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I was here a year and a half ago when my kitty, Tabby, was diagnosed with CHF after spending two nights in the ER. It was touch and go for a while, but he really made an incredible improvement and has been on regular meds since then. All of a sudden the other morning I let him in and his breathing was rapid. He looked scared. I thought he tangled with another cat, or coon, but when he didn't calm down after a few hrs. I took him to the vet. He also has asthma/bronchitis, so the vet gave him an anti-inflammatory shot in case it was an acute asthma attack. The breathing got better, but his appetite has declined to almost nothing the past 5-6 days. I took him back in for blood work and an antibiotic shot in case he had an infection. Nothing has helped. I haven't had him x-rayed yet because it freaks him out so bad. He was a feral cat and suffers bad anxiety at the vet. Even if the x-rays show his heart has enlarged, there's nothing else they can do so I don't want to put him through the terror at this stage of the game. I also don't want him to suffer. I'm at a loss for what to do. I've tried every cat food, fresh meat, chicken broth, etc. on the market. I'm just throwing everything away. Yesterday he actually showed good signs of improvement, but today nothing, even worse. I'm having a hard time giving him his meds because he eats them in his food. He's just going down hill before my eyes and the vet isn't sure what is going on either because it seemed to come on instantly. He seemed fine before. I think it could be cancer or something, or it may be end stage CHF. I just don't know. I don't want to give up on him, but I feel absolutely helpless on what to do for him. It's killing me. He's been my best friend for 11 yrs., and got me through my divorce last year. I can't imagine life without him, but I don't know what to do for him. I know he's been living on borrowed time. I just don't want to put him through any more poking and prodding at the vet. Has anyone else had a cat with CHF that just finally quit eating? I feel we're running out of options.
I was here a year and a half ago when my kitty, Tabby, was diagnosed with CHF after spending two nights in the ER. It was touch and go for a while, but he really made an incredible improvement and has been on regular meds since then. All of a sudden the other morning I let him in and his breathing was rapid. He looked scared. I thought he tangled with another cat, or coon, but when he didn't calm down after a few hrs. I took him to the vet. He also has asthma/bronchitis, so the vet gave him an anti-inflammatory shot in case it was an acute asthma attack. The breathing got better, but his appetite has declined to almost nothing the past 5-6 days. I took him back in for blood work and an antibiotic shot in case he had an infection. Nothing has helped. I haven't had him x-rayed yet because it freaks him out so bad. He was a feral cat and suffers bad anxiety at the vet. Even if the x-rays show his heart has enlarged, there's nothing else they can do so I don't want to put him through the terror at this stage of the game. I also don't want him to suffer. I'm at a loss for what to do. I've tried every cat food, fresh meat, chicken broth, etc. on the market. I'm just throwing everything away. Yesterday he actually showed good signs of improvement, but today nothing, even worse. I'm having a hard time giving him his meds because he eats them in his food. He's just going down hill before my eyes and the vet isn't sure what is going on either because it seemed to come on instantly. He seemed fine before. I think it could be cancer or something, or it may be end stage CHF. I just don't know. I don't want to give up on him, but I feel absolutely helpless on what to do for him. It's killing me. He's been my best friend for 11 yrs., and got me through my divorce last year. I can't imagine life without him, but I don't know what to do for him. I know he's been living on borrowed time. I just don't want to put him through any more poking and prodding at the vet. Has anyone else had a cat with CHF that just finally quit eating? I feel we're running out of options.