and said what was going on and I thought was bad off. Her veins were red on outside of her ears and I'm guessing she had a stroke. She fought passing and was hugging Kimber and reaching for me. Looks like they would have drawn fluid off her lungs. It's killing us. We never stayed the night away from her and I was always with her except maybe 3 hours in a day. I'm upset as steroids can make Congestive Heart Failure worse.
Also, we took her to UT Vet School in Knoxville in 2013 and they said no Cardiomyopathy and heart in good shape. How long does it take their heart to enlarge? She had no heart murmur. This ER and online said HCM most likely cause for CHF. IF SO, Echo was wrong and they claimed they don't get it after 8 years old at UT. Have you heard/seen that steroid shots often make a cat with CHF die? Does anyone have any idea to these two worries?
Her labs were perfect and no sign at all anything was wrong. We did the raw food diet for 11 or 12 years. We feel dead, lost and crushed... I'm going to post to group too. Rabbi would have been 17 on January 6, 2018. She was more human than most humans... We've snuck her in to more hotels. My Daughter never stayed a night away from her until 2015. My heart and souls crushed. Sad she is our last Sphynx. Can't go through that again :-( Thanks for any answers. Has anyone had this happen after echo showed fine? Excuse typos as crying. Thanks! Kim
Also, we took her to UT Vet School in Knoxville in 2013 and they said no Cardiomyopathy and heart in good shape. How long does it take their heart to enlarge? She had no heart murmur. This ER and online said HCM most likely cause for CHF. IF SO, Echo was wrong and they claimed they don't get it after 8 years old at UT. Have you heard/seen that steroid shots often make a cat with CHF die? Does anyone have any idea to these two worries?
Her labs were perfect and no sign at all anything was wrong. We did the raw food diet for 11 or 12 years. We feel dead, lost and crushed... I'm going to post to group too. Rabbi would have been 17 on January 6, 2018. She was more human than most humans... We've snuck her in to more hotels. My Daughter never stayed a night away from her until 2015. My heart and souls crushed. Sad she is our last Sphynx. Can't go through that again :-( Thanks for any answers. Has anyone had this happen after echo showed fine? Excuse typos as crying. Thanks! Kim
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