I visited with Harley for a couple hours this morning. He seemed to be
feeling a little better than last night. He even made biscuits, purred,
and rolled over for a tummy rub. Still tired though, and not eating
because of his throat. I brought him a couple of toys from home. I'm
not really expecting him to play, but it's something familiar and
hopefully comforting. No catnip due to concern for his airway!
He had an echocardiogram early this afternoon, and then an NG tube was
put in for feeding. The Dr. said his larnyx area was very swollen and
inflamed, and the echo showed his heart's right ventricle is thicker
than it should be. They added an antiobiotic that will cover more
possibilities (zithro), like if the main issue is fungal rather than
bacterial. Might be adding a steroid also, but I think that's for
tomorrow. So far no obvious masses, but there is an inflammatory
process going on, mainly in Harley's larnyx and bronchial area. There
is still the possibility of early lymphoma, or an off chance of a
heartworm. Mainly, it's wait and see for the next 24 hours.
Note: The echocardiogram was recommended due to concern of an enlarged
heart seen on Harley's x-ray.
Marsha
On 12/15/2014 1:44 PM, grace mifsud wrote:
Hope Harley gets better he is in my thoughts and prayers.
Keep us updated please.
Grace
-----Original Message-----
From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lance
Sent: 15 December 2014 14:56
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Harley is in the hospital
You and Harley will be in my thoughts, Marsha. I hope he’s doing better today.
On Dec 14, 2014, at 10:02 PM, Marsha <mar...@lynxe.com> wrote:
Harley developed this cough, where sometimes he gags or sometimes it's like a
whole-body hiccup. Much of the time he crouches or sits all the way up to get
more comfortable. He won't eat now, because the smell of food makes him gag,
and it's uncomfortable to swallow. He does not have any nasal symptoms, and
his breathing is not labored. Blood work looks pretty normal, but I do notice
a downward trend in his platelet counts. Still above the danger zone, but he's
had 3 tests this year, and each platelet number has been lower. Vets are
thinking upper respiratory infection. He is in the hospital on IV fluid,
ampicillin sulbactum for antibiotic, and has been given maropitant, sucralfate,
and buprenorphine. Poor little guy is too uncomfortable to get any sleep. If
he won't eat by morning, I'll talk to the Dr. about an NG tube for feeding. No
fever. I am worried about some kind of tumor that might be in his esophagus,
but we'd have to do some imaging for that. For now, we wait, and see if his
cough gets better or worse.
Marsha
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