Hi Carol, Thanks for the information and the link. ?I will look into that. I really hope it's just a lab error but I do want to read up on?it in case it isn't...
Hi all, Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Today is Claude and Tuppeny's birthday, and (because I don't know when she was born) we also celebrate their mother...
thanks, i'll pick up some rutin. he didn't have a chest tap, just lasix, not sure why they didn't do it because he had a mass of fluid outside the lungs as...
Happy Birthday Claude and Tuppeny!! May you both live many many birthdays more!! I looked at your cats profiles, it`s sad to read about your angels, but they...
Hi, My cat Cokko is on lasix for his heart. At the age of six months he was coughing and straining to breath. I rushed him to a 24 hour clinic. The diagnosis...
Hi all, First, my sympathies to all who have lost a cat recently - to Tracey for Barney, Susan for Cooter, Nicole for Reeses... I share your pain and sorrow ...
Barbara, My heart goes out to you. Know that Bo has made Heaven a littel brighter as have all our babies that are no longer with us. Hold on to those...
Hi, I have a 16 year old cat, Blondie (or rather, he has me!). I love him dearly and he was just diagnosed with a heart arrythmia. He'll have an echocardiogram...
Welcome to the group, I am new here also as our cat (Mellie, also 16) was just diagnosed in May. I feel I'm on a bandwagon recently encouraging people to go...
Cathy, Welcome to the group, but sorry that you have to be here. I can recommend some supplements. None of these will harm an otherwise healthy cat so you...
Hi everyone, I am the catmom of three beautiful cats; one of whom, Popper (age 7), was diagnosed with Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in May of this year. ...
hi Mary, Our angel Chris threw a clot to his rear leg and couldn't walk on it at all. He'd drag it behind him, it was awful to see him that way. I wrote to the...
Hi Carol and Judi, Thank you for the welcome and the great info re. supplements. The vet that Popper is seeing is an internist who has a lot of experience ...
Hi-my name is Dee-I have a 14 year old female DLH who was just diagnosed with HCM. I have taken her to 2 different vets and gotton 2 completely opposite...
Hi everyone! I am the cat mom of 6 beautiful kitties. I am also the foster mom of 1 sweet kitten! (Yes I have a houseful!) My cats are: -Mac 8 yr old...
Hi Dee and Nicki, I am glad you found us! Nicki can go on Tapazole (brand name), Methimazole (generic name). You can get pills, transdermal ear cream or...
Moonpye,thank you for your reply.Nicki was on the transdermal tapazole but the vet who recommended surgery said to take her off of it because it might be...
Hi Dee, As far as I know, and I've used the transdermal Tapazole for a long time on Snowball, the cream used that way doesn't usually cause any kind of stomach...
Hi Cathy I am sorry to hear about Blondie, but there is a lot you can do in the meantime in regard to supplements. Sue has given you excellent advice and a...
Hello Dee I am sorry to hear of Nicki's problems. My cat, Arnold, was diagnosed with hyper thyroid at around 14 and he had the operation to remove half of it. ...
Hi Ramee You sound a very special person and your kitties are lucky to have you. I`m glad you found our group and hope you will get some advice and help here.....
Hi Sorry, I posted my first reply before I read this one :) There is an alternative drug to Felimazole.. it's an older one which was used several years ago ...
Hi Lyn, Are you thinking of Carbimazole? "Carbimazole is a pro-drug that is converted to methimazole in the body. A recent study of the efficacy and safety of...
Hi Dee, Carol is right, the transdermal ear cream bypasses the stomach so it lessens the GI effects such as nausea. I agree with Carol, I would put Nicki back...
It is 10:30am here and Mellie has an appt for a blood pressure check at 11:30. When I was getting her to give her her morning atenolol, on the floor next to...
Hi Carol, I think I would postpone it if you can. I do think the missed dose would cause Mellie's BP to read higher. Candace with Cinnamon and Skylar ... ...
Carol, Did you give her the dose today? If you did, it should kick in by the time you have to do the BP check. I don't think that missing one dose would make...
Hi Carol, ... According to a friend, who must take atenolol herself, it lowers the blood pressure very fast. If my friend forgets to take her atenolol she...
Hi Ramme, welcome to the group! What a wonderful family you have!:) We have very helpful files and links, they are on the left of the home page. In the links...
Thanks everyone for the quick responses! I've rescheduled Mellie to tomorrow at 2pm. I just hope she really got this morning's dose - the morning dose is...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
