Macky, Mowie, and Sunny

Sunny, our big fluffy orange cat, had another episode last night where he appeared to have some form of convulsions.  He was shaking vigorously, unable to grip the floor with his claws, and breathing quite heavily.  I picked him up off the floor, put him on our bed, and his breathing calmed down.  At one point he shoved his head into our pillows (which was wicked cute).  As he emerged from the pillows, we began to rub his body for support and love.  He shortly thereafter began to breathe easily and we saw his fluffy tail move from side to side.

We decided to bring him to the vet this morning for a checkup — Sunny was his normal self so everyone loved him in that place.  The vet asked some questions, and she was leaning towards Sunny suffering from epilepsy, random seizures, and or Sunny just becoming over excited from playing.  They decided to take some blood work, as well as some x-rays.

Rebecca got a call from the vet with some x-rays results a few moments ago.  It appears that Sunny has an enlarged heart and will need to see a cat cardiologist.  She also told Rebecca that his condition is treatable with medication.

Doing some research online, it appears that cats having enlarged hearts is something that’s quite common.   A lot of forums, message boards, and the like, all mention that if an enlarged heart is taken care of before a heart murmur can be found, then the cat can continue living a normal life with the help of medication.  In some cases, cats, with enlarged hearts and on medication, can become more active than how they were before medication.  In other words, we may have another Macky on our hands once Sunny gets some medication.

But in all reality, hopefully we caught this while it’s still relatively early.  Sunny is certainly a strong cat with a great personality  — I know he can get through this, and I feel very confident that the vet will help us greatly.

Macky, Sunny’s biological brother, has been following me around all afternoon.  He certainly knows his brother isn’t here (Sunny is still at the vet) and he’s very worries about him — but he definitely won’t admit it.  Macky has been sitting in front of me, just staring at me like, “ok dada, it’s no longer funny, where’s my bro-bro?”

Mowie, Sunny’s adopted sister, on the other hand, has already claimed Sunny’s food bowl.  But deep down, we know she’s very concerned.  Last night, as we were comforting Sunny on the bed, she jumped on the night stand right next to him — she was looking at him with such a concerned look on her face.