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I'm going to try to keep this brief. We have a 7 year old domestic shorthair cat that we rescued 2 years ago. Over the weekend, he was a little lethargic, but Sunday night my boyfriend felt worried enough to take Sasquatch (our kitty) to the emergency vet clinic. After some testing, it was found that he has an enlarged heart due a condition that he was likely born with. His heart rate and blood pressure was extremely low, even for cats with this condition, and he spent the last 2 nights at the clinic. The cardiologist found medication that got his blood pressure and heart rate back up, and while we have only spoken to the cardiologist over the phone, it sounds like he is not very optimistic. We asked if he was in congestive heart failure, and the answer that we got was a wishy-washy maybe sort of answer.
Sasquatch will hopefully come home tonight, and I'm sure that we will be given lots of information when we pick him up, but does anyone here have any insight? The vet said that life expectancy for cats in his condition varies greatly. With a dog he could give us a definitive range, but he has seen cats live for a month and he has seen them live for a couple of years.
Does anyone have any tips on how to keep him healthy and comfortable once he comes home? Should we feed him something specific? I haven't the slightest idea what I am in for in the coming weeks.
Thanks in advance!
Sasquatch will hopefully come home tonight, and I'm sure that we will be given lots of information when we pick him up, but does anyone here have any insight? The vet said that life expectancy for cats in his condition varies greatly. With a dog he could give us a definitive range, but he has seen cats live for a month and he has seen them live for a couple of years.
Does anyone have any tips on how to keep him healthy and comfortable once he comes home? Should we feed him something specific? I haven't the slightest idea what I am in for in the coming weeks.
Thanks in advance!