Hi, I joined the group after I lost my sweet Twinkie in June, 2007 to HCM. I have learned so much by following the posts. Since losing Twink, I have also lost...
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goldbe50
Mar 1, 2009 2:45 pm
Their also big on it for feline food allergies. My vet is pretty conservative about this sort of thing but even he has been pushing omega 3, 6, and vitamin E...
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savionna@...
savionna
Mar 1, 2009 10:36 pm
Hi Stacey, ... Lisa Freeman at Tufts is hot on Omega 3s for cat heart disease. ... I'm not crazy (my opinion only) about this product, since it has cod liver ...
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Carol
carolroars
Mar 2, 2009 2:45 am
I wrote to Melissa privately, but wanted to share that I put Bootsie's photos in an album on the group's Photo's section. You can see her handsome Bootsie...
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Lisa Clarizia
bantababy
Mar 2, 2009 3:25 am
HI Marcia -- I'd bring him back to the vet, tell the vet what you've told us and say you want to have his heart checked a bit more thoroughly. A cough can...
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Lisa Clarizia
bantababy
Mar 2, 2009 3:28 am
Hi Sue, I'm sorry to hear about your kitten! My Lilly has the same defect -- a ventricular septal defect, which is basically a hole in the heart. This ranges...
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meaniebie
Mar 2, 2009 8:01 am
Hi all, just a quick question.toms vet says there is a bloodtest about 100 bucks that will tell me if he has heart disease. she doesn't want to give tom...
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Mmayer11
marianna.mayer
Mar 2, 2009 8:47 pm
As some of you know, Izzy died at 7 years old very suddenly and tragically February the 20 just 3 weeks after getting a dx. Izzy's brother and mother remain...
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Judi Levens
judimac322
Mar 2, 2009 9:39 pm
My friend's cat "lost his voice" after a stressful ride in his cage to a new home where he howled all the way...now he can only peep...Judi and Max Casa...
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Mmayer11
marianna.mayer
Mar 2, 2009 9:59 pm
Thanks, Judi. This boy has never been stressed in such a way...never been taken away from his home.Vets have come here, if necessary. This Thurs. journey will...
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Linda Irrgang
lindairrgang
Mar 3, 2009 1:01 am
Sounds like he gave himself "stress laryngitis"..it happens in singers who overdo it..sounds like he overdid his howling on the way home. Linda _____ From:...
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Carol
carolroars
Mar 3, 2009 6:29 pm
hi Marianna, I've not heard of this kind of thing related to heart issues. It could possibly be laryngitis or related to the thyroid. Snowball's voice has...
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jintzr
Mar 3, 2009 9:22 pm
Hi Sue, Did this diagnosis come from a vet or a cardiologist? The reason I am asking is because when I got Ivy as a kitten, they said it was probably a defect...
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taclea
Mar 4, 2009 7:28 am
Hello Today I had a visit w/ my vet to discuss Sully's echo that was done last week and to do a check up. I rec'd a copy of the report which found "mild...
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Judi Levens
judimac322
Mar 4, 2009 1:56 pm
Sounds like pretty good news for Sully. I know each case is different, and I'm not sure how the vets decide when to treat heart kitties, but I will tell you...
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elfinmyst@...
elfinmyst
Mar 4, 2009 4:03 pm
Hi My heart cats yowl as loud (if not louder) than everyone else!! The sickest little girl is definitely the loudest. You're doing the right thing in getting ...
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Carol
carolroars
Mar 4, 2009 4:58 pm
hi everyone, This reply is from Melissa, who just lost her Bootsie. She sent it to me instead of the group. Carol On the posting on the voice changes.... When...
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taclea
Mar 5, 2009 12:43 am
Thank you for sharing and I hope Max is doing well. I dont how/why they decide about meds either. I have done some online reading that indicates there is no...
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taclea
Mar 5, 2009 12:49 am
Hello Yesterday my vet recommended I start my 4 yr old on asa 81mg every 3 days. (mild L ventricle and atrium enlargement, mild mitral insuff, asymptomatic -...
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Carol
carolroars
Mar 5, 2009 1:30 am
Did your vet say to give a "whole" 82mg tablet? That seems like a lot. Can someone tell us what the usual dose is for a cat if you know? I personally don't...
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Mmayer11
marianna.mayer
Mar 5, 2009 1:44 am
The usual method is 1/4 of an 81 mg aspirin every other day. Or 1/2 of a 81 mg every 3 days. I have chosen the every other day method. Marianna [Non-text...
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taclea
Mar 5, 2009 2:53 am
Ok, now I am worried. Yes she even wrote it down 81mg every 72 hrs....
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Jean
jmlinva47
Mar 5, 2009 4:02 am
My cardiologist prescribed 1/4 of an 81 mg tablet twice a week (simpler and I suppose slightly less frequent than every three days), and if he tolerated it...
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taclea
Mar 5, 2009 7:06 am
Thanks everyone for replying. I did some reading and found some google book excerpts of vet medicine textbooks that indicated that asa in doses of 25mg/kg...
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nala_zq
Mar 5, 2009 4:43 pm
... My cat tolerated plavix for roughly 18 months. It was always given to her after she had eaten. She did not appear to have tummy upset issues. The...
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Surmi
surmi52
Mar 5, 2009 4:49 pm
Hello, I am one of the ones who found out about this too late. My cat passed away suddenly a week and a half ago. I really had no idea what happened at first...
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Susan Loesch
pipercatmom
Mar 5, 2009 5:59 pm
I am so glad to have found this group! My 8 1/2 year old cat, Big Footsie, has just been diagnosed with HCM and congestive heart failure after an...
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Susan Loesch
pipercatmom
Mar 5, 2009 6:14 pm
I forgot to mention that his blood pressure was 50 points too high - 220 rather than 170. After a week on meds it was down 20 points. Tomorrow it will be...
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jintzr
Mar 5, 2009 9:27 pm
Hi Susan, First of all, don't pay attention to time lines. My cardiologist even says now that he just doesn't given out time lines anymore- because too many...
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Stacey Wilcutt
stacey_wilcutt
Mar 5, 2009 10:11 pm
thanks for allowing me to be a part of your group i wish i knew some of the treatments available before i had to have my beloved cat put to sleep on 2/25/09....
