Pleural Effusion + Don't know what to do
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 6:58 pm
Hello,
My cat Downey, was recently sent to urgent care and was diagnosed with Pleural Effusion as we noticed he had trouble breathing recently. Doctors removed 280 mL of fluid from his left lung area. Meanwhile we are waiting for test results of what is causing the PE. Doctors have ruled out bacteria and the prognosis is either cancer or FIP neither which sound great to me.
He's only 6 years old and we adopted him from the human society when he was 4 and the sweetest cat ever. His personality is so sweet and gentle. My wife and I think he is a dog trapped in a cat's body. He would fetch straws and bring them back to us. He was so tolerant of our new infant son grabbing his tale, never retaliating. He purrs often when petted and loves to snuggle in bed with us........
I am so ridden with guilt by allowing him to go outdoors. Part of me thinks I brought this upon him by allowing him to go outside where getting a disease increases dramatically. Everytime I look at his food bowl which he is not eating as much anymore, I start crying realizing this could be the end.
Right now I am just flooded with anguish, guilt and pain that his life might be cut short. Part of me is hoping he gets FIP, and then I can find some drugs to try to treat him.....If he has cancer the best is to hope for 6 months to a year. I just don't know what to do as my heart aches so much. Why does it seem that God takes the good ones first?
My cat Downey, was recently sent to urgent care and was diagnosed with Pleural Effusion as we noticed he had trouble breathing recently. Doctors removed 280 mL of fluid from his left lung area. Meanwhile we are waiting for test results of what is causing the PE. Doctors have ruled out bacteria and the prognosis is either cancer or FIP neither which sound great to me.
He's only 6 years old and we adopted him from the human society when he was 4 and the sweetest cat ever. His personality is so sweet and gentle. My wife and I think he is a dog trapped in a cat's body. He would fetch straws and bring them back to us. He was so tolerant of our new infant son grabbing his tale, never retaliating. He purrs often when petted and loves to snuggle in bed with us........
I am so ridden with guilt by allowing him to go outdoors. Part of me thinks I brought this upon him by allowing him to go outside where getting a disease increases dramatically. Everytime I look at his food bowl which he is not eating as much anymore, I start crying realizing this could be the end.
Right now I am just flooded with anguish, guilt and pain that his life might be cut short. Part of me is hoping he gets FIP, and then I can find some drugs to try to treat him.....If he has cancer the best is to hope for 6 months to a year. I just don't know what to do as my heart aches so much. Why does it seem that God takes the good ones first?