Guest formercatlady Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 (edited) Eddie was lying on the floor sleeping and he woke up whimpering. I don't mean bad dream whimpering, but a really scary high pitched "I'M IN PAIN" crying. I ran to him and tried to locate the pain...think it was his heart b/c there was this weird fluttery beat. Could that be the cause of his pain? He has been diagnosed with heart problems, more specifically in laymen's terms 3 of his 4 valves are leaking. He has been to the cardiologist twice and both times no cardiac medications were prescribed or recommended. Am I even making sense? I'm so scared and I don't know what to do right now. ETA...Okay his heartbeat is back to normal now, but still could that have been the cause of his pain? Edited September 17, 2007 by formercatlady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BradyzMommy Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Do you have an ER vet nearby that you can take him to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 He may have just had a bad cramp in his leg or something too. Andy woke up screaming one night and his heart was going nuts but it turned out to be a cramp in his leg. If you're really concerned, see the E Vet or for your peace of mind, take him to his vet in the morning. Quote Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest formercatlady Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 There is one about 1/2 hour away, but he's curled up and back to sleep now. He doesn't seem to be in distress. It was over within a minute or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nerak254 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I hope things are ok. I know how scarry that sound is. The only problem we've had here is generally when I've heard it there ends up being nothing wrong. When something really has been wrong, the patient was quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest formercatlady Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I hope things are ok. I know how scarry that sound is. The only problem we've had here is generally when I've heard it there ends up being nothing wrong. When something really has been wrong, the patient was quiet. Yep, now that he's resting peacefully I feel like a big dork but that was so scary. I'm glad that *one* of us will get some sleep tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvgreys Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I've experienced something very similar with Finnian. It wasn't the GSOD, but started as a whimper then escalated to high pitched crying. He woke up with a cramp. However, his heart was beating like mad while I calmed him down. Hopefully Eddie is just fine now. Quote Jeanne with Remington & Scooter the cat....and Beloved Bridge Angels Sandee, Shari, Wells, Derby, Phoenix, Jerry Lee and Finnian.....If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heavenand bring you home again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreytNut Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 That's happened a couple of times with Argus. He apparently had a Charley horse and woke up shrieking. Scared us half to death. He eventually calmed down and went back to sleep. Hopefully that's all it is. Quote Kristen with Penguin (L the Penguin) Flying Penske x L Alysana Costarring The Fabulous Felines: Squeak, Merlin, Bailey & Mystic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahicks51 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 We've had that happen once or twice. Don't know if it was a bad dream or what, but it's tough to know what went on. There has also been an occasional paw entrapment in a cushion. They *really* don't like to wake up to that. Ack! Quote Coco (Maze Cocodrillo) Minerva (Kid's Snipper) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2FourFootClowns Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Lance did this to us the first time we took him camping. Shrieking dog in the middle of the night in a remote campground... yikes. His heart was very fluttery too, though we eventually concluded that this was just the stress of being confused and in pain. If your baby already has heart concerns, it's not very surprising then that he was all fluttery. If all seems well, it probably is. If you have a vet advice line you can call, that might ease your mind a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest argolola Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Sending prayers for your sweetie pie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greybookends Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 :hope :hope :hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Austin would wake up screaming so I know what you mean. He had muscle cramps and it got to the point where I would tell him to walk and he would listen and he'd walk it off. It's very disconcerning. Sending prayers. Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vahoundlover Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Sheba did that a couple of times when we first adopted her, scared the bjeezus out of me. Sending prayers that, that's all it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CindiLuvsGreys Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Hopefully he just had a bad dream and woke up with his heart racing. I know it has happened to me. Sending prayers it is nothing serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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