A Day In My Life | Living With Congestive Heart Failure
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- I'm going to take you through a slice of Seven's daily life while he lives with congestive heart failure. It hasn't been the crushing, life-altering sentence I thought it would be. Some things have had to be adjusted, and of course he's slowed down a bit (lots of naps!), but he still has quite the active life. He goes for walks at the park every day, is still able to go on travel adventures, and has time to see his friends. I'm ashamed to admit Seven has a better social life than I do at this point. Here's a little glimpse of Seven living his best life despite having heart failure.
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Hey! Thanks for checking out our video. I'm Jen and the furry little guy with me is Seven. He's getting on in years, so I'm determined to make every day with him count. Join us on our adventures and share in the fun!
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My Sassy was on Pimobendan - you are so good with the med syringe. I had to have a washcloth under her chin to prevent messes. Seven is calm and patient. Sassy had two deformed heart valves. She made it almost a year from diagnosis. One morning, one valve completely gave out. She passed gentle and quietly. She was a good girl, a smart girl, and sometimes funny. I have two 12 year old sisters still. Love my seniors!
Thank you. I'm very lucky that he's always been a calm, go with the flow kind of dog. I had to get the pimobendan compounded because he refused to take the pills.
I'm so sorry for your Sassy's passing. As awful as it is to lose them, I'm glad she went peacefully, though. Seniors are the best! Love to them!
You are the best mom, and Seven is the goodest chi boy ❤️❤️
Thank you so much. He puts up with so much without protest. My good boy! 🐾🐕
Thank you. It's hard to see you and Seven going through the same thing as Woozy and I, but it showed me i am not alone. Sorry you lost your little buddy 😢. I will miss my guy too. So glad to have all the years we have had. Thanks again!❤❤❤
You're definitely not alone. Treasure all those years. If love could've saved them, dogs would live forever.
we just lost our lovely Chica to congestive heart failure ! We had no symptoms, no coughing or any mobility problem visible ! But tow days ago she had a stroke and fell on her side, took her to the vet and he gave her an injection to try and help remove the liquid from her cavities, but the next day she had blue gums and jaundice and she passed that night.....we are totally heartbroken, she was just 8 years ! Seven looks like he doing fine, your a good pup mum ! Best wishes for you both !
I'm so incredibly sorry for your loss. How terrible to lose her so quickly. Thank you so much. He's definitely running into problems now, but I'm doing everything that I can for him. Hopefully we have a little more time left together.
@@coffeeandchijen Oh is that right....I am so soory, our little pups just have such big hearts, that one day they just explode ! I do not know which is worse the shock of a sudden and quick death or the trying to keep your little pup alive against the odds ! Im so sorry for us all, life is a strange and seeminglt cruel for our furry friends who have such short lives ! God Bless you both !
Hang in there beautiful Lil friend 💓 such a precious Lil blessing very loved a well cared for Seven absolute cutie 💓 💖 💕 💗 ❤
Thank you so much! He's doing well lately. I just wish there was more I could do for him.
Great news on Seven! I couldn’t believe how fast you got that liquid medicine in him! Luckily mine will take a pill wrapped in a soft treat.
It's the best news I could've asked for. Hahaha, it's taken four months of practice, but I've got it down to a science. He won't take pills. He always manages to find them and spit them out, so I have to either get liquid medication, or crush his pills and mix them with water.
I had to let my Precious Furbaby Chai go because she had that too. She left this world knowing all the ❤😢🥺💔🌈🐾🐕🙏🌈
I did everything I could for him. I hope he knew how loved he was.
Going through exactly the same routine with my beautiful girl Lizzy😌she is 13yrs stage C with some fluids build up.
I'm so sorry for what you're going through. It's the worst. Give her all the love and enjoy the time you have together. Wishing you the best!
@@coffeeandchijen thank you❤️
Awwww the way seven cries for his fries 🥰 glad he’s doing ok 👍🏻also.. dude… why do you have so many post its everywhere ?!?! 👏🏻🤣
He LOVES his fries. Oh, the post-its lol. I used to have a larger white board in my last place where I could write down ideas and things I needed to remember to do, etc. No space for that here, so I write stuff on post-its and stick them on the wall. As things get done, I take them down. 😆
@@coffeeandchijen lol that’s a lot of to dos 😝👍🏻
@@teejay3957 The fun never stops around here lol.
lil sevennnnnn
Helloooooooooo!! 😁
I didn't know the Pimobendan and Furosemide could be compounded to liquid. My little one was first prescribed the tiny tabs for Pimobendan but the recent refills are huge tablets and since they can't be given with food I have to open up her mouth and push them in, it's a hassle and poor dog of mine. She takes a cocktail of other meds bc of her epilepsy, collapsed trachea, and arthritis. She still doesn't have CHF but recently had a major dental procedure and has started to cough more, I was warned her procedure could make her heart disease get worse but her periodontal disease was severe and her cardiologist suggested to get them done now and not later as time is crucial. She is still going strong, love her to bits.
Yep, I know the fight to take those pills all too well. I was having such a hard time getting Seven to swallow them. I reached out to his cardiologist and she told me it could be compounded. It's a bit expensive, but definitely worth it as far as I'm concerned. He's on such a small dosage that one bottle lasts me four months. I don't know where you are, but I get it compounded from Wedgewood Pharmacy in New Jersey. If you're in the states, it might be worth seeing if your vet can place an order through them. I've had nothing but good experiences with them. Best of luck to your sweet girl. It's so hard to watch them age. ❤
@@coffeeandchijenI got a pill cutter for the two pills and give them in American cheese, then she takes them.
My little Chiquita has congestive heart failure, an enlarged heart, and collapsing trachea. We are up so much during the night with her coughing. She has lasix, a heart pill, a puffer and hydrocodone cough medicine. She struggles to breathe, and I do my meds like you.
Aw, poor little girl. I'm so sorry to hear that. It's so hard to watch them having a hard time. My best to your sweet girl. 🌼
@@coffeeandchijen but she has spirit and good days! Nights are worse.
@@Candy-O1776 Seven had some really hard nights too. I hope you get to spend so much more time together!
I give my licks of honey too, to stop the coughing.
I have a question. My dog died last week from heart failure. He was on benazeprilhydroklorid and pimobendan. Then the vet prescribed only pimobendan but half the dosage of what my dog had been on the last 7 months. After two weeks on the new medication he died. Does it make any sense to lower a dose of heartmedication when there is no side effects present?? He was not close to the upper limit pr kg bodyweigt either. I think the vet caused his death way to soon and made a grave mistake
I'm so very sorry for your loss. Honestly, I'm not a vet. I don't know the difference between all the medications and how they work. That being said, no it doesn't make sense to me. I understand your frustration though. Seven had been given a clean bill of health, and then 48 hours later he was back in the ER for fluid in his lungs, and three days later he was gone. I've beat myself up for months thinking maybe the vet missed something in the xrays, maybe they didn't look closely enough.
His vets adjusted his meds throughout the year and a half from diagnosis. One would go up, one would go down. Two would go up, one would stay stable. I think they made the best decision they could with the info they had at the time. I'd like to think your vet did the same. I wish I could say something to make this easier on you.
I'm considering taking my minpin off pimobenan or enlapril, not sure which is the culprit yet. The coughing always starts after the meds.
I have him on two heart supplements, also added fish oil and hawthorn berry to his food.
Alot of the coughing follows kibble which swells in their little stomachs. I found a food with low phosphorus.
I have to question this medicine as his condition has worsened on some days and the waiting one hour to feed him, just seems to cause more stress and misery.
I'd talk to your vet and see what's recommended. Sounds like maybe a reaction to one of the meds? Seven never had any problems with them, so I can't say for sure. I hope you find a solution for your little guy that gives him some relief.
@@coffeeandchijen I've clocked his breath count and he is consistently 20 breaths per minute. Also put him on Hawthorn berry supplement, and cleaned up his diet. Minimal kibble because that also seemed to be causing his coughing and water retention.
I don't have sled dog expectations. My goal is Brüizer having some peace before he goes to Valhalla.
@@CommandoMuerto I noticed the same thing when I reduced Seven's kibble intake. His coughing definitely lessened.
Exactly. Don't need high expectations. Just make the road home comfortable.
my dog now also diagnosed with HF, and i decide not to give him vet medication, but only natural remedy. have you e ver thought getting new dog?
I think I may get another dog in the future, but definitely not anytime soon. I'd really urge you to consider using medications from the vet, but either way, I wish your dog well. I hope you have a long time together.
"Are you not speaking to me?" :)
He was a master of the side eye and silent treatment. 😂
@@coffeeandchijen "Was"? Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. At least you know you did everything you could for him.
@@Individualati Thank you. Yeah, he passed away in March. I did everything I could. Sadly it just wasn't enough and it was his time to go. I sure do miss him.
I have a puppy mill puppy, that needs surgery cuz his umbilical cord was not cut at birth and his skin grew over it. And that will cost me between $500 to $1,000. But, would not trade him for anything. My sister named him Popeye. He is worth every penny.
Oh the poor little guy! I hope the surgery goes well. Yep, they're expensive, but the fur babies are worth it.
My Jack Russell had heart failure she was on libeo and vetmedin she was on them only a few weeks ,I found her one morning on her side breathing very fast, the vet put her to sleep she was dying, this was only 5 weeks ago I miss her so much the house isnt the same without her
I'm so sorry for your loss. Without them in our lives, it's the loudest silence. Hang in there and be kind to yourself. ❤
Thankyou so much xxxx
Beautiful little dog xxxx
@@joanwalker3855 Thank you. He sure was a cutie.
@@coffeeandchijen has something happend to him with you saying he was xxxx
How old is he???❤❤My dog is 12 with heart failure😭
He was 13 in this video. Unfortunately he passed away this past March less than two months shy of his 15th birthday. Seven was diagnosed at 12 years old with heart failure and lived another fulfilling year and a half.
What is the second big syringe? I also give her antibiotics once a day.
I'd have to rewatch it, but it was likely Enalapril. I had to crush the pill and mix it with water to get him to take it. I had the Pimobendan and Furosemide compounded because he was horrible with taking pills and the Furosemide liquid looked and smelled like paint thinner bleh.
@@coffeeandchijen I love your video. I’m dealing with those things and collapsing trachea, and she can cough for hours til her little body is hard as an armadillo, I have to gently rub on those spasms. The hydrocodone cough medicine is her saving grace, it stops the coughing. I am like you with her, she’s my only baby and roomate and I keep an eye on her all day everyday. Her wish is my command. I’ve taken her to the Vets so much thst we’re up to about 10,000., but I get her inhalers from Canada, so they are only 45, not 350. Here in the US. Many friends tell me she’s old and exhausting me, and to put her to sleep, so I asked the Vet, he said not time yet. You don’t just love an animal until it gets expensive or hard, it’s for life, just like anyone I love. Oh I also got CBD oil for pets, but it just made her sleep 24/7, so I don’t use it. Honey on my finger in between meds and coughing, she really enjoys. That cherry cough medicine is nasty and so sticky. Thank you for your video. I’m so sorry for the loss of your baby, but you took really really good care of him, he was blessed!
Dogs shouldn’t be eating French fries!
Two or three fries a few times a year did him absolutely no harm. It doesn't matter now since he's passed on anyway.
@@coffeeandchijen sorry to hear 😢
@@whiteybopbop9232 Thank you so much. He's very missed.
And they shouldn’t be hanging out the window, but everyday could be my Chiquitas last day, and she likes it, it makes her happy.
@@Candy-O1776 Exactly. His vet was well aware of what he was eating and they gave me their blessing for a treat here and there. What's life if it's not worth living?