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    Cat W/ Hcm: Check Up?

    My baby Lily was diagnosed with hypertrophic obstructive* cardiomyopathy a couple weeks ago. My issue is that the cardiologist is about a 3 hr round trip from me. I’m supposed to take her for a check up tomorrow and have her sister get an echocardiogram to see if she has the same condition (50%...
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    Shoving Pill Pocket Down Cat’s Throat?

    Lily has been very upset about having to take her medicine. After day 1, she won’t eat the pill pockets. I ordered new flavors online just in case. I tried connecting them to a treat, coating them in cheese, butter, etc. to no avail. So I decided to try to just plop the tiny pill pocket down her...
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    Cat Ate Her Sisters Medication!

    My cat ate her sister’s medication. I was turned around for one second closed the cabinet and she ate it. I feel horrible and am freaking out. The vet said just monitor her for 24 hours. It was either 1/4 of 75mg clopigodrel (prevents clotting) or 1/4 5mg atenolol (slows down heart rate). I am...
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    Same Father?

    My baby lily bear has HOCM and there’s a 50% chance it’s genetic and her sister has it too. I’m tracking down her littermates today to see if they’re having an problems and what they look like. Lily is an orange, white, & black tortie. Gray has chimera (her face is half gray half beige). They...
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    Hocm In 1 Year Old Cat

    see my previous posts about the hell we’ve been in since sunday.. but! we have answers lily was diagnosed by the cardiologist with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. she was given new medications and got a full panel bloodwork. her kidneys are good for now and we’ll know about the rest...
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    Early Euthanasia?

    my 1 year old cat lily was diagnosed with asthma a month ago sunday, trouble breathing, vet says she likely has congestive heart failure. needs echocardiograham and ekgs done (can’t be done until thursday) to know the best treatment and more accurate prognosis. she has syrup to get the fluid out...
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    Asthma & Congestive Heart Failure

    My baby girl, Lily, is 1 years old and had some coughing issues. I researched on my own and saw it looked exactly like cats who are having an asthma attack. She was diagnosed with asthma and the vet and we’ve done everything to keep her from having attacks. She had an x ray for this a month ago...
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    1 Year Old W/ Misdiagnosed Hcm

    sweet lily bear was diagnosed with asthma a couple months ago and was doing good but when i got home this afternoon she was breathing like crazy so i took her to the emergency vet and they did x rays and gave her oxygen but her breathing hasn’t really improved. the x rays showed she has an...
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    Feline Asthma Taking A Turn For The Worst

    My 1 year old ca, Lily, was diagnosed with feline asthma a couple months ago. She got x rays and steroid shot and only had 1 or 2 attacks in the past few weeks. But when I got home this afternoon after a night out, I noticed her erraticly breathing. Her sides were heaving in and out and she was...
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    Cat Hurt Leg

    So, my cat was screwing around on a dining room chair and somehow managed to fall off it with only her leg hooked onto it. She was screaming and hissing in pain. I quickly unhooked her leg and freed her, and in the process she bit me really deep on my pinky. I’m taking her to the vet at 3:30...
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    1 Yr Old Diagnosed With Asthma

    My 1 year old shorthair, Lily, was just diagnosed with asthma via x rays. Heart was fine but the lungs had the donut shaped markings. Also she extends her head up and hunches during the attacks. She got a steroid and is due back this week to get the inhaler or whatever treatment is best (not...
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