Laurie, The aspirin is being given instead of Plavix. I think if Esther has problems with the aspirin in the future she will be prescribed Plavix instead....
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Jordan Salim
thegappgal
Mar 2, 2013 8:30 pm
Hi Laurie, I get the Plavix generic at my local Costco for only $8!!! I called around when I got the prescription and they had the best price. Jordan and...
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elfinmyst
Mar 2, 2013 8:58 pm
Hi Mary Sue I`m so glad she eventually saw a cardiologist and her medications are obviously keeping her heart disease from progressing. Another medication a...
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zan200
Mar 2, 2013 9:31 pm
Hi Laurie, Thanks so much for your note. Chloe has been taking spironolactone, Lasix, and enalapril 2X per day since early December - the dosages of her...
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Laurie Stead
kittykatwhiskas
Mar 2, 2013 9:49 pm
Hi Suzanne, Wow that is some schedule! Boo gets all her meds together - plavix, lasix, benazepril and vetmedin. Is there a reason you are giving her the...
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Mary Sue Rubin
rexmere3909
Mar 2, 2013 10:58 pm
Hi Lyn, I will definitely ask the cardiologist about Plavix. I've heard of CoQ10 also and will look into starting it. I have been counting Esther's...
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tafoster4000
Mar 2, 2013 11:39 pm
That is one crazy schedule. Moe gets all his meds twice a day in gelcaps.... AM: prozac, lasix, methimazole (one gelcap), vetmedin (2 gelcaps), potassium and...
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elfinmyst
Mar 2, 2013 11:51 pm
Hi I have 8 cats on various medications (40 pills/capsules a day.. Trixi has 10 just for herself! ) and we give our morning pills at 9am and evening pills at...
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tourtaney
Mar 3, 2013 12:22 am
Hi Group, Can those of you with experience please let me know your situations.. Did/does your cathave breathing problems due to the heart failure. Rapid...
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zan200
Mar 3, 2013 12:24 am
Hi Laurie, Yes, there is a reason behind the wild schedule...Chloe's vet added a third dose of Lasix to the mix this past Thursday - so in an attempt to group...
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elfinmyst
Mar 3, 2013 12:37 am
Hi Courtney My cats have never breathed anything like that. Topsy has been 40bpm since a kitten and has always done that, even with no heart disease diagnosed...
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zan200
Mar 3, 2013 1:22 am
Hi Courtney, My Chloe was diagnosed with HCM/enlarged heart/heart failure in Novmeber. Chloe's first symptoms were rapid breathing and deeper breathing - you...
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tourtaney
Mar 3, 2013 1:50 am
Lyn, Maggie is getting (1) 12.5mb tablet twice/daily. However, last Wednesday, I started giving her an additional half tablet in between the the full doses.. ...
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feline-heart@yahoogro...
Mar 3, 2013 11:24 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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June Jeffrey
smudgeypaws...
Mar 4, 2013 3:00 pm
Dear Group, My baby Daisy is 19 and has quite a few things going on at present. For background, she was diagnosed with early cronic renal failure in May...
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binarina1
Mar 4, 2013 3:22 pm
My boy is due a blood test in an hour. I've cancelled it numerous times and rearranged it, because I'm really worried it's going to stress him out. I've taken...
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June Jeffrey
smudgeypaws...
Mar 4, 2013 3:22 pm
Hello, Daisy has been prescribed 0.5mg of furosemide x 2 daily after developing ascities. She is 5lb 15 ozs. I wondered what doseage has been...
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tourtaney
Mar 4, 2013 3:29 pm
June & Daisy, I would like to hear what everyone else has to say about this as well. I have been giving Maggie her furosemide with food because her pill...
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binarina1
Mar 4, 2013 3:40 pm
I withhold food for 2.5 hrs before and 1hr after. But ONLY because I give cardisure at the same time. I've never been told anything about food and frusemide. ...
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Laurie Stead
kittykatwhiskas
Mar 4, 2013 4:12 pm
Boo receives 6.25mg in the AM with her other pills, with access to food. I have never been instructed to avoid food before or after any of her pills. Laurie ...
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marianna mayer
marianna.mayer
Mar 4, 2013 4:25 pm
Yes, always for my heart cats. I haven't, but I think before the next time there needs to be a trip to the vet, I am going to research homeopathic remedies...
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groetzinger6
Mar 4, 2013 5:02 pm
hi there, I see you guys talking about fiber=canned plain pumpkin works wonders. works better than miralax. i give it to all 3 of my cats=2 of them lick it off...
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groetzinger6
Mar 4, 2013 5:21 pm
hi there, i dont know if my other message made it through=try giving kitty a few licks of canned pumpkin daily. this will take about 2 days to work...but dont...
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Mary Sue Rubin
rexmere3909
Mar 4, 2013 5:44 pm
Hi June, My 5.2 pound cat was originally prescribed 5 mg (not 5/10 as you have listed) twice a day. Her ascites was completely resolved in about 10 days. We...
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Mary Sue Rubin
rexmere3909
Mar 4, 2013 5:51 pm
Thanks Tonda. Your original message did go through. I know about pumpkin and I’ll give it a try if needed. At the moment Esther is fine. I’ve been giving...
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elfinmyst
Mar 4, 2013 5:59 pm
Hi June Are you sure it's not 5mg? Mine receive 5mg twice a day but at their worst heart failure had 5mg every 4 hours. Lyn _www.myfurkids.co.uk_...
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elfinmyst
Mar 4, 2013 6:02 pm
Hi I`m pretty good with trips now, I`m used to them. But I can appreciate your concerns, it is an invasive procedure. But if bloods are needed, you are doing...
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groetzinger6
Mar 4, 2013 6:27 pm
hi there, luckily my cats like riding in the car-one of them cries alot but afterwards she curls up and sleeps=as long as i keep a hand inside her cage to pet...
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zan200
Mar 4, 2013 8:39 pm
Hi June and Daisy, My Burmese, Chloe weighs about 6.3 pounds and receives 12.5 mgs. of furosimide (Lasix) 2X per day AM/PM with a 6.25 dose in the afternoon....
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hoofbeats95
Mar 4, 2013 9:36 pm
Sophie gets 20 mg twice a day. Her smallest does was 6.25 mg (half of a 12.5 mg pill) twice a day. can you even get a .5 mg dose?...
