It is so comforting to read about peoples' furbabies living well beyond the vet's original prognosis, which leaves me thinking about two questions: 1. Why do...
Hi Heather, ... Many cats die suddenly from heart disease. A lot of times people don't know their cat had heart disease until after their cat has died. I had...
Hi Dana, In a message dated 7/31/04 1:02:28 PM, drulf@... writes: << Merlyn has faced mild constipation in the past, but he hasn't had a bowel movement...
Hi Tori, In a message dated 7/31/04 1:33:39 PM, tw@... writes: << Is there a chart or does someone know where I can find what a "normal" bloodwork panel...
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Aug 1, 2004 9:15 pm
Please be sure to trim all replies, especially all the junk that Yahoo puts on the bottom of the emails. When replies are not trimmed reading the digest can be...
I apologize for this off topic post but I respect all of you too much to not wish for your input now. We're having a rabies outbreak in our area and you all...
Rabies - a kitten issue. One more reason to appreciate this group. I have two young (5 mos and 3 mos) ragdolls. The vet gave the oldest, Winston, his rabies...
For this, and so many other reasons, it's important to have a vet we can trust! In our circumstances, every little detail can become a bigger one with even...
Hello, We are new to the group. I have read hundreds of your posts and I found a lot of useful information. Thank you so much for sharing! I will now post...
... Mike and Lisa, I am sorry to hear about Soda. When Soda was released he was stable but the problem that caused him to have RCM is not something that is...
Hello All, My husband and I just moved to a new house, about 40 minutes from the vet we've known & trusted to deal with our Max's HCM since he was diagnosed....
Jess, I just went to http://acvim.org and looked first for cardiologists in CT. I did not find any but I found several small animal internists: Peterson, Erik...
Peterson is the traveling cardiologist we use, but probably too far away for Jess. My own vet is not in there which is why I don't consider those lists 100%...
Merlyn went peacefully and gently up to be with the Angels at the Rainbow Bridge right around 5:45 this evening. My husband, Mike, got an earlier flight from...
Hi. I have been dealing with cardiac problems for 8 years and am so glad I found this group (thanks Aynes). Currently I live with 2 cats with heart problems,...
Hi It's my first time on here this morning just came across the site whilst looking for more information. I have a 2 cats who have just turned 1 years old &...
Hi Lesa, In a message dated 8/3/04 3:52:52 AM, tiger6387@... writes: << But in the past two weeks his appetite had diminished and he was losing weight....
... Echo showed ... Aspirin is safe to give in the range of 1/2 of an 81 mg. to a whole 81 mg. every 72 hours. Because it is easier to remember twice a week...
... Though not mentioned as frequently as Maine Coons and Persians, American and British Shorthairs are also believed to perhaps suffer from a familial form of...
Hi everyone! Felix seems to be going downhill rather quickly the past four days... His personality is diminishing, and the effort he makes to greet me at the...
Hi Heather... The only way for Felix to get better is to take his meds, and regularly. Handle him gently when you are about to give them...pet him, etc...and...
You might want to compound his medication but that takes a few days. In the meantime, it sounds like he might require some veterinary attention - have you...
Hi Heather, I am so sorry Felix isn't feeling well. He does need his medication in order to get better. In the beginning, I had a TERRIBLE time pilling my...
Hi :) At 5 PM today, I take Nigel in to the cardiologist for a follow-up chest x-ray. He was in CHF 6 weeks ago, and is now stabilized on diltiazem and lasix....
Heather, Rub the pill in butter or something else he likes like tuna and get the tuna juice on your fingers. Place it on a saucer next to some really yummy...
Yay! His chest x-ray showed that his lungs are clear and that his enlarged heart is smaller. I couldn't be more pleased. It seems that the diltiazem is...
I wanted to thank everyone who has written to us, expressing your condolences over Merlyn's crossing the Bridge. All of your kind words and compassion mean so...
Sorry for the length and formatting issues. Kirby hadn't been doing too well a few weeks ago. We took him in for his scheduled 2 month check with his regular...
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newoods@...
Aug 6, 2004 4:06 am
Study , human that might affect some members cats treatment ace nhibitor and spironolactone = high potassium Study: Heart Drug Use Resulted in Deaths By...
