Hello, History of last few months: My name is Lance and my 18yr female is Sedona. Sedona has kidney issues, inflammed bowel disease and now some form of...
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elfinmyst
Mar 15, 2013 10:57 am
Hello Lance Sedona urgently needs a heart ultrasound. The Xray does not diagnose heart disease, just shows the size of the heart. The ultrasound sees the heart...
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marianna.mayer
Mar 16, 2013 10:18 pm
If this medical research report actually turns out to be the breakthrough claimed, it will offer astonishing recovery for animals suffering with type 1...
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cafelty77
Mar 17, 2013 12:02 am
Hello everyone Unfortunately I am new here. I am a cat mom to multiple kitties-- I had a bleeding heart when my stray cat that I adopted Zoe, ended up having...
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feline-heart@yahoogro...
Mar 17, 2013 8:40 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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elfinmyst
Mar 17, 2013 12:52 pm
Hi I am sorry you are dealing with multiple issues. Bobo needs an increase in medication most likely, maybe the lasix, maybe the enalapril. They can certainly...
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Christina Felty
cafelty77
Mar 17, 2013 4:26 pm
Hi Lyn Even though the vet didnt say, the full dose of the Lasix pill (12.5mg) last night I think helped immensely. He actually came up the stairs this morning...
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elfinmyst
Mar 17, 2013 5:11 pm
Hi Then he definitely needs more lasix to get him out of heart failure. If you need to give the full pill twice I day, it's what I would do until you can speak...
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r schu
rschu92
Mar 17, 2013 6:22 pm
I'm no expert, but I wonder if enalapril is good for the kidneys? Or is it benazapril? Benaz is perported to be good for kidneys, though I've read mixed...
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elfinmyst
Mar 17, 2013 7:51 pm
Hi You're absolutely right. It's fortekor my cats are on and I just checked it is Benazepril. And mine are on it because it also helps the kidneys. All my cats...
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cafelty77
Mar 17, 2013 7:58 pm
Thanks again. I am going to go ahead and give him the full dose again tonight. Unfortunately the house call euthanasia vet can only come on Wednesday (she is...
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cafelty77
Mar 17, 2013 7:59 pm
So if a cat has been in CHF-- does that mean that they are always in CHF or do they just go back to being an HCM kitty? Thanks! Christina...
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cafelty77
Mar 17, 2013 8:02 pm
I was reading BoBo's most recent vet results and I noticed one of his values called "Blood Pressure - art - indirect" and it's value was 90mmHg. They didn't...
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elfinmyst
Mar 17, 2013 8:48 pm
Hi Christina My HCM kitty has been in and out of heart failure. Heart failure is when the heart fails to pump with enough efficiency and fluid starts to back...
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elfinmyst
Mar 17, 2013 8:52 pm
Hi Christina That means arterial blood pressure and indirect is just the method it was taken, mine always have it taken indirectly. It just means they use a...
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katey2kat
Mar 17, 2013 11:22 pm
Hi All, The cardiologist report on Thursday was shockingly sad, prognosis very very poor. None of them could offer any help for little Wispe who had spent 5...
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Westgold
westgold12
Mar 18, 2013 12:19 am
Oh, this is heart-breaking, I am so sorry. Unfortunately our kitties are very fragile and we never get to keep them as long as we want. But he was so blessed...
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zan200
Mar 18, 2013 5:54 am
Hi Everyone... First, I wanted to thank everyone here on the Forum for all your kind notes of care and concern - they definitely helped me get through one of...
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elfinmyst
Mar 18, 2013 10:23 am
Hi Suzanne Vetmedin is a wonder drug for my two cats, there were no side effects, it helped their hearts combined with other drugs. I wouldn't hesitate to use ...
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r schu
rschu92
Mar 18, 2013 2:13 pm
Lyn, When I was deciding about benazepril for May, somebody sent me the link to mar vista vet drug info and there is a warning there, about using ace...
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zan200
Mar 18, 2013 2:27 pm
Hi Lyn, I gave Chloe her first dose of Vetmedin at 9:00AM (EST). No problems so far. My vet said I can combine the Vetmedin with Lasix, but not with Chloe's...
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elfinmyst
Mar 18, 2013 3:14 pm
HI My Josh has had CRF and HCM for 3 years now and takes 5mg benazepril daily for longer than that. His kidney values are stable at the last check and have...
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Christina Felty
cafelty77
Mar 18, 2013 3:19 pm
Thanks! I was not sure if this was normal or not since it didnt look like a blood pressure how I'm used to seeing aka 170/20 etc. Thanks! Christina Sent from...
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elfinmyst
Mar 18, 2013 3:19 pm
Hi Suzanne I give all my morning pills at 9am, an hour after breakfast. These are various combinations of vetmedin, benazepril, lasix, spiro, plavix, CoQ, ...
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Christina Felty
cafelty77
Mar 18, 2013 3:24 pm
Well, I think my internist was not thrilled with my adjusting the lasix this weekend. We have an appointment on Wednesday morning to take more chest x-rays. I...
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Jordan
thegappgal
Mar 18, 2013 3:48 pm
Hi, I just wanted to let you know that my kitty, Sheba also has "unclassifed cardiomyopathy";. She just recently started Plavix. Love and kitty kisses to you...
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Mary Sue Rubin
rexmere3909
Mar 18, 2013 6:38 pm
I just had a conversation with Esther’s cardiologist about her progress. She’s doing okay considering but she recently developed a dry cough. It’s just a...
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elfinmyst
Mar 18, 2013 6:49 pm
Hi I give 30mg of CoQ every day to my heart cats. I get it in bulk (1000 at a time) from an online supplement store and it comes in black capsules which the...
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zan200
Mar 18, 2013 7:38 pm
Hi Mary Sue, I can't comment on the possible feline side-effects, but my mother and my aunt used to take lisinopril, an ACE inhibitor in the same general...
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Mary Sue Rubin
rexmere3909
Mar 18, 2013 7:41 pm
Thanks Lyn. Mary Sue From: feline-heart@yahoogroups.com [mailto:feline-heart@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of elfinmyst@... Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 2:49...
