Thread: Neon's test results were not good

I realized I hadn't posted...I'm having a very hard time right now. This is very difficult for me, I love my little Neon so much. I have always known inside that something was wrong...but the vet told me he was fine. So here we are 5 years later. He had his second appointment with his cardiologist on Tuesday for his OHCM, He is not doing well and is experiencing congestive heart failure. The dr said she doesn't think he has long. There are a few things they can do, but she said he did not handle it well and would need sedation. They also said the the sedation alone could kill him. So he has alot of medication and a local vet visit at the end of the month.

His little tummy was all swollen, but is doing a little better. They drained the fluid from his lungs...and put him on water pills along with his other meds. The pills have caused his skin to dry out, but he's hanging in there. This is his most recent "Facebook" post.

MSG from Neon
My tummy is feeling better. Last night I was loving mom and I banged my head. I told her it wasn't her fault, but she cried anyway.

She let me pick a lotion for my itches...tried to slip me some of the girl ones....Gardenias? She said I have some things coming from my friends to try.

I don't know much about snakes, but is this what happens to them?

Venus says I got skin in her eye and made her sneeze so she wouldn't sleep with me. I got up and and went downstairs. I tried to message my friend Alice, but couldn't get the computer to light up. Hi Alice!

Mom was calling me so I went back up and she had fixed all the blankets up on my sofa... There were caves and hiding places!...I climbed in bed with mom first (it wasn't easy...I really wanted to explore my fort), but my adopted dad, Shiva taught me to always be polite. I wasn't feeling that great, but I gave her my best purr and licked her cheek. I love my family so much....

I know I'm real sick. The doctors were talking about it. Don't they ever consider we can understand them? At least mom tries to be positive. I know she is really hurting inside. She told me she wants to spend the rest of my life making me as happy as possible. I want to do the same thing for her.

I wish I could do more, but when I smile at her the world seems brighter.

Sad to hear the news about Neon. It's hard when one of our little ones is seriously ill, hope he's not in too much pain. Wishing the best for both of you, hang in there. (((Hugs)))

Dear Kaoticharmony, so sorry to read Neons test results are not good, your msg from Neon is lovely and bought a tear to my eye.Hugs to you and your kitties.I have a link here that you might like to have a look at apparently according to another website for dogs people have used him and had good results although I have not used him myself, you may be able to message him to see if they can help...........http://www.herbal-treatments.com/

I don't think he is in pain.
Wombat thank you for the link.... It's a little beyond that though. It's genetic and part of his heart is actually deformed. The valve can't close. The hcm causes the heart walls to thicken making it very hard for the heart to pump. At this point the heart hasn't formed clots yet... so two of the drugs are doing their jobs. They added waterpills because his lungs and abdomen are filling with water (congestive heart failure). They removed the water from his lungs and the rest seems to be going down. His medications are a balancing act...trying to get the best combination for the most comfort. I do believe in herbal therapy. My life long friend was an herbalist. The problem with natural remdies is that they take longer to work and he doesn't have the time to wait in his condition. Also his Cardiologist (like many western drs) doesn't agree with it and he is in her hands right now.

I want to thank everybody again for voting for Zander. The cash prize really helped... specialists are very expensive. In his case they are the only ones with the equipment to treat and monitor his condition.