Gracie needs all the prayers she can get....

Gracie needs all the prayers she can get.... 12/10/2011

Hello furriends, Meowmie here....
It's been a long time, I know.... Sorry about that.... I am afraid I don't have good news to post this time :(
Our little girl Gracie is very sick, and needs all the vibes she can get...
All started a few weeks ago, when I went on a work trip and found out later when I got back that she had stopped eating.... When I got to the vet, her blood-work indicated Hepatic Lipidosis.... It also indicated other complications, probably caused by a side effect to Methimazole, her Hyperthyroid medicine - it appeared to have attacked her bone marrow; her immunity was quite low.
The decision was made to transition her to Hills y/d.
All was well, until that she developed a cough.... It was a pretty bad and persistent one.... I thought it was hairballs, because she went off her treats, due to her new diet....
Off to the vet we go again, one day before another trip, but the only x-ray they could get was inconclusive- they needed other views.
While in my trip, she crashed... :(
Her cough got very bad, and she wouldn't eat again - I put a call to Bugsy's vet, who is my go to in super complicated cases, and he instructed our petsitter to bring her in immediately.
She spent the day in the oxygen tank, and when she was feeling better, they ran the x-ray. Congested Heart Failure :(
There is fluid in her lungs and around her heart, her heart is enlarged, and one side of the wall thickened. There is something on her lung too- they can not tell at this point if it is a mass or thickened fluid.
Her liver, as we knew, is enlarged - this can be Hepatic lipidosis, liver failure (a side effect of methimazole), or it can be cancer.
She responded well at the vet's office to the diuretic, and by the end of the day she was doing much better....
I came home Wednesday night for a very sick kitty :( I never imagined she was going to be this sick....
Her vet thinks if this is the heart, she does have a good chance to have a great life for a long while, provided she responds well to the meds - we will see on the next 4-5 days.
In 2 weeks she should have made a lot of progress.... If she doesn't make this progress, she won't....
We had an incredibly difficult morning, and I hope we will never go through this again.... The afternoon and evening has been better so far, and I hope she continues to get better.
She has no energy, and is breathing with her mouth open.... She is very very tired..... But she does have light on her eyes, and is not lethargic by any means - just tired, as you can imagine, since she can't breathe well.
I will fight with her for as long as she wants to fight.... But I will not fight in vain.... Gracie comes first, and I love her too much to put her through suffering if she doesn't have a chance to live a happy life... For now, we fight....
Please furriends, send her all the prayers you can send.... she can use them all.....
Much love,
Meowmy -

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Brian link

12/10/2011 5:59am

I am so very sorry to hear that Gracie is not well. My sisters and I are sending lots of purrs and prayers to that sweet girl.

Zoolatry link

12/10/2011 6:22am

Many purrs and many prayers from us to you, for Gracie ~ for all of you.

Bengal Cat Trio link

12/10/2011 8:32am

we'll purrr lots fur sweet Gracie

Taz, Runt, and Charles in Illinois link

12/10/2011 8:51am

We are all purraying for Gracie and hope that whatever the outcome, you and she have the time you need to make memories to last a lifetime. It sounds like you have a good plan of attack and we will keep checking back to see how she's doing.
Snuggles,
Taz, Runt and Charles in Illinois

KC link

12/10/2011 9:58am

We are sending our loudest purrs and prayers for sweet Gracie.
And for you as well, and all the stress you have in your life right now.
Love & Purrs,
KC & Mom ML

momsbusy link

12/10/2011 10:21am

we will be praying and purring for gracie.

kazoku neko

Jacqueline link

12/10/2011 10:26am

We are so sorry to hear about beautiful Gracie; sending loud purrs and many prayers her way, hoping for a quick recovery...Wishing you all comfort and peace during this difficult time...Hang in there, lovely girl=be strong...xoxo...J, Calle, Halle, Sukki

jansfunnyfarm link

12/10/2011 10:50am

We are sorry Gracie has been so ill and hope she responds well to the treatment. Sending purrs and woofs.

Forty Paws link

12/10/2011 11:06am

We are sending tons of purrs and purrayers and many hugs to you and Gracie during this difficult time. We are hoping that Gracie's meds help her to live a long and happy life.

Hugs and purrs, Us and Maw

Cheysuli link

12/10/2011 11:16am

Our purrs to Gracie (and you).

Sweet Purrfections link

12/10/2011 4:40pm

We're purring for Gracie.

Truffle and Brulee

Bellen link

12/10/2011 5:08pm

I wish Gracie all the best and a speedy return to good health. She is in our thoughts here.

Marg link

12/10/2011 6:16pm

Gosh Gracie, you are having a hard time. We are sending lots and lots of purrs that the meds work.We have a kitty here, BB, that has the heart problem and so far she is doing fine on the lasix. We sure hope Gracie can level out and feel a little bit better. It is so darn hard when they get sick. Take care.

The Island Cats link

12/10/2011 7:28pm

We are purring for Gracie. We hope the medicines help her.

Laura and Taffy

12/10/2011 8:50pm

We are sending extra potent healing purrs to Gracie. We hope the meds work, and she feels much better soon.

Hugs to you.

meowmeowmans link

12/10/2011 8:58pm

Oh, we are very sorry to hear that Gracie is sick. We are sending our very best purrs and prayers. Please get better, Gracie!

Fuzzy Tales link

12/12/2011 1:41pm

We're so sorry Gracie is so sick. We're sending purrs and purrayers for her Highest Good, with the difficult understand that "Highest Good" doesn't always mean what we most want it to mean.

We're crossing our paws the meds will work for her and give her quality of life, poor sweetheart.

Just a side note about the methimazole...Angel Annie never was the same once she started on it, and then various seemingly innocuous health issues snowballed last December/January and finally in February she had to cross to the Bridge. I honestly hope to high heaven I never have another cat with hyper-t, because I think I'd have to try to get the I-131 done somewhere, no way would I want to go the methimazole route again. --Kim

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