Hi Yvette, I am sorry Tabitha is having trouble. My kitty Boo was diagnosed in Nov 2011 while suffering CHF and was put on the same exact meds as Tabitha. ...
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elfinmyst@...
elfinmyst
Sep 1, 2012 11:35 am
Hi It's a balancing act to find the right meds and that can take some time. Maybe you are reducing her lasix too quickly and she needs the three times a day...
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joanne marbut
jomarbut
Sep 1, 2012 2:56 pm
If the cat does well on lasix three times a day then that is what is needed and the cat's dose shouldn't be cut back. Â CHF is brought on by the HCM. Â I think...
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Helen Peterson
sparklejunkey
Sep 1, 2012 6:50 pm
When they switched Toby's enalapril from a round tablet to a triangle one that I had trouble cutting, I called around to the local pharmacies until I found one...
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feline-heart@yahoogro...
Sep 2, 2012 9:48 am
Please be sure to trim all replies, especially all the junk that Yahoo puts on the bottom of the emails. When replies are not trimmed reading the digest can be...
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hoofbeats95
Sep 5, 2012 5:44 pm
Hello! I'm new here and my cat Sophie (9 years old) was diagnosed with heart failure (HCM) on August 22nd. Her heart disease was not diagnosed and she was...
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Westgold
westgold12
Sep 5, 2012 5:54 pm
hi -- the most stress-free way is to have the meds compounded into liquid form, and then mix them into the food. But I guess some cannot be done that way,...
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Lee Evans
moonsister22
Sep 6, 2012 9:24 am
Hi, I usually lurk on this list. At this time, thank the Goddess, I don't have a cat with heart disease but I do have a cat with seizure disorder, which is...
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jillym74
Sep 6, 2012 2:05 pm
Hello- Oh....I have been down this road before and my best advice is compounding medications into a liquid form. In fact, I wrote a blog post about it! I...
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Toby Jones
tobythelegend
Sep 7, 2012 12:15 am
I had a picky kitty too; he wouldn't eat chicken, turkey, tuna, wet cat food, etc. Compounding/liquid meds became impossible as we were doing seven meds at...
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Anthony GuerreroSoto
sotoaj
Sep 7, 2012 2:17 am
Our HCM kitty (Pablo) takes several meds every day including Plavix and atenolol. He recently turned 9 years old; he was diagnosed at 2. His annual...
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Jordan
thegappgal
Sep 7, 2012 2:45 am
I feel your pain. I cannot pill my cat either. She also has Feline Asthma and any attempt to syringe liquid meds or pilling her triggers asthma attacks. ...
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breathes4tabs
Sep 7, 2012 10:09 am
Hi all. Quick update on Tabitha. It appears that giving her lasix 3x a day instead of 2x a day is working! Tabitha recently had a cardio follow up this Tuesday...
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Laurie Stead
kittykatwhiskas
Sep 7, 2012 10:28 am
Why does the cardiologist say pill-pockets are not good for heart kitties? I am shocked to read that since our cardiologist is fully aware of Boo getting the...
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kateydiddles29
Sep 7, 2012 10:39 am
I too give my HCM cat his Enalapril in a pill pocket each day. Would love to hear more about why your cardiologist thinks they are not good. Thanks! Karen and...
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elfinmyst@...
elfinmyst
Sep 7, 2012 12:00 pm
Hi Lasix lasts about eight hours, so three times a day makes sense. I`m glad that is working for Tabitha, it's hard to find the right dose at first. I flea...
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elise eisfelder
esespin2
Sep 7, 2012 2:12 pm
Most transdermals don't work as well as pills. I put the pill pieces in gel capsules and chase with a syringe of Gerbers meat only stage 2 baby food. The cat...
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Mary McKee
luvumoe
Sep 7, 2012 4:01 pm
I have used both Frontline or Advantage in the past between the shoulders of my severe HCM cat with no problems or side effects. He gets Lasix 3 times daily...
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elfinmyst@...
elfinmyst
Sep 7, 2012 4:44 pm
Hello I am sorry to hear Sophie is poorly. Now you have a diagnosis there are things you can do to help her. Her pills will support her heart, prevent blood ...
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Anthony Guerrero-Soto
sotoaj
Sep 10, 2012 7:06 pm
Based on my notes from his 6/19/12 visit, Pablo's cardiologist said that he should be on a restricted sodium diet. They asked me to avoid things like Pounce...
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molly
sinead1982
Sep 11, 2012 1:52 pm
Hi Group :-) I live in London and have 2 male neutered cats. One of my cats (Kim) I found on my small street as a stray in July 2009, I reported him to local...
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Judi Levens
judimac322
Sep 11, 2012 4:02 pm
Hi; sorry for all your problems with little Kim. I had a cat with asthma and HCM...we discovered the HCM when he went into CHF...he survived it and went on...
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elfinmyst@...
elfinmyst
Sep 11, 2012 5:23 pm
Hi I am sorry to hear about Kim. If he has HCM, it is advisable that he isn't given oral steroids as they will increase the risk of heart failure and fluid in...
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NeonShadowCat
neonshadowca...
Sep 13, 2012 8:46 am
I'm new here. A friend on Facebook sent me. My little Sphynx is 5 years old and has been given very little time although he seems to be doing better. His...
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NeonShadowCat
neonshadowca...
Sep 13, 2012 8:51 am
I put Neon's pills in a size #4 gelcap. I bought them on E-Bay. Neon is one of those cats that you can't sneak the pills to. Most things work once or twice...
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Laurie Stead
kittykatwhiskas
Sep 13, 2012 10:38 am
Please don't listen to the "little time".... I was told the same 10 mos ago about my Boo who went into CHF, thus diagnosing her severe heart disease. With...
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elfinmyst@...
elfinmyst
Sep 13, 2012 10:40 am
Hi I`m sorry to hear of Neon. He is in heart failure which can be treated with medications. The most important will be diuretics for him to clear the fluid off...
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Lynda Doty
ibdcat
Sep 13, 2012 12:38 pm
I know you love this little critter, and I'm so sorry you are having to go through this. My question is, you say he is on medication. Is he taking Lasix? ...
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ishkarah
Sep 14, 2012 2:41 pm
I could use some advice and prayers. The light of my life, my Tonkinese cat, Bailey has had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy since he was 5. Last may his one side...
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Lynda Doty
ibdcat
Sep 14, 2012 5:28 pm
Kimberly and Bailey, too--Heart issues are difficult to understand as well as live with. My Martha has been diagnosed with HCM also and I think each evening as...
