Hi Paul, In a message dated 5/31/04 8:42:33 PM, erosla77@... writes: << Question: can switching her food make a difference? >> Can food make a difference...
Hi I am new. I just lost my beautiful Mystic, a young traditional siamese, on Sunday morning. She was FINE that night, (and into the early morning), but,...
... I just lost my beautiful Mystic, a young ... her ... and he ... Not too young, but not a breed (Maine Coon, Ragdoll, American Shorthair) or sex (male...
... "I would watch for murmurs and have any kittens with murmurs ultrasounded. Not cheap but the only way to tell. Xrays typically are not informative." I must...
... I agree. Kearra had a very faint murmur that actually went away over time, and was gone for at least 2-3 years before her death. If the vet had never...
Re: [FH] Understanding HCM- "I notice online that many other vets prescribe diuretics with the atenolol and low-salt diets. Is that only when the disease is...
- "He had done a thoracentisis and pulled fluid, and suggested a pneumothorax... asked idiotic question like "did she sneak out and maybe get hit by a car?...
- Hi Bill I wasn't trying to be unfair. This was an ER vet, not my vet. Even after I asked about heart disease and he said she was too young, he never once...
Thank you Diane Unfortunately, this was an ER vet - not one I have ever seen before at that particular clinic, in the times I have had to use their services....
I don't know if she's still here, but there was someone who faced a similar situation with littermates, and had them all tested. I belive she managed to get a...
... I agree! I once opted for surgery on my first cat and it didn't go well. It was at a different vet, although it was recommended by our vet. I had never...
That may have been Catherine (in Australia) who has a Mom and 4 (?) kittens with heart problems. She posted here a little while ago. Linda ... From: "diane"...
I had 4 kittens. The dad died young .One kitten died at 5 no one knew what he had but I think he had this. He breathed fast they blamed it on his weight he was...
... Atenolol is doing several things for Tabby Jean that are so important. For me understanding how it works was important. There are andergenic receptors...
I talked with Purcy's vet last night and he thinks that the upper respiratory infection and the high fever caused him to lose weight. I brought Purcy in to...
... to ... One of my cats was classified as sensitive to Clavamox. The first time she was put on Clavamox (for a UTI), she completely stopped eating and...
Folks, Took Tabby in for her one week check-up. No response, so far, to the Atenolol; her arrhythmia appears the same, EKG nearly the same. The vet wants me to...
Hi everyone, Our cardiologist just cut down Teddy’s Atenolol to half a ¼ of a pill. That’s hard to do, but he’s been lethargic on the ¼ tablet. I meant...
... Rudy is on the half pill dose and it does resolve his murmur and improve his exercise tolerance. ... Is this by any chance a condference that Dr. Clarke ...
Hi everyone, Thought I'd share Tasselhoff's continuing cancer saga. I just got the results from his cat scan – which he finally had yesterday after days of...
I have the same problem but with different species mice, chipmunks and birds(!) wanting to use the big nesting box--aka my garage. I feel like it's "Mutual of...
Hi everyone, Hope all is well with your kitties. I was reading the CRF support board, and someone raised the question about B vitamins, I also have a...
Hello and MEOOWWW folks, Spoke with Dr. B, TJ's cardiologist. She brought up the subject of at some point starting TJ on anti-biotics. TJ has slight thickening...
Good Morning All, Just wanted to give you the great news we got yesterday. Spazz went in for his 6 month check up, and his heart has improved :-) The chamber...
... the entire problem is the ... kinds of heart tissue respond ... Actually, this isn't an odd or new theory. Endomyocarditis is on the list of possibilities...
Great news Morticia, Can you tell us if Spazz is on an ACE-inhibitor? If so is he also on lasix? The reason I ask is because there is one cardiologist (Rush)...
... That does happen but usually to individuals who have something abnormal in the heart for bacteria to grow on and then have bacteria introduced to the blood...
