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?...
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binarina1
Mar 4, 2013 10:10 pm
Thanks for the replies. It went quite well, he got upset when he saw the carrier and when he was put in it, but he calmed down in the car. Results tomorrow, so...
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marianna mayer
marianna.mayer
Mar 4, 2013 10:28 pm
Yes, it's okay to mix homeopathic remedies with traditional meds. But you need to make sure that the homeopathic remedies you select are okay for cats. Lots of...
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Sharon
sharong9
Mar 4, 2013 10:31 pm
I am wondering if there are any studies that you know of on the use of CoQ10 in cats? I have looked and found none and have noticed that a few people here are...
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marianna.mayer
Mar 4, 2013 10:37 pm
Wow, Sharon. Your poor kitty has a lot to deal with. Many of us in this group supplement with CoQ10...betw 30--60 mg per day. If giving 60 mg, it's given 2 X...
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Joanne Haeussinger
chmiss01
Mar 4, 2013 11:28 pm
Hello there :) My little Twix gets 6.75mg three times a day. We get the 20 mg pills (human dose) and cut them into thirds. We have a pharmacy grade scale that...
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marianna.mayer
Mar 4, 2013 11:54 pm
Ooooooh!...Minnie has positively, absolutely stolen my heart the very instant I saw her beautiful photo!!! Thank you for sharing. I think even cardio vets...
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elfinmyst
Mar 5, 2013 12:03 am
Hi I use 30mg CoQ10 in all my heart cats, whether HCM or heart deformities like Milli. I have used this for 6 years and my cardiologist has no objections to...
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Ana Gutierrez
ana_gtzp
Mar 5, 2013 12:09 am
Hi all, I am giving Punky his furosemide with food too. I only found this research: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2042717/pdf/bcp_0494.pdf they...
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r schu
rschu92
Mar 5, 2013 12:28 am
If anyone is supporting a cat with crf as well as hcm, as I am, I'm wondering how you time the dosing of lasix with sub q fluids. We're doing 1/4 of a 12.5mg...
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r schu
rschu92
Mar 5, 2013 12:33 am
Hi June and Daisy, May has been prescribed 1/4 of a 12.5 lasix so about 3.1mg per day, once a day, she weighs 9.7 lbs now. Your Daisy is getting 1mg total per...
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Ana Gutierrez
ana_gtzp
Mar 5, 2013 1:35 am
This is the only study I found of CoQ10 use in cats and dogs: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9842116 If someone is interested in the PDF, let me know. ...
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marianna mayer
marianna.mayer
Mar 5, 2013 1:52 am
Thank you, Ana. I am grateful for this. Will you please post it to Feline-Heart's website Data Base for example. That would be great! Thanks, Marianna ... -- ...
