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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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marybethfitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Jan 1, 2013 4:47 pm
Sorry . . . just posted a response and forgot to trim away previous material. mb...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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@...> ...
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William Posey
billposey@...
Jan 1, 2013 11:25 pm
Mary Beth, all or most vets present themselves as all knowing therefore you must do web search to see where their area of expertise is. More are bad then good....
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Susan
jknsk2002
Jan 2, 2013 2:19 am
This "position"; just started about 3 weeks ago. It is NOT consistent with eating NOW, but in the beginning was when we didn't blend his food. we have gone...
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loum.west@...
loum.west...
Jan 2, 2013 10:26 am
We are all so sad that our 7 month old Ragdoll - Dolly, had to be put to sleep this morning. She became unwell 3 weeks ago and was in and out of our local vets...
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Susan
jknsk2002
Jan 3, 2013 1:55 pm
Hi , I think I might have figured out why he is sitting in that position. This was the first "connection" I could make out of all of this. Yesterday, directly...
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mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Jan 3, 2013 7:13 pm
Hello ! Just wondering if anyone out there knows of a vet near SLC who understands HCM, Hyperthyroidism, and CRF well. Moving there soon. THANKS. mb, lahri,...
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elise eisfelder
esespin2
Jan 3, 2013 7:28 pm
I give Max 2mg ondansetron twice a day. I initially started on half that dose but had to give hi cyproheptadine to get him to eat. Then it was pointed out to...
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mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Jan 4, 2013 3:47 pm
Lahri was diagnosed in 08 with mild to moderate HCM and Hyperthyroidism in '09. His cardiologist's notes of 3/09 show she raised the dosage to 1.25 mg a.m....
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mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Jan 4, 2013 4:33 pm
Hi, Everybody ! Just need to confirm the validity of what (Mild HCM and Hyperthyroid) Lahri's vet says about his recent BP Test. When it was over, the tech...
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mary beth fitzpatrick
marybethfitz...
Jan 4, 2013 5:07 pm
Hello ! Just want to be sure I cannot use this particular hairball remedy on the tip of the syringe plunger without interfering with the nutrients Lahri needs...
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elise eisfelder
esespin2
Jan 4, 2013 7:52 pm
Hi. This topic is of particular interest to me. My cat has a heart murmur that my vet doesn't feel is of any significance. He has had it for 10 years. I asked...
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Wendy Solem
wsolem3
Jan 5, 2013 3:49 am
Hi Mary, I agree, that's one of the things that I love about my D. in NY, she always has me with my Jackson when anything that stressful is done, There were...
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Sarah Wadey
razzmans_mum
Jan 5, 2013 5:35 am
Hi Mary Beth, ... The only reason I said this was that a few years ago I used Katalax to help Ras with his constipation, before moving to pumpkin. At the time...
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Susan
jknsk2002
Jan 5, 2013 3:24 pm
Thanks Elise, OK, thanks about noting the Ondansetron. I thought they're were instances where we might have to "up" the Ondansetron to a higher dose....
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mmayer11@...
marianna.mayer
Jan 5, 2013 3:28 pm
Susan, what you describe certainly sounds like upset tummy...gas perhaps? When we see this in dogs, it's the first signs of "bloat", which is very serious,...
