Hello Try and not worry, its a balancing act with kidneys and heart. The kidney values should return to normal if lasix is reduced. The low potassium is ...
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zan200
Mar 6, 2013 6:07 am
Hi, Chloe was in Stage II kidney disease when she was diagnosed with HCM/heart failure in November and has needed a steady increase in her Lasix dose to keep...
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binarina1
Mar 6, 2013 8:23 am
Hello Lyn, Thanks. The vet mentioned a supplement but I don't think it's going to be given just yet. I think he just wants me to focus on the frusemide first....
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binarina1
Mar 6, 2013 8:28 am
Hello Suzanne. You're doing wonders with your cat, I've read your messages and she's a very lucky kitty to have you. He drinks a lot. I don't think dehydration...
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elfinmyst
Mar 6, 2013 3:09 pm
Hi Sara Yes, prilactone is the same as spironolactone and cardisure is the same as vetmedin, so it sounds as if he is on a good range of heart drugs. I would ...
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binarina1
Mar 6, 2013 4:11 pm
Thanks Lyn. He has 10 mg twice a day of frusemide (from today) 10mg prilactone once a day. 2.5mg fortekor once a day. 1/4 tablet of clopidogrel everyday and a...
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Ana Gutierrez
ana_gtzp
Mar 6, 2013 6:51 pm
I uploadead the PDF file in my dropbox account. I hope you can download it. Anyway, I will email it to those who asked me for it. ...
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r schu
rschu92
Mar 7, 2013 3:03 pm
May is hanging in there, doing not too badly at all. Cardiologist is happy crea went from 4.9 last week to 4.3 this, bun down too. Lasix qd (3mg) seems to not...
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tourtaney
Mar 7, 2013 4:55 pm
Hi Lee and May, Sounds like you've done some research on top of the info from the cardiologist. I'm going to tell you what I have learned through this process...
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r schu
rschu92
Mar 7, 2013 5:16 pm
Courtney and Maggie, Benazepril will limit the amount of fluid and wastes dumped by the kidneys? And the lasix will pull it to dump? I what you are saying is...
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tourtaney
Mar 7, 2013 5:29 pm
Lee & May, Again, this is my lay-man interpretation, but here's my understanding of heart failure: Heart disease or an underlying disease that affects the...
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r schu
rschu92
Mar 8, 2013 1:25 am
Courtney and Maggie, I have the same understanding of hcm; left ventricle stops processing as well, due to less elasticity or scar tissue or something, so left...
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Karen Plasket
slammerfold
Mar 8, 2013 4:41 am
Hi, First, I apologize for not trimming the message, but don't think I can in order for this to make any sense. I agree with Courtney in her lay terms...she is...
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tourtaney
Mar 8, 2013 3:16 pm
Hi Karen, Thanks for the answer. I read a little bit yesterday about the benefits of benazepril for CRF but I couldn't tackle the answer. I only know a...
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catmomcolumbus
Mar 8, 2013 4:29 pm
Hi, All. I should have posted this a few days ago, but the week got away from me. I took Daphne in for her cardiology follow-up on Monday. She freaked me out...
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Mary Sue Rubin
rexmere3909
Mar 8, 2013 4:37 pm
Hi Karen, Thank you for this explanation. Everything I read helps me get a better understanding of my 18 year old cat's newly diagnosed restrictive-like CM (I ...
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zan200
Mar 8, 2013 4:52 pm
Hi Everyone, I'm off to pick up Chloe's Vetmedin from the vet's - we'll start it on Monday (I never start a new med on Friday if I can avoid it - vet always...
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elfinmyst
Mar 8, 2013 4:57 pm
Hi Vetmedin has been a wonder drug for two of my cats, one with HCM and one with a structural defect. I give it with all the other pills. Mine love the taste...
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elfinmyst
Mar 8, 2013 5:00 pm
Hi Stacy That is wonderful!! I cried when I read this, we so rarely get great news here. The DCM has reversed and now she is back to normal. You couldn't ask ...
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catmomcolumbus
Mar 8, 2013 5:12 pm
Aw, I'm glad I could give you some happy tears! I got the sense that the cardiologist felt the same way. She doesn't often get to go from "your cat is going to...
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Karen Plasket
slammerfold
Mar 8, 2013 5:24 pm
Hi Mary Sue, You aren't missing anything :-) Some vets will try Lasix...but, traditionally, it doesn't do a lot of good for fluid build-up in body...
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r schu
rschu92
Mar 8, 2013 5:49 pm
Thank you Karen, Thank you very much for this information. Our cardiologist is using it for heart, but I realized that slowly over the last year her urine...
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marianna.mayer
Mar 8, 2013 5:59 pm
What wonderful news! It's not often we receive a message telling us about such a incredible turn around. I think your post reminds us all that adding...
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zan200
Mar 8, 2013 6:06 pm
Wonderful News, Stacy! Joining in with happy tears of joy on hearing of Daphne's amazing recovery! Daphne is definitely a miracle kitty... Suzanne and Chloe...
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Laurie Stead
kittykatwhiskas
Mar 8, 2013 7:42 pm
That is absolutely wonderful news! This is precisely why we cannot listen to those early "weeks to live" diagnoses :-) Curious if the cardiologist actually...
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tourtaney
Mar 8, 2013 8:14 pm
I'm curious for those whose cats are on Vetmedin and have been, how long since you have seen benefits of the drug? Courtney & Maggie...
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catmomcolumbus
Mar 8, 2013 9:11 pm
I had the option to do the taurine blood test but elected not to, since a) we were going to supplement taurine regardless, b) it would take three weeks to get...
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ginawsia
Mar 9, 2013 1:53 am
I would like input on how to administer Cardio Strength Heart Supplement Formula & CoEnzyme Q10 30mg I purchased in capsule form. Both are made by Vetri...
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Ana Gutierrez
ana_gtzp
Mar 9, 2013 2:16 am
I would like some input too. Punky hates the flavour of the powder inside the capsules and these are too big for him to swallow them :( Ana ... [Non-text...
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Bob Sifuentes
rsifuent
Mar 9, 2013 2:18 am
Use a smaller capsule perhaps? like a number 4... I use this size daily and I have no problems getting them down my kitty's little throat. Bob ...
