Oscar went back to the vet yesterday, though not an overly positive appointment. We're just all stymied by him. On the upside he did gain 1/2 a lb since the...
Hello, Welcome to you and your kitty. Please let us know your names when you get a chance. I am sorry to hear about your kitty's conditions but glad that you...
Tracy, When my cat was recently hospitalized with CHF and renal failure she was taken off all meds except for lasix - and reglan was added to help with nausea...
Hi Nala! That's what my vet thinks too, I just got off the phone with her, his kidney values are causing the most problems. His BUN went up but his Creatinine...
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posted on the CFA list.......Cathy Among the grants funded by the Winn Feline Foundation at its February meeting was the following: Molecular evaluation of the...
Ok, I asked the vet about foods again. He still insists on the wet kidney formula diet. My vet is very against dry foods of any type or brand for cats...
No he's not full of it :-) I disagree with him somewhat about the by-products--they are a fairly low-quality source of protein, but they are less likely to...
Hi all, Lila and I just returned from her re-check at the vet. As a recap, her issues seem to be her mitrovalve (flapping both directions) and a prolonged...
Rosemary (or anyone) Can you tell me if I need to suppliment magnesium in a raw food diet. I have one cat that eats raw food Rabbit or Turkey/Chicken. It has ...
Hi Jean, ... supplement for magnesium. (And supplementing minerals, which act in balance and are often required in tiny amts, is a tricky proposition.) The...
I have a 1 yr old that went into heart failure last weekend. (Until then, I didn't know he had HCM).. He is due for a bloodwork/Xray checkup on Monday to...
She is waiting to be seen by a cardiologist but could be 2 to 3 weeks before she can get to the specialist. The vet gave her Benazapril ( sp ) 2.5 mg a day and...
This morning Ewok was limping and I thought breathing faster so being the weekend and offices closing at noon I took her to the vet to see if fluid needed...
Here is a website that has a list of canned cat foods nutrional information <http:// www.geocities.com/jmpeerson/canfood.html> It lists protein, fat, cars,...
Jen, I'm sorry to hear about your cat (what is his name?) It's common for the medication to make them a bit lethargic in the beginning. Is his change in...
Hi, Welcome to the group. That seems to be a typical waiting time to see a cardiologist. My regular vet said that she now refers heart patients to the ...
Hello all, Thank you for starting this group and for being here supporting each other. My Wolfy just got diagnosed with "moderate" HCM. He had a full month's...
Has anyone any experience of what to do when their heart kittens have the 'snots'? It's viral and got right around my cats and they have sneezes and runny...
Hi Angel and Wolfy, Welcome to the list, though I'm sorry you had to join us! It can be very difficult at times to get a proper diagnosis for a heart kitty,...
Angel, Welcome to the group. You're lucky that it only took them a month to get the diagnosis right. It too me almost 2 years and it was only when she went...
He is on 12.5 mg of atenolol and 7.5 mg of verapamil twice a day. He'd been boarding at a vet over a year through Montgomery County SPCA (as Pooh Bear but I...
Hi Angel, ... There isn't much information on the taurine content of food, since it's not an essential nutrient for humans. And there hasn't been much study on...
Kelly, Regarding atenolol, my Rudy has been taking it for 4 years. He also has had a positive effect on his murmur with atenolol in addition to a reduced heart...
Hi, Griffin our beautiful 3.5 yr. old persian, was just diagnosed with mild HCM. Last year this time, we were told he only had a mildly increased left...
Does anyone have there cats w/CHF on B12 I'm wondering if it would help with the Cachexia (wasting). I know that B1 may be able to help in slowing down or rev...
Hello Savionna, Thanks for your reply. I learned this over 6 years ago, when I first began researching the raw food diet for my pets. I apparently believed...
Vickie, There were one or two people on the list using it. If you search the message archives, there should be some information. Sue ... From: "Vickie"...
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