Dear "lorieawhite"
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> Posted by: "lorieawhite" lorieawhite@
> He has trouble laying down
> I think because he gets fluid buildup...so he generally sits with
> his eyes closed.
Pepper has the same discomfort and will sometimes sleep on the sofa, leaning
upright against the back of it.
>I held him for a few hours so he could sleep in a
> comfortable position.
We have a lot of the foam oval beds around and usually Pepper will choose
one of those to sleep in so that he has back support from the sides.
Sometimes he likes being covered with a polar fleece blanket, and other
times that will make him move to another bed. There are a lot of times I
see him totally stretched out like a normal cat, and he seems just fine, so
I think this problem is one that comes and goes.
>He ate a lot after he slept and took his med
> (doesn't enjoy that--at least they're both liquid).
We give pills as they can be put into gelatin capsules and are tasteless.
It helps that Pepper is a total water baby, (loves water), and likes the
syringe we use to squirt water across his tongue to help him swallow the
capsules, so it is all a big game for him. Pepper is getting Fortekor and
Lasix like most cats on here, it seems, but is also having his fluid buildup
going to his GIT, so he has permanently loose stools. We had an awful time
with this in the beginning as he was developing explosive diarrhea, but we
have found that Pro Pectilin works to control this, and apparently Pro
Pectalin tastes good enough that he looks forward to getting this as
"treats".
>This morning he
> ate very little, but so far no open mouthed breathing episodes.
I always ensure I provide a daily portion, (1/4 can), of Fancy Feast Liver
and Chicken, or Turkey and Giblets as the organ meats provide a little extra
iron for energy increase, and nutrients for organ maintenance. The rest of
the time our boys graze on high protein dry food that doesn't have
inappropriate ingredients for cats. I mention this as I am not sure if it
is the extra iron content, or the fact that the lack of oxygen to the brain
gives Pepper a 'runners high' but he gets extremely active at times and then
flops and "sucks air" as DH says.
> I don't want him dying in agony, suffocating.
We are lucky that Pepper is so extremely active at times as that is keeping
him stronger, and we rather hope that if he has to leave us, it will be that
he overloaded his heart on one of his escapades around the house, so that he
won't develop fluid in the lungs or any other debilitating side effect of
the hole in his heart. Sorry you are having to experience this side of the
disease.
Pat and all the boys.
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