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Brief update:
Marmalade has now had a third draining. Another 750+ml, and just about 3 weeks since the last session.

The Cardiologist said his other upper chamber is now dilated as his heart failure continues to progress.

He is on increased diuretic dosage yet again to help combat this, but at the knowln risk of toasting his kidney function.

Unfortunately, all of this is leading up to transition day for him, tentatively planned for just after thanksgiving. Our hope being that he can continue living his best life just a little longer, all while doing everything to keep him from suffering.

This one’s spirit is so strong his heart just can’t keep up!
 
Wishing you and Marmalade the very best, knowing how much it hurts to see your friend suffer so much.
I have 3 with issues: one (the newest feral capture) turns out to be blind, another has kidney disease (early stage), and the other cutey has IBD, which has been devilishly hard to treat so far. They all give me so much joy (and hugs).
The oddest thing is that my (one healthy) first ex-feral is actually teaching the blind cat to head butt and body rub (sideways) in greeting, and, I think, has actually figured out that he's handicapped and treats him with respect (and caution - the blind cat is terrified much of the time - but has lots to talk about!).
Such big hearts they have....
 
RIP Marmalade.

AKA: Marmoo, Mu, Mu-Buns, Mu-Mu, Marmadoo, Big Purr, Miniature Monochromatic Tiger, Quadrupedal Sweet Potato with Marshmallow Tip, Circus Peanut, and many more.

After 2yr 9mo of cardiology care, completely blowing the wheels off what even our Cardiologist thought may be possible, Marmalade had his transition today and begins his next great adventure. I saw him outside draped over the lawn chair in an unusual position (for him, unusual, as he is part Slinky). When I opened the door, he immediately cried out and I saw his breathing was completely out of kilter.

After about 30min of sitting with him, he stabilized and returned to a more normal breathing pattern for him, but I could hear him breathing through the fluid built up in his lungs.

We took him to the emergency hospital to ease his transition.

He was roughly 10-1/2 yrs old.

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ryanosaur said:
RIP Marmalade.

AKA: Marmoo, Mu, Mu-Buns, Mu-Mu, Marmadoo, Big Purr, Miniature Monochromatic Tiger, Quadrupedal Sweet Potato with Marshmallow Tip, Circus Peanut, and many more.

After 2yr 9mo of cardiology care, completely blowing the wheels off what even our Cardiologist thought may be possible, Marmalade had his transition today and begins his next great adventure. I saw him outside draped over the lawn chair in an unusual position (for him, unusual, as he is part Slinky). When I opened the door, he immediately cried out and I saw his breathing was completely out of kilter.

After about 30min of sitting with him, he stabilized and returned to a more normal breathing pattern for him, but I could hear him breathing through the fluid built up in his lungs.

We took him to the emergency hospital to ease his transition.

He was roughly 10-1/2 yrs old.

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I'm sorry, I know how hard it is. Prayers up!
 
ryanosaur said:
RIP Marmalade.

AKA: Marmoo, Mu, Mu-Buns, Mu-Mu, Marmadoo, Big Purr, Miniature Monochromatic Tiger, Quadrupedal Sweet Potato with Marshmallow Tip, Circus Peanut, and many more.

After 2yr 9mo of cardiology care, completely blowing the wheels off what even our Cardiologist thought may be possible, Marmalade had his transition today and begins his next great adventure. I saw him outside draped over the lawn chair in an unusual position (for him, unusual, as he is part Slinky). When I opened the door, he immediately cried out and I saw his breathing was completely out of kilter.

After about 30min of sitting with him, he stabilized and returned to a more normal breathing pattern for him, but I could hear him breathing through the fluid built up in his lungs.

We took him to the emergency hospital to ease his transition.

He was roughly 10-1/2 yrs old.

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It’s so very hard to lose a good friend.
 
I've been there. One of the hardest things I've ever had to do. Condolences.
 
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I’m sorry to hear that. I’ve been there too many times and it takes a toll on me more each time.
 
Sorry for your loss @ryanosaur - just lost mine a few weeks ago and I still keep thinking I see her in the house on occasion but it's just a plant or pile of clothes and then it hits home again that she's gone.
 
DWPress said:
Sorry for your loss @ryanosaur - just lost mine a few weeks ago and I still keep thinking I see her in the house on occasion but it's just a plant or pile of clothes and then it hits home again that she's gone.
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awwwww. That stuff is real. I have done that too.
 
I appreciate all the kind words, friends. :)

Yes it is tough, but no matter what, the ultimate act as a guardian is acceptance of the responsibility to protect our little friends from suffering. While it bites deep and hard, I know it was the correct decision.

Sadly, as Marmalade was so vivacious, by the time we went to the emergency hospital, he was acting almost normal! As I said before, his spirit is just too big for his heart to keep up with. It would have been easy to kick that can down the road a bit more. But to what end.

Thanks to all!
 
Meine Mutter ließ meine Katze beim Tierarzt einschläfern.

Ich erfuhr es erst, nachdem ich aufgewacht war.

Es ist schrecklich, dass wir uns nicht verabschieden konnten.

Das Leben ist ein Geschenk; wir alle sind Sternenstaub.
 
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Any Veterinarians around here? Any cats on Solensia injections here?

We euthanized our 15 year old cat about 3 months ago. She received one dose of Solensia for arthritis and became severely lame the same day - She was put down the next day. The Vet said they had not seen and cases of Solensia causing issues. I did some digging on a Facebook group and I'm convinced that Solensia causes Lameness or increases existing lameness.
 
Wesseling Audio Lab said:
Any Veterinarians around here? Any cats on Solensia injections here?

We euthanized our 15 year old cat about 3 months ago. She received one dose of Solensia for arthritis and became severely lame the same day - She was put down the next day. The Vet said they had not seen and cases of Solensia causing issues. I did some digging on a Facebook group and I'm convinced that Solensia causes Lameness or increases existing lameness.
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We have an older Maine Coone mix suffering from a bad back but he responds very well to Solensia. Gets about one shot per month.

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