My cat had elevated breathing (around 36 bpm) in late April and was seen by a vet. An x-ray was done. No treatment/care plan was offered nor a request for a follow-up consultation. His elevated breathing rate continued for the next few months and I took him back to the same vet practice but different vet in mid September. By this stage he had lost 1kg. The vet then had a ECG/heart ultrasound done. This showed that my cat had pleural effusion and restrictive cardiomyopathy. The vet compared the x-ray from the initial visit in April to the ultrasound in September and explained that the heart looked normal in the April x-ray but had changed shape and that there was fluid in the chest by September. My question is should the vet have had a ECG/heart ultrasound done initially and if so would this have shown signs of the beginning of the restrictive cardiomyopathy. If so would the development of restrictive cardiomyopathy have been preventable through early intervention, treatment and or medication? Thanks for your response.
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My cat had elevated breathing (around 36 bpm) in late April and was seen by a vet. An x-ray was done. No treatment/care plan was offered nor a request for a follow-up consultation. His elevated breathing rate continued for the next few months and I took him back to the same vet practice but different vet in mid September. By this stage he had lost 1kg. The vet then had a ECG/heart ultrasound done. This showed that my cat had pleural effusion and restrictive cardiomyopathy. The vet compared the x-ray from the initial visit in April to the ultrasound in September and explained that the heart looked normal in the April x-ray but had changed shape and that there was fluid in the chest by September. My question is should the vet have had a ECG/heart ultrasound done initially and if so would this have shown signs of the beginning of the restrictive cardiomyopathy. If so would the development of restrictive cardiomyopathy have been preventable through early intervention, treatment and or medication? Thanks for your response.
hello there , I have a question, does furosemide is safe in case of mild pericardial effusion and massive pleural effusion ?
and thank you for your very precise and useful webinar .
thumbs up .
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