Izzie gets treated for congestive heart failure

This is Izzie.  She is a 3 year old Ragdoll Cross.  

She was a very poorly girl when she came in to see vet Sarah on Friday morning as she was struggling to breathe.  We were very concerned about her as her brother had died suddenly last year showing similar signs. 

We quickly found that Izzie was suffering from congestive heart failure (a build-up of fluid on her chest) and started treating her immediately.  She was put in an oxygen chamber and given diuretic medications into her blood stream to help remove the fluid from her chest.

We stabilised Izzy over the weekend and by Monday she was well enough to undergo an xray, ecg, blood pressure test and heart scan.

This is Izzxie's scan which shows the thickened wall of her heart.