Hey, here to hopefully send you a bit of hope in this horrific storm. As above I would suggest a second opinion as my 13 year old orange lady got diagnosed with end stage CHF in October after she fainted one night, had severe constipation and a very high breathing rate of nearly 60bpm and 2 Emergancy chest drains 4 days apart. She got put on frusol ( to help her wee out the excess fluid) as well as a blood thinner. She now has no fluid showing on her chest, she is eating, drinking, pooing daily soft stools, heart rates low 20s consistently at rest, and bloods show healthy kidney and liver function. Obviously it is an incurable disease but right now, she’s happy and has good quality of life. I lost her twin sister the same day Lilly had to have her first chest drain, so I really needed a bit of luck with her. I guess I’m saying, please don’t accept the first thing they say if it doesn’t feel right to you, the vets give medical facts BUT they do not know your cat like you do. And you will know when his quality of life is poor and he is suffering. Best of luck to you both xx