16 year old cat Fluid in Chest

HI, our beloved 16 year old cat recently hasnt been eating much and had difficulty breathing. We brought him to the vet for bloodwork and exray. The exray showed fluid in the chest and the bloodwork was all normal. The vet recommended we have his chest tapped to remove fluid to ease breathing and have fluid tested. So far we spent 800 dollars and are praying its something curable that can be treated with medication. Well the tests the vet ran all came back negative and he now advised an ultrasound to test for heart disease or cancer. I believe his symptoms are definately indicative of heart disesase. My question to you is if it is heart disease, is it curable? are there medication to help my 16year old otherwise healthy cat live longer? I dont mind spending the $ to save my cats life but if it wont save him then im just prolonging the inevitable. Please help, he is my best friend!!!

Thanks,
Diana

Answer from KAte
Hi
I am not a vet and so cannot say what up to date treatments they have for heart disease. However i am sure there are treatments.

The question you have to ask yourself is, will the treatment cause the cat much distress and how much longer is it likely to give her? The vet should be honest with you and give you clear answers to this.

i had a 17 year old cat who i had to put to sleep because she broke her leg. they wanted to amputate and i had to make the decision that this would cause her too much distress at her age. She also had a heart murmer which didn't need treatment.

It can be a difficult decision to make and it is one only you can do as you know your cat best of all. It all comes down to what the treatment involves and whether or not the benefits out way the negatives.

I wish you all the best
Kate

http://www.our-happy-cat.com/feline-heart-disease.html

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