It's been six months since Clipsy's CHF episode and HCM diagnosis. Clipsy had an appointment with the cardiologist at Cornell, about a two-hour drive away, for...
Almost 2 years ago on July 9th, 2009, our lives changes when I took Skip to his regular checkup and the vet heard a heart murmur. The longer she listened, the...
This was really funny which wasn't the intent but I had to laugh. There are those days. We have 7 cats and there are times when more than one needs something...
We use 3 of 100 mg to make 300 mg a day of COQ10. We had used larger pills (200-400 mg.) A larger pill could be distributed over 2-3 meals depending on how...
For your consideration-human hearts and feline hearts are basically the same. They work the same and to a certain extent, our hearts can get the same sort of...
The benefits are enourmous. There's no harm to the cat. If you want to try it, add them to the food. If they don't eat it, then you won't continue it. Or start...
Hi everyone, I'm just wondering who else out there has a cat that has had saddle thrombus/thrombosis? I don't hear it talked about much on this message board....
Wanted to remind everyone-if you haven't already discussed this-that many of the heart meds (as well as other meds) our cats need can be purchased at your...
Hi Kimberly, I am so sorry to be late with my note. I am not getting all the digests consistently. I lit a candle for your special girl Midnight. It has been a...
My cat Midnight died of a heart attack/heart failure today. She was fine this morning and then suddenly had the attack. I couldn't even get her to the vet in...
Kimberly, My heart goes out to you for your loss. Midnight was such a pretty girl and it sounds like she was so loved. I too lit a candle for her and Winston. ...
Is there any other NON prescription diets out there for our ailing kitties? I'm racking my brains looking on-line for a Renal diet for my CRF and/or anything...
Today I lost my sweer, snuggly, special guy, Winston. He meant so much me, and fought through everything. Today, he stopped fighting. This was the first time I...
Melissa, So sorry to hear of your loss. May your memories help you at this difficult time. Marycay [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I haven't really been feeling so lucky lately, but I guess i can say i'm lucky that I haven't visited this group much in years since Thumper's HCM diagnosis...
So I started giving my cat Midnight her pills in Pill Pockets and she would eat them no problem every day. Then I made the mistake of giving another pill (not...
Hello all, it has been a bad week for Yuki - first of all I feel like I started it because I gave her frontline plus last Friday the 17th because she had...
Jenny has great questions. Dont give up yet. That fluid can be taken off painless and sent to a lab. Keep fighting hes so young. Rutin if its milky. Good luck...
Thank you all for allowing me to post about my boy. So far the update is the typical changes that the feline goes thru when dealing with stages of CRF. Dr....
Hey all, my girl is 17, she was spazzing so much I took her up suspecting hyperthyroid and guess what? The vet said "you can not find a better bloodwork for a...
Today is Clipsy's (heart kitty) and Willow's (pancreatitis/IBD/triaditis kitty) tenth birthday! To celebrate their birthday, they both woke up in my bed after...
A belated Happy Birthday to Clipsy and Willow! I'm glad they (and you!) had a great day! I know how exciting birthdays are when you're dealing with their...
Happy Birthday to Clipsy and Willow! Each day is a gift. Please give them extra kitty kisses. Marycay [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I just discovered my 6 year old Midnight has HCM, unfortunately a little late and only after she suffered from Heart Failure. She is home now and on quite a...
Just saying hello to the group. My boyfriend and I took our beloved 2 year-old shelter cat Larry for a general check-up the week of his 2nd birthday in April,...
My kitty Qwerty receives his pills almost always care and stress free by wrapping it in a treat. He now even knows the pills are there but he eats them...
We use a pill cutter that holds the pill and has a blade in the lid that cleanly and evenly cuts the pill. The atelenol and other pills are easy to quarter if ...
