tanztanya
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Unfortunately we've had a few scares with Cookie over the past 6 weeks. The vet has said she had gone into Congestive Heart Failure and her little heart is struggling and her pulse is very weak. When we rushed her to the vets 6wks ago cos of breathing difficulties, her lungs was full of fluid and luckily after a frusemide injection she appeared better. My parents went away on Thursday and on Friday I noticed something wasn't right with cookie, she hadn't slept all of Fri nite and I took her to vets first thing on Sat morning. the vet kept her in for a few hours and put her in an incubator, saying that her lungs are full of fluid and they said she was on the edge. I picked her up a few hours later and her breathing was sounding better and by sunday morning i took her to vets and they were unsure she would survive the rest of the week for when my parents came home. I took her back to vets yesterday as they wanted to keep a close eye and the vet was gobsmacked over the recovery cookie had made, Cookie's lungs were clear of fluid and her breathings back to normal and she's got really bouncey, so the vet has signed her off and i need to call them next mon to update them.
a few weeks ago, when cookie had started her new medication (prilactone) she began yelping and whimpering in her sleep. This woke us up but not cookie. it only happened a few times and the vets couldn't understand it as it was not a side effect of the medication. Anyway, we bought her a DAP collar to see if that helped and she did not have a 'nightmare' in three weeks, until last sat nite. We slept in my parents bed as i thought this would calm her the past two nights, but last nite just as i was dropping off to sleep i heard her lick her lips and looked at her then she started moving her head and then came the yelp and crying. i then went and stroked her and it appeared i woke her up. ...now i am sure that it's SM and not a nightmare.
i called the vets up and they said because of how weak her heart is they aren't going to arrange an MRI as anaesthetic is not a good idea. They said they would usually give frusemide but cookie is already on a high dosage. So what can I do for her??
between writing this cookie was fast asleep and started moving her head and this time was shaking, eyes wide open, then yelped. i could not get her out of it for about 15 seconds when i went and got her a biscuit. i THINK it's only happened when she's alseep on her left side (which is the same side as her soft spot). ....dus that mean if she sleeps on her right side it won't happen. It's so distressing to see, and it's now midnight and I don't want to go to bed cos I don't want her to have another episode!!
a few weeks ago, when cookie had started her new medication (prilactone) she began yelping and whimpering in her sleep. This woke us up but not cookie. it only happened a few times and the vets couldn't understand it as it was not a side effect of the medication. Anyway, we bought her a DAP collar to see if that helped and she did not have a 'nightmare' in three weeks, until last sat nite. We slept in my parents bed as i thought this would calm her the past two nights, but last nite just as i was dropping off to sleep i heard her lick her lips and looked at her then she started moving her head and then came the yelp and crying. i then went and stroked her and it appeared i woke her up. ...now i am sure that it's SM and not a nightmare.
i called the vets up and they said because of how weak her heart is they aren't going to arrange an MRI as anaesthetic is not a good idea. They said they would usually give frusemide but cookie is already on a high dosage. So what can I do for her??
between writing this cookie was fast asleep and started moving her head and this time was shaking, eyes wide open, then yelped. i could not get her out of it for about 15 seconds when i went and got her a biscuit. i THINK it's only happened when she's alseep on her left side (which is the same side as her soft spot). ....dus that mean if she sleeps on her right side it won't happen. It's so distressing to see, and it's now midnight and I don't want to go to bed cos I don't want her to have another episode!!