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My sincere condolences to you. It is never easy to lose them as they
become family members.
In sympathy
Cathy
In feline-heart@
>
> Hi everyone,
> Earlier today, I had my Fritz put to sleep. It was a difficult
> decision, but it was something I had thought about a lot, and was at
> least somewhat prepared for.
>
> Even though he was just diagnosed w/HCM last month, he had a hard time
> with it, and was already in the advanced stages of the disease. He
> nearly died that first trip to the ER, but after several days of
> treatment, he came out of it. Then a few weeks later, his lungs
> filled w/fluid again, and I had to take him back in. His dosages were
> increased, and he seemed to do okay for another week.
>
> But for the last couple weeks, he's been having small episodes (at
> least that's what I call them) where his resps increase a lot, and he
> stops being active. I can always tell when it starts because his
> whole attitude changes, and he'll stop eating and playing. For a
> while, I was able to keep him pretty stable just by increasing his
> lasix dose and waiting a few hours.
>
> I had already decided a few weeks back that if he were to go into
> heart failure again, that I would put him to sleep. And when I woke
> up this morning and found him lying next to my head, his breaths fast
> and urgent, I had a feeling that this was it.
>
> I immediately gave him a double dose of lasix, but it didn't help.
> His energy was down to nothing, and few minutes later, I found him
> crouching next to the door, going to the bathroom because he didn't
> have it in him to make it to the litterbox. He was still fairly alert
> though, so I thought I'd give him another dose of lasix and wait, but
> a few hours later, his resps were still fast and he still wasn't moving.
>
> It took me a few tries to muster my own will to get him into the
> carrier, and I kept myself together and made it to the vet's. Even
> though I was 90% sure this would be the end, I made them send the
> doctor in to talk w/me before I said yes. I asked for the doctor who
> treated him during his first heart failure, and she thought I was
> doing the right thing. She let me listen to his heart and lungs with
> the stethoscope, and I could hear the crackling in his breaths. She
> believed he was going into heart failure again, which is what I had
> suspected.
>
> I won't go into any details about the actual process, but it seemed
> peaceful for him, and I do feel I made the right decision. I will say
> it was very hard for me to leave the room in the end. My other cat is
> going about business as usual, only stopping to stare at me when I
> suddenly burst into random sobbing.
>
> I just wanted to say thanks for all your support in the beginning, and
> even though our battle w/HCM was short, it really does help to hear
> from those going through the same things.
>
> I also have some leftover enalapril (2.5) and furosemide (20 mg, all
> split into 10mg doses), if anybody would like it.
>
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