Hello,
My one and a half year old kitty was recently diagnosed with a heart murmur. We were planning on getting a heart ultrasound done but haven't yet. Last night, everything was perfectly normal and then all of a sudden we heard her yowling. We looked and she was lying on her side on the floor, quite stiff, and her eyes were open but her pupils were completely dialated and she was not responsive to stimulus. She then "came back to" and started panting. The episode repeated 30 seconds later. Then she got up on her own and didn't seem confused, but defintley seemed uncomfortable. I took her to the emergency animal hospital, where she spent the night. They did blood work, EKG and heart X-Ray. All I know right now is that her heart is enlarged. I am so worried about her, and felt so bad leaving her there last night. She has never spent a night away from home-even for her spay, since we adopted her at 7 weeks of age. Today they are doing the ultrasound and after that will supposedly be able to give me a specific prognosis. I am just so worried for my girl, not only because of what happened, but also because she must be so confused and lonely, in a cage at the hospital.
We also have her brother, he is at home and it acting somewhat depressed. They think she will probably be able to come home this evening, I sure hope so.. I really hope this will be something we can just put her on medication for. Until this, she has always acted like a normal, healthy young kitty. Please sent positive thought for my girl.
My one and a half year old kitty was recently diagnosed with a heart murmur. We were planning on getting a heart ultrasound done but haven't yet. Last night, everything was perfectly normal and then all of a sudden we heard her yowling. We looked and she was lying on her side on the floor, quite stiff, and her eyes were open but her pupils were completely dialated and she was not responsive to stimulus. She then "came back to" and started panting. The episode repeated 30 seconds later. Then she got up on her own and didn't seem confused, but defintley seemed uncomfortable. I took her to the emergency animal hospital, where she spent the night. They did blood work, EKG and heart X-Ray. All I know right now is that her heart is enlarged. I am so worried about her, and felt so bad leaving her there last night. She has never spent a night away from home-even for her spay, since we adopted her at 7 weeks of age. Today they are doing the ultrasound and after that will supposedly be able to give me a specific prognosis. I am just so worried for my girl, not only because of what happened, but also because she must be so confused and lonely, in a cage at the hospital.
We also have her brother, he is at home and it acting somewhat depressed. They think she will probably be able to come home this evening, I sure hope so.. I really hope this will be something we can just put her on medication for. Until this, she has always acted like a normal, healthy young kitty. Please sent positive thought for my girl.
