ElleBelle7
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Well, I have an 11 year old cavalier. He has MVD, and I guess I just wanted somewhere to talk where people will understand
In May he got a cough. It didn't seem to affect him, but we took him to the vets, who said his murmur was a little worse but he was good. They wanted to see him again in two weeks. A week later, he really bloated out, so we took him back. They said his heart had started to fail, and gave us diuretics.
In July, he started collapsing on his walks. He would fall over and yelp, and take a few minutes to recover. He'd always be fine when he got up, though, and refuse to go home. He did this twice, and we stopped walking him.
In August, he was playing with his favourite cuddly toy, and he collapsed. He stopped breathing, and I think it was just my partner calling him and rubbing his chest that made him come back. I phoned the emergency vets, and agreed to meet him at the surgery. Meanwhile, puppy got back to his feet and was as happy as anything.
We left him there overnight, for monitoring. It broke my heart to be without him. When we picked him up, they said he was at the end of the road. They gave him a few days...she said she didn't think he'd make the night. He was looking good, though, and was still very playful.
That's about where we are. He's on vetmedin, and about three types of diuretics. He has good days where he is completely normal, happily following me around, and days when his cough is a little bad and he bloats and waddles a bit. The vets aren't interested in seeing him..they prescribe his medication, but don't want to see him.
I love him so much...he's my baby. He's started to show weak back legs, he can't make the stairs too easily and is now happy to be carried up and down, and when he runs round the garden his legs seem a little shaky at times.
I wondered if anyone had any advice? I'm so broken...I'll be lost without him.
In May he got a cough. It didn't seem to affect him, but we took him to the vets, who said his murmur was a little worse but he was good. They wanted to see him again in two weeks. A week later, he really bloated out, so we took him back. They said his heart had started to fail, and gave us diuretics.
In July, he started collapsing on his walks. He would fall over and yelp, and take a few minutes to recover. He'd always be fine when he got up, though, and refuse to go home. He did this twice, and we stopped walking him.
In August, he was playing with his favourite cuddly toy, and he collapsed. He stopped breathing, and I think it was just my partner calling him and rubbing his chest that made him come back. I phoned the emergency vets, and agreed to meet him at the surgery. Meanwhile, puppy got back to his feet and was as happy as anything.
We left him there overnight, for monitoring. It broke my heart to be without him. When we picked him up, they said he was at the end of the road. They gave him a few days...she said she didn't think he'd make the night. He was looking good, though, and was still very playful.
That's about where we are. He's on vetmedin, and about three types of diuretics. He has good days where he is completely normal, happily following me around, and days when his cough is a little bad and he bloats and waddles a bit. The vets aren't interested in seeing him..they prescribe his medication, but don't want to see him.
I love him so much...he's my baby. He's started to show weak back legs, he can't make the stairs too easily and is now happy to be carried up and down, and when he runs round the garden his legs seem a little shaky at times.
I wondered if anyone had any advice? I'm so broken...I'll be lost without him.