Hello, Everybody ! The E-vet has received the cardiology report from Lahri's recent echo. (His regular vet is out of town but will be receiving it, too....
46806
Westgold
westgold12
Dec 30, 2012 8:59 pm
Hi -- this is the problem that can come up if you are unable to see a real cardiologist. Regular vets who have "taken a class" in echos are not trained or...
46807
mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Dec 30, 2012 9:27 pm
Thanks, Michelle ! You bring up some interesting points that help me think more clearly about facts and possibilities. More info I can share: i) The...
46808
mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Dec 30, 2012 10:08 pm
Just noticed the specialist who read Lahri's echo is BS, DMV, Diplomate American Board of Veterinary Practioners (K9 & Feline Practice) CERT. IVUSS. That's...
46809
mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Dec 30, 2012 11:12 pm
Just found through Google that the specialist who prepared the echo report is a Diplomate in Small Animal Internal Medicine. Wondering HARD if these...
46810
elfinmyst@...
elfinmyst
Dec 30, 2012 11:28 pm
Hi Marybeth Cardiomyopathy can be secondary to hyperthyroidism. This is what I assume the diagnosis the cardiologist is making? If the thyroid is treated, then...
46811
Westgold
westgold12
Dec 30, 2012 11:33 pm
well he is a specialist, and internal medicine is a good specialty to have --- he certainly knows more about the inner workings of a cat than any regular vet....
46812
mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Dec 31, 2012 12:29 am
Have discovered via the CA Veterinary Medical Board that the status of the vet who prepared the results is DELINQUENT. He was licenced in May 1998 and did not...
46813
lisah2343
Dec 31, 2012 3:10 am
I just found this group and wanted to share a little as well as get some feedback. My sweet boy, Jack, was diagnosed with HCM at the age of 7 months. At the...
46814
Westgold
westgold12
Dec 31, 2012 5:39 am
Metamucil is a strange and wonderful thing. It does take a few days to start working, but once you start giving it you need to give it everyday forever. If...
46815
June Jeffrey
smudgeypaws...
Dec 31, 2012 11:40 am
Hello,  There is an excellent website for feline constipation: http://www.felineconstipation.org  Do have a look at this as it has lots of essential...
46816
elfinmyst@...
elfinmyst
Dec 31, 2012 12:20 pm
Hi I am sorry to hear Jack has gone into heart failure. But there is a lot can be done. Has he had an echo recently to see how his heart is? The frucimide will...
46817
Laurie Stead
kittykatwhiskas
Dec 31, 2012 12:44 pm
Does Jack have a cardiologist? Was an ultrasound done on the heart? There are other medications in addition to the lasix that may help Jack's heart. As far...
46818
mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Dec 31, 2012 2:27 pm
OHH !!!!! Found the business of the vet who signed off on the echo and emailed, asking the very questions I just shared with you about how I can possibly trust...
46819
mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Dec 31, 2012 2:42 pm
Sorry, forgot to let you know I WROTE BACK TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS letting him know HIS NAME IS ON THE ECHO REPORT and making clear my own heartbreak and fear...
46820
mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Dec 31, 2012 3:18 pm
Phewwww . . . long response from vet just arrived. Feeling relieved some. Vet apologized for not having recognized Lahri's name, saying they "read a lot of...
46821
mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Dec 31, 2012 3:56 pm
Just got response from American Board of Veterinary Practitions. The vet IS a Diplomate. He is not listed on their site because he had "not complete some...
46822
Westgold
westgold12
Dec 31, 2012 5:22 pm
I second the motion about all canned food. When I removed all dry from Martha's diet, it was almost like a miracle. Weight came off, she became more active,...
46823
mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Dec 31, 2012 7:10 pm
Hello ! One of you has just reminded me that Lahri might well need a Free T4 test and I'm trying to remember what that's all about. His T4 last week came in at...
46824
Carol
carolroars
Dec 31, 2012 7:54 pm
hi Mary Beth, A Free T4 is a more accurate test for how the thyroid is doing. We never really trust the regular T4 that is done on a regular blood panel. Our...
46825
mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Dec 31, 2012 8:13 pm
THANKS, CAROL ! Lahri was an 8 pound + kitty until just losing almost a pound during all the grief and herpes flare-up. He's at 7 and 5 oz right now. I...
46826
mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Jan 1, 2013 3:47 pm
It has not taken long to identify there are at least two very different camps with regard to who is qualified to evaluate a heart and its function (whether...
46827
marybethfitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Jan 1, 2013 4:47 pm
Sorry . . . just posted a response and forgot to trim away previous material. mb...
46828
zan200
Jan 1, 2013 5:59 pm
Hello Everyone, Just wanted to send out a little progress report on Chloe. We successfully made it through Christmas and New Year's without any serious...
46829
Westgold
westgold12
Jan 1, 2013 6:19 pm
Wonderful news! Thanks so much for the update ... From: zan200 To: feline-heart@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 12:59 PM Subject: [FH] Happy...
46830
zan200
Jan 1, 2013 6:44 pm
Hi Lisa, My 18 1/2 year old Burmese, Chloe was diagnosed with severe HCM in early November after developing serious breathing issues. Ultrasound showed Chloe...
46831
Laurie Stead
kittykatwhiskas
Jan 1, 2013 7:38 pm
That is wonderful news about Chloe :-) I would want to see her stable longer before changing what is working, specifically the lasix. You can continue to...
46832
Roxann Vass
creekragdolls
Jan 1, 2013 8:47 pm
A person recently posted on the Fanciers Health list about her cat that is receiving Chemo. Poor woman receive zero responses. I remember reading on here a...
46833
Bob Sifuentes
rsifuent
Jan 1, 2013 8:59 pm
Sorry, replied directly to you instead of group. You might have this person join the feline lymphoma group where we do have experience with chemo, and can...
46834
mmayer11@...
marianna.mayer
Jan 1, 2013 9:31 pm
feline-cancer@yahoogroups.com, This is the group...I belong to it. The members there are wonderful! Marianna ... From: Roxann Vass <creekragdolls@...> ...
