I know many of us feel the pain of recently departed pets including Snowball who fought so valiantly. If anyone else would like to light a candle here is a...
It is probable my cat is suffering from cardiomyopathy. He is 14, and though he has been slowing down, Monday he stopped eating and drinking and became very...
Has anyone ever experienced trembling in their cats with HCM? My cat recently started shaking and I'm wondering if this is part of HCM or a precursor to...
Hi Everyone, I am monitoring my kitty's heart rate while at home and her resting heart rate is 160 on 6.25mg of atenolol twice a day.(She has increased heart...
Dear friends and groups, With the most awful pain in my heart, I have to tell you that my gentle little Snowball is gone. She had some kind of seizure or threw...
Carol I am so sorry to hear about her passing. I know the pain you feel, and its never easy. There isnt a day goes by where I stop thinking of April. At least...
Thank you to everyone for the kind words regarding our loss of Tootsie today. It has been such a sad day for us. After writing to this group and the feline...
Hi, Pye is 12 and was diagnosed with mild HCM 2.5 years ago. Last year it became severe and she is now on enalapril, furosemide, plavix, and atenolol, as well...
I am so sorry to hear about Tootsie. I know how difficult this time is. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Joe, with Beanie, Chelsea and...
hi, I'm posting to both my heart and pancreatitis groups, so sorry for the duplications. I just wanted to thank everyone for all the emails you sent the past...
Hi All; Pepper has been slowly losing his level of activity over the past few months, and while he isn't showing any signs of fluid congestion, he IS showing...
Hi everyone. My little Winston (9 month old Radgoll) had another episode on Saturday of CHF. He started squeeking and elevated resps. We called the vet and...
HI, I just want to throw out there, maybe someone can chime in, but my vet told me not to use pepcid w/the A/C... Has been a long time since I had to use it,...
hello everyone I am due to take Rigsby to the vet this afternoon and want to discuss the possibility of resuming some fluids for him. on december 19th I was...
I know that this is a heart webb site, but, since, like mine, they tend to have so many other problems as well I wanted to post this just for the information...
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Thank you all for your responses. I want to give you an update on what the vet said and a thorough description of what we've been going through the past month....
Hello Everyone, My Tommy has a new heart murmur at 16 and the vet wants to do an ultra sound this afternoon. I thought an echocardiogram would be what he'd...
I am just writing to let you all know that my beloved Marley passed on today at the vet hospital, after going into respiratory distress due to fluid on the...
Paranoia is good in these cases...you can not be too careful. Hang in there. The lungs filling with fluid does seem to happen in clusters...at least that's my...
Thank you all so much for your help. I called and talked to my vet from work. He told me to get home and see if Mr. KItty used the bathroom and if he didn't...
http://tinyurl.com/ye3b9co Has anyone given D-ribose to their heart kitty?The link above offers some very interesting information on it for cardiac patients....
Linda, Yes, for as long as I've been administering Rx meds, I have been instructed by our vets and the pharmacist that Pepcid A/C [or any other antacid] must...
This is important there is a recall on Ketamine Hydrochloride Injection Anesthesia: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm195118.htm -- Belinda happiness is...
i recently had to have my poor boy's (dave) leg amputated as he had a blood clot. i have now noticed on his other front leg a hard lump there about the size of...
hello everyone Rigsby came home from intensive care on monday night. he had an echo done and the news is very bad. he has an enlarged heart with both chambers...
but hear me out. Dr. Stephanie McClure, of perimeter vet clinic, dublin ohio, refused to treat my beloved dog who was dying of cancer. And when I told her I...
