Hi, Marina. Daphne takes four medications now -- Lasix, Plavix, Vetmedin and a taurine supplement because she has DCM, which can sometimes be caused by a...
hi Mary Beth, It's not so much the volume measurement (1/2 tsp), but more how many milligrams per day. I add extra taurine to baby food, 100 to 200mg per day...
Sorry, I realized I should clarify... I didn't mean to confuse anyone with the 1/2 tsp measurement that I typed. I was just using that as a "for instance", not...
I'll second the gelaps. I've been giving pills to various cats for years, found gelcaps years ago and never lookd back. If need to give one of my cats pills,...
Hi! I also use gelcaps to pill Chloe. An added bonus is you can insert mutiple medications into one capsule (with your vet's approval, of course). I'm able to...
Hi Stacy, You're doing a great job with Daphne...Again, to echo what many of the great folks here on the Forum have said, don't take the vet's timeline as...
Hi Mary I have Milli with her deformed heart and she is on similar meds to yours. Cardiostrength is a supplement that covers taurine and carnitine nd CoQ, but ...
Daphne slept curled up in my closet for most of yesterday, and she didn't get too worked up when I gave her medicine or syringe-fed her. This morning at about...
Hi everyone, My name is Laura and I am a proud momma to Riley, a sweet 5-year old kitty. Riley's primary care vet recently detected a murmur, so we went for ...
I just got the diagnosis today....meeting with the vet cariologist tomorrow...I am just horrified. Duncan is the sweetest cat, and is my 7 year olds best...
I'm so sorry to hear about your Duncan, but know you are in good company here. My cat Daphne was diagnosed with DCM on Sunday, so I am still adjusting to the...
My Maggie was diagnosed with Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Dec. 1st by echo. She had plueral effusion and at that time, had the fluids drained. She's been on...
Hi Stacy and Daphne; great to hear that you both are doing better! sometimes a little ray of hope can go a long way...here's hoping she continues to gain...
So I should have used the search BEFORE I wrote my question. I just posted a message looking for anyone else familiar with RCM. My Maggie was diagnosed on...
Hi, Courtney. Folks around here seem to consider Vetmedin a wonder drug. Daphne has been on it since Sunday, and it's especially critical for kitties with DCM,...
Maggie is on 12.5mg Furosemide, twice/daily however I've added 1/2 tab in between doses and 2.5mg benazapril. Her heart murrmur is a 3-3.5/6 and her heart...
Hi Courtney None of my cats have RCM, so I`m unfamiliar with the condition. All I can say is ignore the prognosis, all my cats did. Some have lived years...
Hi I am sorry to hear of Duncan. There is a lot you can do to help. The cardiologist is your first call for sure, they'll tell you the stage and give Duncan...
Hi Laura I am sorry to hear of Riley. Riley's condition is not clear as she doesn't have a thickened left atrium which is diagnostic for HCM. She has a ...
Hi Lyn, They said there is a risk of her throwing a clot due to the condition she has but no thrombi were noted during her echo. Her heart rate has increased...
Hi everyone, I have not been actively posting but I have cried with you when your kitties have passed and prayed for your kitties. My heart breaks each time I...
Hi Courtney I think you need to ask your cardiologist to put your cat on plavix which reduces the risk of clots. If not, there is an alternative I would get ...
My cat, Harley, has HCM plus pancreatitis. With the pancrreatitis he has a poor appetite and is on Cyproheptidine for that and I also give him a vitamin B-12...
Texas A&MU GI Lab recommends 250 ug for cat. That is 0.25 mg. http://vetmed.tamu.edu/gilab/research/cobalamin-information ... Larry Silkaitis - owned by nine...
Sending out prayers and purrs to you and Bailey, Kimberly...My 19 year old Chloe has HCM along with a severely enlarged heart, diagnosed this past November -...
Hi All, Chloe's going in for her scheduled checkup this afternoon, so I'm praying all goes well. We've had some ups and downs these past few days, along with...
How interesting -- maybe she just had a big ole hairball !! It's funny, when our kitties have a serious disease, when something goes wrong we always assume...
Sending prayers and purrs out to you and Daphne, Stacy - I'm fairly new to this whole experience as my now 19 year old Burmese, Chloe was first diagnosed with...
