Topic: Riley's heart (was Lucas & Riley being neutered tomorrow) (Read 24018 times)

Linda (Bengalbabe) · « **Reply #59 on:** August 13, 2007, 21:57:42 PM »

Good luck for tomorrow Helen, shall be thinking of you all xxxxx

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #58 on:** August 13, 2007, 21:51:46 PM »

everyone, it's so lovely having all this support, makes it a little less scary.

Forgot to say that on the way home I didn't hear a single peep out of them - they were so shellshocked

Going there was like a sponsored yowl-athon

Purrlishious · « **Reply #57 on:** August 13, 2007, 21:41:33 PM »

Please op's went well-ish Helen. Hope you feel a little calmer now though I understand why you worry. Poor Riley having to miss more food. Good luck for tomorrow.

Yvonne · « **Reply #56 on:** August 13, 2007, 21:38:44 PM »

I think I am a bit late with this - but glad the op went ok. I know that Spike was running around like nothing had happened three hours later.

Hope all is well with Riley tomorrow

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #55 on:** August 13, 2007, 21:32:09 PM »

He's already getting away with murder and that's before I even know what is actually wrong with him. He jumped straight up on the kitchen worksurface when we got in, normally I say down in a stern voice pointing to the floor before I go and pluck him down but tonight I went over and kissed his head

I filled his water bowl up and he drank loads and then spilt the rest on the floor so what did I do - fill it up again for him and now he is skidding all obver the kitchen floor

I just can't believe that there is a ything wrong with him

They have both had a can of AD and am just doing some chicken breast for them too, the nurse said not to feed them too much in case they are sick but they have kept the AD fine for 3 hours so I gave in and did them some chicken. Poor Riley won't be allowed brekkie tomorrow either, he went without food for 23 hours and now he has to miss breakfast too

Tan · « **Reply #54 on:** August 13, 2007, 21:07:07 PM »

Glad the ops went well hun. Hoping Riley lad is ok with tomorrow tests . My thoughts are with you hun try not to worry too much, i know it's hard not too.

Give the lads a cuddle from us

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #53 on:** August 13, 2007, 21:04:55 PM »

Quote from: Gill (sneakiefeline) on August 13, 2007, 20:44:55 PM

As the others have said stay away from that google till the vets have decided if there is anything

Gill is right. Find out what exactly is happening before you imagine all the possible outcomes.

xC

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #52 on:** August 13, 2007, 20:44:55 PM »

So pleased ops went well and try not to worry. Peeps with hole in heart can be fine and live normal lives.

As the others have said stay away from that google till the vets have decided if there is anything

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #51 on:** August 13, 2007, 20:34:36 PM »

Riley's a little belter Helen. Try not to pre-judge the situation.

CurlyCatz · « **Reply #50 on:** August 13, 2007, 19:27:58 PM »

helen red / pink colour is a good sign, i think the vet would probably have been wanting to rule out cyanosis which is when the tongue/mucous membranes can look abit blue

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #49 on:** August 13, 2007, 19:25:54 PM »

I'm glad the op went ok

Fingers crossed ~~little~~ big Riley will be fine and the ultrasound tomorrow will show nothing untoward.

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #48 on:** August 13, 2007, 19:24:06 PM »

They're both home now but Riley has to go back tomorrow morning, he wasn't playing the game when it came to the second conscious ultrasound so I have to take him back again tomorrow as they didn't want to give him any more sedative today after the GA. The specialist will be there again and they may try for an ECG aswell.

I asked the vet how the ultrasound a month or so ago had shown nothing yet now the heart was enlarged and she basically said it's kind of like a regular GP looking at the scan so the specialist tomorrow will hopefully be able to tell me more. I asked what kind of things it might indicate and she said they wanted to rule out something like a hole in the heart. In the back of my mind I keep thinking (hoping) that there is nothing wrong with him - like you say he is so big, active and healthy. It's only the panting thing that is out of the ordinary, after his first ultrasound a month or so ago she asked me to look at his mucous membranes during the panting sessions, his tongue is always bright red so I thought that was a good sign rather than going pale?

CurlyCatz · « **Reply #47 on:** August 13, 2007, 19:16:19 PM »

been thinking about you today helen, yes it would be so unfair and i just keep thinking "but riley is so big and healthy" not that makes much odds but you know what i mean.

If it is the worst then again i keep thinking, atleast your his mum and he'll get everything and more of the best treatment

Gillian Harvey · « **Reply #46 on:** August 13, 2007, 18:14:06 PM »

Glad the op went ok, hope all is fine with Riley.

clarenmax · « **Reply #45 on:** August 13, 2007, 17:37:17 PM »

Try not to worry hun

Have you picked the boys up yet?

Mark · « **Reply #44 on:** August 13, 2007, 16:09:04 PM »

Wishing you all the best. Sounds like he's in good hands there. I'm sure it will all be fine

Kittybabe (Ruth) · « **Reply #43 on:** August 13, 2007, 16:04:17 PM »

Don't know what else to offer that everyone else hasn't.

Positive thoughts, Riley's a trooper.

Sarah (seldom_use) · « **Reply #42 on:** August 13, 2007, 15:43:59 PM »

helen i'm praying everything is ok

try not to worry though, he seems such a happy, healthy little boy.

xxxxxxx

karenjet · « **Reply #41 on:** August 13, 2007, 15:20:53 PM »

Googling can make you feel so much worse. I looked up cats giving birth and read so many horror stories, it had me climbing the walls worrying that something would go wrong with Jasmine. All worked out fine in the end.

Praying all is okay

em1209 · « **Reply #40 on:** August 13, 2007, 15:18:39 PM »

Helen try not to worry too much, I know easier said than done. Don't panic about what you found on google, it's bound to give you information on the extremes of cases.

I'm glad the "chopping" went ok though. Lots of purry cuddles coming your way

ems · « **Reply #39 on:** August 13, 2007, 15:11:32 PM »

Positive vibes from here too,

I'm sure everything will be fine

ems
xxxx

Tan · « **Reply #38 on:** August 13, 2007, 15:09:36 PM »

Thinking of ya hun. Try not to worry too much hun. They might sence it. Will be watching for ya posts

Bazsmum · « **Reply #37 on:** August 13, 2007, 14:25:25 PM »

Please dont be googling Helen will only make you feel 100xs worse

......could be the meds remember

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #36 on:** August 13, 2007, 14:19:56 PM »

Quote from: Christine (Blip) on August 13, 2007, 14:12:17 PM

try not to cross any bridges before you come to them (I know it's hard).

Too late, I googled enlarged heart + cats and it came back to cardiomyopathy, I am praying that's not what he has as the prognosis is not good - 5 years... He's only a baby, that would be so unfair

I feel physically sick but there's no way I can go home as I'm on my own in the office today. I finish at 4 so am going straight down to the vets even though he won't be ready to come home til about 5:30, the specialist apparently starts at 4 so I'm hoping they will let me hold him for the tests as I know he's going to be feeling very frightened

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #35 on:** August 13, 2007, 14:12:17 PM »

Let us know what the vet says next, Helen, and try not to cross any bridges before you come to them (I know it's hard).

Ralph's mum (angie) · « **Reply #34 on:** August 13, 2007, 14:10:17 PM »

Quote from: Ann Clarke (Tabby cat) on August 13, 2007, 11:26:46 AM

Everything crossed for Riley, hope he will be fine

If everything is crossed that might not be such a good idea

Good luck for tomorrow boys

sheryl · « **Reply #33 on:** August 13, 2007, 13:56:27 PM »

Fingers crossed that both boys make a speedy recovery adnd extra huggles for Riley - sending positive vibes Helen xxx

Ann Clarke (Tabby cat) · « **Reply #32 on:** August 13, 2007, 11:26:46 AM »

Everything crossed for Riley, hope he will be fine

ChrisB · « **Reply #31 on:** August 13, 2007, 11:21:01 AM »

Hope everything's OK Helen.

Jasmine · « **Reply #30 on:** August 13, 2007, 11:19:39 AM »

Fingers and paws crossed it's nothing serious.

J
X

Gwen · « **Reply #29 on:** August 13, 2007, 11:13:30 AM »

I am sure Riley will be fine. Remember lots of kids have heart problems and they go on to live great lives,I am sure it will be just the same with Riley.

Keep us posted

btw Glad the op went ok and my gang want to send them some laughing cow blobs,sorry we don't have any dairylea

Bazsmum · « **Reply #28 on:** August 13, 2007, 11:04:56 AM »

hope everythings ok with Riley....

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #27 on:** August 13, 2007, 11:00:42 AM »

I think she said she did an ultrasound aswell and that showed the same, she said they are going to do another ultrasound or maybe ECG (can't remember which) when the meds are out of his system. He still does the panting thing after hard play but the other day he was getting all excited and did it just laying down. I wasn't overly worried as the vet had sort of put my mind at rest last time but now I'm getting worried.

CurlyCatz · « **Reply #26 on:** August 13, 2007, 10:43:57 AM »

Dont panic yet Helen, xrays arent always the best for hearts as its common to get false impressions depending on the postion etc so wait till we see what ultrasounds say.

glad the ops went well though.

PS how has his breathing been lately ?

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #25 on:** August 13, 2007, 10:38:54 AM »

Had some news but it's not all good... Had a missed call about 20 minutes ago which I missed as my phone is on silent, I rang them back 5 mins ago and spoke to the vet.

Both boys ops went OK but she X-rayed Riley's chest and says that one side of his heart looks a bit larger than it should be. She said that sometimes the meds used for the anaesthetic can cause enlargement so they are going to wait until he has woken up and do another ultrasound. One of the vets is a heart specialist so he is going to look at him later aswell

karenjet · « **Reply #24 on:** August 13, 2007, 10:27:48 AM »

Thinking of you and the boys, Helen

Sarah (seldom_use) · « **Reply #23 on:** August 13, 2007, 09:48:23 AM »

Hope you're ok Helen

Kittybabe (Ruth) · « **Reply #22 on:** August 13, 2007, 09:38:09 AM »

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #21 on:** August 13, 2007, 09:32:40 AM »

everyone

Dropped my baby boys off at 8am, feel sick and have had a nightmare morning at work already. They said to ring them at 2pm to see how they are 4 1/2 hours and counting...

Sabrina (Auferstehen) · « **Reply #20 on:** August 13, 2007, 09:15:22 AM »

Good luck and I'm sure they'll be fine.

not that it will stop you from worrying:)

I cleaned the entire house in about 2 hours when we had Smoke spayed, we had the time off to make sure she recovered with no problems.

Think she slept on top of me for a week!

Author Topic: Riley's heart (was Lucas & Riley being neutered tomorrow) (Read 24018 times)