Search Results for Query: chylothorax

A brief note based on our experience. So in majority of cases chylothorax starts off very slowly and takes months to the point where you start noticing symptoms like sneezing or coughing with a significant sound and then gradually slight breathlessness, and finally the stages of slight forced...

My cat has been breathing heavily lately so I took him to an emergency vet yesterday to find out he has chylothorax and the vet recommended euthanasia. I was absolutely devastated, he's only 5 years old and has always been healthy and happy so to hear that news was shocking. I begged for...

Baby, here’s the memorial you should’ve gotten long ago. Last month marked you being gone for a year. A year since that horrible day I found you laying in your favorite tote bed outside my bedroom window. I had originally been going to clean it, get the blanket clean again. It was heavy… I...

...again issues with breathing and we brought him back in the middle of the night to the vet (clinic is open H24). He was diagnosed with chylothorax as consequences of surgery (they tapped him around 300 ml). Medications were changed and switched to prednisolon to support him. New protocols also...

I posted a little while ago about my cat having chylothorax and he is having surgery for it tomorrow. It's quite extensive and he will have his chest cavity cut open so the recovery will be extremely important. The vet said it's best that he stay in an enclosed pen so he can't jump, play, or do...

...Got her back on Monday for her second drainage from her chest. The first time was in April. The fluid was sent out and they said it is chylothorax effusion—I hope that’s the right words. They aren’t positive if it’s coming from only her heart or if something else is going on too. She has...

My thread on Merlin and pneumonia in the cat health forum is here. I will continue updates here on what is going on. I am doing a necropsy on him at Cornell and will be making complaints most likely against both hospitals and at least one dvm after that. I will also update on any health aspects...

I was talking to a tech about my cat. We were trying to determine if what I'm hearing and seeing is coughing or wheezing. They want me to get a video and send it to them. Easier said than done. While I'm waiting, does anyone know where I can find examples of coughing vs wheezing? I did check on...

...effusion. Thoracentesis was done (basically they tap the chest cavity and withdraw the fluid). Fluid analysis showed cancer cells and chylothorax(chyle accumulating in the pleural cavity due to either disruption or obstruction of the thoracic duct). Vet recommends doing ultrasound of heart...

My girl who just thirteen had her eye removed due to a tumor. The onocologist said it had clean margins but it was a sarcoma and very rare so we should do chemo. The day before her I removal she had had full X-rays and sonograms and they saw no evidence of it spreading. My vet, who I like...

hi - I am thinking about getting pet insurance for our new kittens. The one challenge is the Vet said one may have feline herpes. He has not been tested and has only been seen once when he was stuffy. Would this still count as a pre existing condition? Does anyone know. Thanks, Erin

...after physical exertion. I've ordered Rutin since I have no idea what kind of fluid is in her, so maybe it's heart related build up or chylothorax? The only weird thing today is that after doing certain activities she has small sneezing fits with nose twitches like something is tickling her...

Hello - I'm looking for help. My vet is stumped so I'm trying to do every thing I can to find out what is going on with my cat Zoe. Zoe is 15 1/2 years old. She's been healthy her entire life. She's strictly an indoor cat. She had been coughing quite a bit. It started a few weeks back. She's a...

My beautiful baby is 9 years old and he has been the picture of health all these years. He was diagnosed 2 week ago very sudden onset of this condition. He has had 2 taps and by this coming Wed. he might need another one. His vet has recommended surgery but we are skeptical as to the prognosis...

My 12 year old girl is having a rough time. For three months the vet told us she has a scratch on her eye and it was cleared up. I did not believe it so I took her to a ophthalmologist. She has uveitis and was just tested positive for toxoplasmosis. I have her quarantined in the spare...

I am looking for other cat owners who have had a cat survive or die from Feline Chylothorax. Please e-mail me your story. My friend has a cat that was just diagnosed with it and he would like to read other survivor stories. Thank you.

I am trying to research Chylothorax as my 11 year old cat was diagnosed with it just yesterday. I haven't slept in 2 days, he's currently at the vets office having more tests run. They so far have been unable to find the cause. I am devastated and confused. Any info or guidance that anyone can...

After a struggle to make the right decision and too much watching my cat suffer with a very grim prognosis, I made the decision to let him go today. I would love to hear from any members of the community who have had to make this decision and how did you cope? I feel physically sick and...

Hi Just wondered if you have a cat with IBD or suspected IBD then what were the symptoms that made you take you kitty to the vet and how long had these symptoms gone on for? Also, if your cat had blood work, what, if any, indicators were there in the blood results that pointed towards GI...

...said that his thoracic duct is leaking or has burst.  Doing a lot of research about this, it says that a low-fat diet is imperative with chylothorax so my question to you all... Any suggestions for a low-fat, low-sodium cat food? When he was first diagnosed with CHF, I about drove myself...