Please send Tigger some PT Prayers

[catlover4ever]

It was a bad weekend. I spent Saturday night up making sure Tigger did not die in her sleep and Sunday I spent with her in the ER Vet Center.

I noticed on Saturday that she was coughing....but a different kind of coughing....nothing like if she had a hairball. Sunday brought more of the same coughing, and then wheezing, no appetite, no eating or drinking, no bathroom break and all she wanted to do all day was sleep.....very unlikely behavior for her. Her coughing brought back really bad memories of Tig's brother Tony that I lost in 99. He died of Cardiomyopathy....something I did not catch fast enough for adequate treatment. So here I am no Sunday crying that maybe I missed a sign or symptom and I'm going to loose my baby girl.

I called my regular vet but they cut back on their staffing so I had to call the ER Center...they were wonderful.

An exam found Tigger to have an enlarged heart, a heart mumur and asthma. I feel so guilty...like I missed something.

I have to be very careful with Tigger. The normal course for feline asthma is Prednisone (sp?) which can cause heart failure in a feline with an enlarged heart. Now I am so scared that while I'm at work something is going to happen to her.

Tigger has a vet appointment with my regular vet on Wednesday where he is going to see her X-ray and give her a full blood workup......

Please keep Tigger in your prayers. I am so nervous and I am not prepared to loose her. She is my little princess. She was my very first cat just after Mark and I got married in 93. I lost her brother and I don't want to loose her.

Thank you for listening to me. I'm sorry the post was so long....I just can not stop wondering if I did something wrong.

[Barbara]

Adorable Tigger, we are sending our best healing thoughts to you.

And tell your Meowmie that most probably she did not have a chance to notice anything earlier because heart problems in elder cats look very very similar to a normal more quiet behavior.

[jazzcat]

Oh Meg, I'm so sorry. Poor Tigger, it's sounds like a lot going on with her. How has she been since the ER vet visit? Is she still coughing and wheezing and is she eating and drinking some now?

You didn't do anything wrong so please don't make yourself feel that way.

You and Tigger are in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep us updated.

(((HUGS)))

[Randi]

Oh poor Tigger. I hope she'll feel better soon and start eating and drinking again. You must be worried sick.

Sending lots of positive thoughts to Tigger, and to you.

Get better, Tigger!!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Oh no! I can certainly relate to what you are going through and I will most definitely be sending out good thoughts and prayers for Tigger! And like Barbara says, you can't beat yourself up for missing something. We all know how good cats are at hiding their illnesses from us - why do that do that?

{{{hugs}}} to you and Tigger and hoping she is ok when you get home.

And if she's still not eating - start the shoving it down her throat now! The longer she doesn't eat the worse off she's going to be all around. Ask for the vet for some Hills A/D which is supposed to get them eating again - get the baby food, Tubby fell for the beef & beef gravy flavor. Get a syringe (without the needle) and squirt water down her throat if she won't drink. This all sounds rather drastic, but not eating and drinking will only make matters worse.

[catlover4ever]

Thank you all. Lori she started to come around last night and was drinking some water but no food yet.

Debbie I am stocked up on the baby food.....as a matter of fact I just went this morning for some more. Gabe at least is responding well to baby food.....now it will serve another purpose called Tigger!!!

[sirrahbed]

Oh Meg
I have said my prayer for Tigger and for you. Now here is a (((((HUG))))

[krazyaboutkatz]

Meg, I'm so sorry to hear about Tigger. Prayers and positive thoughts are being sent your way. Please get well soon Tigger and take care Meg. {{{HUGS}}}

[CalliesMom]

Prayers being sent your way!

[rosethecopycat]

Praying for Tigger's recovery.

Debbie's right, the syringe feeding is the thing to do.

Any food is better than no food, so if you need a long list of things to try, just ask.

From homemade slop recipes to KFC.
That's what us rescuers have in our bag of tricks.

Come on Tigger, you do it for your Mommy.

[jenluckenbach]

Prayers for Tigger. And {{{{HUGS}}}} for you. I am sure you did not miss anything. Cats will hide an illness so well that you may never even know. So the fact that she has been diagnosed and can now be treated is a blessing in itself.

[rg_girlca]

Please believe me and the others when we say that you DID NOT do anything wrong. Like Jen said, cats are so well at hiding an illness.

Prayers and positive thoughts being sent out for your precious Tigger and (((((HUGS))))) for you.

[Craftlady]

Keeping good thoughts and prayers.

[slick]

I'm so sorry I did not see this until now. More prayers on the way for sweet Tigger.

Hugs to you.

[catnapper]

Prayers coming your way. Sounds like a dreadful weekend, but I am glad you were able to get her to a vet. At lest now you have a diagnosis and can keep an eye out for symptoms and any decline in her activities.