Deanna & Billie
Member Since 2014
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/5-9-billie-amps-246-4-310-pmps-370.195370/#post-2187236
The methylpred really seemed to be helping Billie's triaditis...her jaundice is 90% gone and her appetite has been spectacular. Unfortunately, it seems that her heart couldn't tolerate the med. We ended up at the ER tonight after I noticed her respiratory effort increasing through the evening, with noticeable abdominal breathing. She had pleural effusion. They did a chest tap and were able to remove most of the fluid. They also gave her a dose of Lasix. She has an appointment with her cardiologist tomorrow. Her abdomen was clear...no ascites. She had been looking much less bloated over the past couple days anyway. So, that must have been unrelated or maybe just bloating from the increased amount of food and water she has been eating and drinking.
I feel so bad for her. So many ER trips. I have to wonder if the pleural effusion was starting last week when her respirations spiked and we went to the ER, and maybe the doctor missed it. I'm at a loss for what to do now...I will see what her cardiologist and IM say, but my guess is that the cyclosporine is going to be our only option for her triaditis at this point (if it is triaditis and not cancer). And we're going to be treating heart disease again. I'm going to take it one day at a time and pay attention to her quality of life.
She ate and drank a lot when she got home. She seems less lethargic, although post-ER kitty rage sure can wake you up. She's pacing around the apartment now, making sure everything is where she left it. I'm waiting to see if she will settle down, then maybe will sleep for a few hours.
Update: She's lying down next to DBF and seems comfortable. Her respirations are significantly better than they were earlier. Time for bed.
Any vines and/or advice is much appreciated
The methylpred really seemed to be helping Billie's triaditis...her jaundice is 90% gone and her appetite has been spectacular. Unfortunately, it seems that her heart couldn't tolerate the med. We ended up at the ER tonight after I noticed her respiratory effort increasing through the evening, with noticeable abdominal breathing. She had pleural effusion. They did a chest tap and were able to remove most of the fluid. They also gave her a dose of Lasix. She has an appointment with her cardiologist tomorrow. Her abdomen was clear...no ascites. She had been looking much less bloated over the past couple days anyway. So, that must have been unrelated or maybe just bloating from the increased amount of food and water she has been eating and drinking.
I feel so bad for her. So many ER trips. I have to wonder if the pleural effusion was starting last week when her respirations spiked and we went to the ER, and maybe the doctor missed it. I'm at a loss for what to do now...I will see what her cardiologist and IM say, but my guess is that the cyclosporine is going to be our only option for her triaditis at this point (if it is triaditis and not cancer). And we're going to be treating heart disease again. I'm going to take it one day at a time and pay attention to her quality of life.
She ate and drank a lot when she got home. She seems less lethargic, although post-ER kitty rage sure can wake you up. She's pacing around the apartment now, making sure everything is where she left it. I'm waiting to see if she will settle down, then maybe will sleep for a few hours.
Update: She's lying down next to DBF and seems comfortable. Her respirations are significantly better than they were earlier. Time for bed.
Any vines and/or advice is much appreciated
This is where she decided to hang out and groom the vetty smell away after we got home. I don't think I can put it on my car...I think it's hers now, and it will just have to stay in the apartment. 
