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...
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Mary Sue Rubin
rexmere3909
Mar 18, 2013 7:46 pm
Thanks Suzanne. Maybe it is the benazepril and she is coughing during the day rather than at night which he said is the norm. Of course every cat is different....
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zan200
Mar 19, 2013 12:40 am
Hi All, Chloe had her first trial dose of Vetmedin this morning and I've noticed her to be increasingly lethargic as the day has progressed. When getting her...
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binarina1
Mar 19, 2013 9:26 am
After last week, when my cat spent 24 hours at the emergency vets it's been a bit of a rollercoaster really. We were overjoyed to find he had some improvement...
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elfinmyst
Mar 19, 2013 9:49 am
Hi Suzanne Please don't worry. It's perfectly normal when they take a new drug like fortekor or vetmedin to be sleepy for a few days. My cats did this for...
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elfinmyst
Mar 19, 2013 9:52 am
Hi You are right to contact the cardiologist. They may change the frequency of frucimide or add spironolactone. You did well to react so quickly and give the...
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binarina1
Mar 19, 2013 9:59 am
Thanks Lyn. He's on everything already unfortunately. :( Vetmedin, Prilactone, Fortekor, frusemide, Asprin, Clopidogrel. I'm scared there's nothing left to...
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elfinmyst
Mar 19, 2013 10:00 am
Hi What doses is he on? Some of them may be able to be increased. There is an option of atenolol possibly, but more likely a dose increase. Lyn ...
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binarina1
Mar 19, 2013 10:15 am
2 x 20 mg Frusemide 2 x 1.25mg Vetmedin (well cardisure) 1 x 10 mg prilactone 1 x 2.5 mg Fortekor 1/4 of clopidogrel daily And a quarter of a 75mg asprin twice...
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elfinmyst
Mar 19, 2013 11:00 am
Hi Ok, there's room there to increase doses. All my cats have 5mg fortekor a day (either once or split into two doses) and a possibility to add a beta blocker....
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binarina1
Mar 19, 2013 11:54 am
Thanks, that's made me feel a little more positive. I wasn't sure there was anything more to give. I'm waiting to hear back from the cardiologist. Hopefully...
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Jean
jeanhfisher
Mar 19, 2013 1:03 pm
Does anyone on the forum have a cat with both pancreatitis and HCM? Harley has only the beginning stages of HCM and is on no medications as yet. I watch his...
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r schu
rschu92
Mar 19, 2013 2:26 pm
So Lyn, You agree that benaz has stimulated appetite of your other cats? May gets 3mg lasix qd and 1.25 benaz, much lower than Josh. What were Josh's kidney...
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r schu
rschu92
Mar 19, 2013 2:28 pm
Mary Sue, May started benaz about 12 days ago and no cough, nor have I read anywhere that it is a side effect. -Lee and May ================== dry cough and...
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elfinmyst
Mar 19, 2013 3:01 pm
Hi Lee I don't think benaz has stimulated the appetite because my cats are Selkirk Rex and are the greediest cats ever:) My Maxi and Lexi are both over 8kg and...
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Mary Sue Rubin
rexmere3909
Mar 19, 2013 3:06 pm
Thanks Lee. It could be unrelated and we may never find out. She is 18 and it could be anything at this point. Her original x-rays and scans showed liver...
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Sarah Wadey
razzmans_mum
Mar 20, 2013 1:28 am
Hi Jean & Harley, Although Ras doesn't have panc, he does have CRF & HCM. Like panc, fluids are good for CRF. We keep a close eye on Ras's hydration and only...
