Fluid In The Chest in Cats

My 6 my old cat named rocket, out of the blue 3 days ago s tarted breathing real hard, like struggling to get air. I took him to a vet where they did an fiv & felv test which came back negative. So I had them do an x-ray. Which showed fluid around his left side of his lung and a huge liver. Took a sample of fluid out and it had a ever so slight tint of yellow . I was thinking FIP. Never had no fever. Gas in his stomach and backed up from not pooping, but his breathing compacity was so minimal I had him put to sleep. Could a hard blow to his side caused that to happen? A day or two before I noticed his breathing , he was running through the house and slid across the kitchen floor and slammed hard into a wood cabinet as he was rounding the corner. Do you think that could have caused all that to happen to him? They wanted to do all sorts of things to him with a prognosis of very slim. So I put him to sleep. Did I make the wrong decision? Very heartening it cost me $500 and I got nothing just to put him down. Can't believe that today day and age that someone could spend $500 and no one could tell me what happened to him or to even help him.

Our kitty Chloé 9yrs old was doing very good until that night when I noticed she was meowing too much and having many trips to the litter box then I noticed diarrhea,the next morning we saw a vet he decided to give injections to stop the diarrhea and a B12 injection,same day afternoon Chloé started breathing heavily her chest raising fast and in distress I was up for 2 nights almost called te same vet but didn’t answer I had to bring it to another one who refused to take the case until 48 hours from the first 1st appt,(I’m living in a place where vet clinics are some how for grooming only they barely have X-ray radiography) do after a visit to 4 clinics with my suffering baby I came by a clinic who made an X-ray that showed a fluid build up in the chest+enlarged heart started with injections: dexa+ vitamins to help my baby eat and pills for the heart . (No blood test was done as they do not have this in all the clinics )The same night my chloé was suffering again with the breathing I went out in the middle of the night to look for oxygen device and started giving her which didn’t help.now it’s 4 days since Chloe started the injections and medication still no improvement in the breathing at night esp. my question is there any chance to transport my kitty by air to a better place where we can make all the necessary exams.
P.s after reading all the above cases and many similar in different sites I do not dare to ask for the reason and the cause I wanna just fight for my poor baby I just want her to live and continue to be my happy baby the Freind of the outside birds the big responsible sister that cleans her mom and brothers and sisters all the time.

I rescue kittens in Bali. Me and my parter have a nice house and lots of gardens around. So our cats play inside and outside.
One of the cats I have rescued had fluids in the lungs, the medication helped and she was back to normal. After few months my other kittens got the same, and medication helped. But unfortunately when I was busy treating sick kitten I didn't realise that my big cat was sick and it's the same fluids that spread around her body and it was too late and I lost her. Two weeks later I lost another cat to the same problem.
And it's so strange because I didn't see any alarming symptoms, until, it was critical and they refreshed to eat.
So 4 of my cats where affected by this virus FIP. And now I'm sick worried for my other 14 kittens and cats.

How to prevent it?! Is it in the house or they got it from outside?!
Unfortunately there is no vaccination but I'm sure something is causing it.

My cat have fluid around his heart ,n he is breathing 45 to 54 times in one minute ,n he is very tired ,eating little only,started almost one month , doctor said it is critical after taking medications doctor said he have infection n fever too..can he can survie

My cat (Ra's /R-ah-z/) was acting a little lethargic and I noticed her sides were bellowing in and out more than usual. I took her to the vet and discovered she had 25% lung capacity with fluid build-up, and most likely a tumor around her heart. I was emotionally unable to put her down because she still seemed happy earlier in the day, was eating and bathroom as normal. I had the doctor drain the fluid and run more x-rays, and a lab test on the fluid confirmed lymphoma. I brought her home because I couldn't make a decision without my wife, but the prognosis was very poor. It's been 2 days and I've been watching her closely, and Ra's is still lethargic (although some of this could be attributed to the distress at being crated and taken to the vet, as well as the trauma of the draining and anesthesia), but she has a little more energy, rubbing up on me and mewing when I'm around. She even found the energy to jump up on the counter, then to the top of the fridge like she used to. She still sleeps a lot, and I'm not sure what to do... I know it's selfish of me to keep her around if she's in pain, but I haven't noticed any of her normal pain cues, and since I work from home often, I've spent enough time with her to notice the difference. I'm waiting to hear back from my vet to confirm my dread that there's not much else to be done, especially since lymphoma can be fairly aggressive, and I don't want her to limp along in life in pain for a few more months of hardship. Is there anything to be done that can improve her quality of life until she can pass peacefully at home? I know with the tumor still inside of her, that's probably not possible, and there's the possibility that she'd die during the removal, but I'm still willing to consider a miracle Hail Mary of removing the tumor and getting her on prednisone / natural supplements and praying for some form of remission. How absurd is this notion? What medications help with fluid in chest?

To sum up, the ONLY thing that I think is drastically impacting her life is the difficulty breathing. I assume the tumor is causing the back-up of fluid in her chest, so if there was any way to prevent the fluid build-up, she'd at least be acting like her old, happy self, which is all I want, even if the cancer kills her in a short time. I want her last days to be her best.

My cat is 7 months roughly, started showing signs of tiredness and squinting and not following me around and short quick breaths and had a fever Friday, she received medicam and antibiotics and seemed to improve right away... last night she’s started to feel poorly again.. and I could hear nasally breathing heavily. Like she couldn’t get a nice deep breath. Today i took her to the vet and she has fluid around her lungs.... they took some fluid out with a needle and gave her medicam again for her fever that came back. My vet thinks it’s FIP.... any other suggestion for what it could be. I wanna try anything!!

I had a siamese that i had for 10 years. She was probably 12. On monday she was diagnosed with crf and put on 300ml iv drip 3 days in a row. Once her levels went down i gave 100ml subq fluid at home for 2 days. The last day she didnt eat or drink and o didnt see her use the litter box. Very lethargic. She then started breathing really fast 70-120x a min. The vet recomended euthanasia and she was put to rest on 9/22/18. Do you think that i could have over hydrated her causing her heart issue the vet suspected? Do you think euthensia was a good option. She really didnt look good and the vet didnt think she would make it through any testing to confim diagnosis or treatment. I feel so horrible and guilty. I cant stand to think i did something to contribute to it? Her body temp was 97.1 and she crashed so fast.

My cat is currently have fluid taken out from around his heart. They will evaluate what the cause is and let me know next steps. He is still eating and drinking and going to the bathroom normally. I really don’t have funds to pay the $1800ish they are estimating for treatment but of course I don’t want to put him down. I don’t know what to do.

What’s could be causing my 4 year old cats chest cavity to fill with a blood tinge fluid? Our vets run everything she can think of including the test for FIP. Could he have a kidney issue? He’s eating and drinking normal. As well as purring. You can’t get him to stop purring.

16 yr old kitty has been losing weight. Loss of appetite, swallowing difficulty and rapid breathing at times. Is taking meds for hyperthyroidism (1 year now). Took her to vet 1 month ago. Blood test done, results normal. 4 days later we returned to vet who put her on antibiotics for a week. No X-rays done. Today I returned with kitty today. Requested more in depth study. X-ray was done and she has a “very enlarged heart’. Gave me diuretic pills and heart med and sent me home. Didn’t mention a follow up appt. Does this sound like a normal care plan for a cat with an enlarged heart?

Hello! I brought my cat into the emergency vet, 15 years old. She has fluid in her lung cavity and many small tumors in her lungs. Vet said she might only have 24 hours. What if we pumped the fluid out? How much longer would she have? Is it worth going back in to get this done?

My 19 year old cat was an overall good health but was being treated for hyperthyroidism but until one day I noticed she was having difficulty breathing and wasn't eating. I took her to the vet and they did an x-ray and they found that there was fluid in her chest cavity which was white and chalky. They did an ultrasound of the heart and the Heart showed to be in good shape overall. My cat survived the procedure and they drained a lot of fluid and she seemed to perk up and I was able to take her home but when I brought her home I noticed that she suddenly started to breathe very hard and very fast so I rushed your back to the vet they drained even more fluid. My question is why did her breathing get so much worse after the fluid was drained and why didn't her lungs resume back to normal once all the fluid was drained. I gave my little girl a chance but I saw that she was suffering and I had to put her down but I was with her the whole time. She was in a cage with oxygen for 2 hours and she was breathing still very hard and I saw she was suffering but I was just curious if there was something more I could have done or did they drain the fluid too fast causing her lungs to collapse. I don't know but I know they did their best and they said usually once the fluid is removed they're able to breathe normally which she did but it only lasted for about 20 minutes. My girl was a fighter and I'm going to miss her but I was just curious and what the norm is and I know cats don't do well with respiratory issues and was curious on your thoughts on this.

Our cat has been sick. We took him to the vet, they diagnosed as a urinary tract infection, and dehydration. They give him an antibiotic shot and fluids intravenously. A week later he's bloated so we take him back and she does an xray and tells us he has fluid in his chest cavity, not in his lungs though, and in his abdomen so then she tells us its probably FIP. We were devastated. The radiologist then reads the xrays and says he can't confirm fip so we do a blood draw. After the blood draw, they still can't tell us what's wrong. They said he has developed hyperthyroidism, but that he also has a low lymphocyte count. So again, she says POSSIBLY FIP. she's basically encouraged us since the xray to put him to sleep. He still eats, drinks, purrs non stop, except when we took him to the vet, but he is having labored breathing. The vet is telling us she really can't advise us what to do at this point to actually find out what is wrong. Should we see another vet, or take her recommendation and put him to sleep? Our hearts are breaking as we just want to help him.

My husband brought our barncat to the vet because she wasn’t eating, they did blood work and X-ray. She has fluid around the lungs. They are trying to tap it now to see what kind of fluid it is. From that I read, it doesn’t sound good for her. I’m curious what would cause this? And if there are any cats that live normal lives after fluid draining? I guess it just depends if they drain it successfully and if it comes back or if that solves the problem. I’m sure that also depends what caused it to begin with...

Our cat suddenly passed two days ago of supposed heart failure. He had started salivating a little and then an hour later he collapsed because of difficulty breathing. That morning as with any other day he was perfectly fine and hadn't developed any concerning symptoms. I took him to emergency not knowing what was wrong with him. But it was too late. Within an hour and a bit from his initial salivation he was gone. If I took him in at the start would the vet been able to drain the fluid from his lungs that constricted his breathing or was it too severe at that point for any medical assistance?

my cat has been not good for 3 days .not eating much .sleeping all day and night and stopped playing.
the vet diagnosed my 6 year old male cat being enlarged heart. there was fluid in the chest. the vet extracted some of it. the cat improved on the spot. a day later it seems the cat is getting worse.
my question is where the liquid comes from and how is it accumulating if the big heart muscle is the problem?
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the MRI will be done on tuesday . it will show how bad the heart condition is. if very bad then we will say goodbye to chamma. if not bad then medication may help to recovery.
are there many other options for a better treatment and what are possible reasons for the muscle heart getting bigger and obstructing the chest area?