Symptoms of chest edema in cats and how to relieve dyspnea?
Recently, we received a request for help from a fan whose cat suddenly developed symptoms of edema on one side of the chest in June, accompanied by wheezing, difficulty breathing and other symptoms. Although the edema subsided on its own after a day, the wheezing became more and more severe, and even the tip of the tongue and nose became purple. After preliminary communication and analysis, we need to go deep into the potential causes of this series of symptoms in cats, and give targeted diagnosis and treatment suggestions.
For cats with chest edema and dyspnea, the first recommendation is to perform an ultrasound and chest x-ray as soon as possible to rule out possible cardiopulmonary diseases such as pulmonary edema, pleural effusion, and hypertrophic heart disease.
There is no obvious stress response before the onset of the disease, but it is still necessary to pay attention to whether there are long-term chronic stressors in the living environment, which may indirectly affect the health of cats.
Poor appetite is often an important sign of a cat's physical discomfort, and it is necessary to closely observe its dietary changes and evaluate the development trend of the disease in combination with other symptoms.
Although the cat took anti-inflammatory drugs, the symptoms did not improve significantly, indicating that the current ** regimen may not be symptomatic enough or the course of the disease is complicated.
Cats exhibit a preference for tilting their heads or piling their heads high, and persist in sitting and are reluctant to lie down, which may be due to a self-regulatory response caused by respiratory distress.
Based on the results of auscultation, the cat may have a pleural fluid problem, causing difficulty breathing, and the possibility of infectious peritonitis, lung infection, or other heart disease is considered.
Parents suspect that the cat may have suffered accidental injuries such as car collisions, but this cannot be diagnosed through the existing information and still needs further investigation.
Due to current constraints, oral diuretics and heart-conserving medications are temporarily recommended to relieve the cat's symptoms. At the same time, it is emphasized that if the symptoms continue to worsen, it is important to seek a medical institution that can do a more comprehensive examination (such as cardiac ultrasound, chest x-ray) for diagnosis.
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