Our 12 year old cat Pye was diagnosed with very mild HCM 2.5 years ago and it has progressed to very severe. I know some of you on the list can understand our...
Each organ can effect the other. For a brief example, the kidneys help control blood volume and blood pressure. Elevated blood pressure is hard on the heart. ...
Hi Nala and All; ... From: "nala_zq" <nala_zq@...> ... Your post caught my eye as it is an astute observation regarding body organs working as a whole...
With one of our cats I think it started with heart problems which led to the renal problems. Mellie had a stroke last year, prior to that we were unaware of...
hi, my name is amy and my kitty smokey is 10 yrs old and 6wks ago was diagnosed with crf 4th stage and also it was discovered that he has HCM. they said the...
Yes, sometimes murmurs are heard in anemic or dehydrated cats without any underlying heart condition. These murmurs will self-resolve once things are back to...
My story was somewhat similar - a rapid heartbeat was chalked up to stress in a high strung cat. Later a murmur developed which the regular vet ignored...
Hi Susan- just thought of this- my cat Tizer had a heart murmur at the vet's office. After getting an echocardiogram from my cardiologist, it was determined...
hi Amy, I'm sorry Smokey is dealing with both CRF and CHF. It does seem to happen a lot with heart/kidney kitties. My angel Sweetie was CRF for 3 years before...
hi, i have read about the supplements and the dosage. can i use the same that i use for myself i.e. countrylife coq10 30mg. just break open cap and give? ...
hi Amy, Yes, that's perfectly fine. I give Snowball 30mg once a day. I used to give my angel Sweetie 30mg twice a day. Just mix it in with some wet food. The...
Hi -- why & when did you start giving it to your kitties? Should we all be giving it, or just those who are in the greatest danger of clots, etc? Many of our...
Hi Everyone. An update on my little Winston: He is doing well, his next appt. with the cardiologist is in December. He takes his medicine well, eats well and...
Not only do I have a kitty (neutered Himi)Â with a heart condition but I show/breed Persians and Himalayans. I have gone through numerous cat and kittens foods...
I think you will always get the response from doctors that supplements are unnecessary since they haven't been tested and recommended by the AMA or AVA, but I...
Hi, does anybody know the correct dosage of plavix for cats? I've heard it helps keep platelets in the blood from sticking together and forming clots. The...
Hi! I am so glad I found your group! I am desperate to find more information on this subject and to talk to others who may have been through this. I have a 6...
Hi...welcome to the group...sorry you have to be here. You'll find many people with lots of experience (unfortunately). Pixel (12.5 years old) was diagnosed...
We started giving Snowball the CoQ10, DMG and taurine when she was diagnosed with her HCM and heart murmur two years ago. We haven't started any nattokinase...
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tQCRmnB1NM_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tQCRmnB1NM) Every 20 minutes an animal species will disappear. That is...
My cat was prescribed one quarter of a 75 mg pill daily. We had to discontinue because he is impossible to pill and would hide for days after. Couldn't hide...
That is the dosage of Plavix we were prescribed. The cardiologist said not to even try pilling her with it because it tastes so bad that once she tasted it...
hi iv just come across this group and so pleased i have. my beautiful little boy has just been dignosed with heart disease, he is only 6 years old. it took a...
hi -- have you seen a cardiologist? Many kitties on this list have had clots that over a few weeks or months have worked themselves out. I hope you'll hear...
I also love my Care Credit account. I've used it for both vet and dental bills. Just be aware you must make payments on time, and before the promotion period...
I also use gelcaps for my Winston. He's on the same dose of plavix, and it's worked out well so far. *knocks on wood*  I dont even need the fish oil. Gel...
Hi everyone, This may seem like a dumb question but here goes. My cat, Winston, has been home for about 6 months now from his incident in May. In May...
Hi Cathy; call and check...when we did our first re-check on Max's echo it was significantly less, like around $90 vs. several hundred dollars for the...
the other thing I didn't mention is that they like to do the echo to see if the meds are right and are working...sometimes there is significant change in 6...
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