There is also a potassium sparing diuretic. I can't remember how to spell it, but it starts with a "sp." I know there a some others on the list who know the...
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gregalrags@...
gregalrags
May 1, 2002 4:00 am
Hello, Mocha has been doing well. However fluid has started building up in his abdomen, but not around his heart or lungs. We had it drained three weeks ago,...
5541
Steph Schoff
gussielou49
May 1, 2002 2:20 am
We have them compounded at Animal Pharm in Scituate, Mass. The pharmacist there is really great...she loves animals and has a lot of great suggestions. Gus...
5540
marcijoy2002
Apr 30, 2002 8:58 pm
Is this BCP VetChews? I have heard of them and would like to try having them make Morris' meds into treats, but we are just starting out on low doses of meds...
5539
vandalin1
van358a3
Apr 30, 2002 4:47 pm
Munchie loved the BCPvetpharm treats when they only had Tapazole in them, but when we added the Atenolol, she absolutely refused to eat them. Anne V Warner...
5538
zellenesa
Apr 30, 2002 3:16 pm
I wonder if your treats are from BCPvetpharm? I also had the Atenolol compounded into treats, and Widgie LOVED them! For about 4 weeks. Then one day, she...
5537
Steph Schoff
gussielou49
Apr 30, 2002 1:01 am
We recently had Gus' Atenolol compounded into a treat/ chewable form. Gus LOVES it! We have it mailed to us since the pharmacy is a little far away. I think...
5536
zellenesa
Apr 29, 2002 6:50 pm
I give Widgie 1/2 Lasix every other day. I smash the pill into a little baby food peas and she loves it! The only pill she hates is the Atenolol....must taste...
5535
shelleysbuttons
Apr 29, 2002 6:18 pm
--Hi Zellene Aspirin is a blood thinner so it would make an anemia cat more anemic. We have gotten her PCV stable at 31% with epogen so I have been giving 1/4...
5534
adawson1971@...
moths_mommy
Apr 29, 2002 5:55 pm
I just assumed the Dr. meant that the x-ray showed no asthma. But he could have meant some of the other things that they did while they had Moth in the back....
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Lynnie Henderson
twcdpres
Apr 29, 2002 5:32 pm
This raises a question for me, too. Not elapril, though. Freckles is on Lasix only, yet the place that was shaved for her ultrasound is growing back a very...
5532
marcijoy2002
Apr 29, 2002 5:30 pm
Speaking strictly as a human asthmatic, but with no experience with feline asthma ... I do not think you can definitively diagnose asthma (or the absence of...
5531
adawson1971@...
moths_mommy
Apr 29, 2002 4:54 pm
Well the good news is that there is no fluid build up in Moth's lungs. An interesting tidbit I learned is that Moth's heart problem is on the right side and...
5530
ladycrystalcat
Apr 29, 2002 2:55 pm
Hi, Haven't posted in a while, but thought I'd let you know that Kline is doing quite well now. The clot is gone and the vet could not hear the murmur when we...
5529
zellenesa
Apr 29, 2002 12:56 pm
Shelley, I am curious what the relationship is between aspirin and CRF related anemia. Did the aspirin cause internal bleeding? I would like to give Widgie...
5528
marcijoy2002
Apr 29, 2002 12:51 pm
I have been brushing both my cats teeth since they were kittens. I use the Four Paws brand of toothpaste and toothbrushes. Morris, my cat who now has HCM,...
5527
zellenesa
Apr 29, 2002 12:48 pm
Coughing should not be ignored. If you have not seen a hairball, the cough could be due to several things, all of which require a vet's care. My Widgie coughs...
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Steph Schoff
gussielou49
Apr 29, 2002 2:04 am
Anne, thanks...that is a great idea. I will give it a try. We have poultry flavored. I'd like to find a seafood-flavored one, though. Thanks, Steph ...
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vandalin1
van358a3
Apr 28, 2002 6:36 pm
Steph, Do you have the flavored toothpaste that kitties love! I would start off just letting him lick the toothpaste off the brush or the finger brush...
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Steph Schoff
gussielou49
Apr 28, 2002 4:54 pm
At our last regular vet visit, our vet recommended we start brushing Gus' teeth (he's 3 1/2). At this same appointment, Gus was also diagnosed w/ advanced HCM...
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Bill & Linda Fischbach
bfischba
Apr 28, 2002 4:07 pm
Hi Shelley, Mittens had an ultrasound in Dec 2001, when he was diagnosed with mild HCM. He also has early CRF. We are having another ultrasound done...
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Jonathan Rosenberg
jr40rcncom
Apr 28, 2002 3:07 pm
I would call & ask the vet/cardiologist about this....
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peggy baldwin
chessie92
Apr 28, 2002 3:05 pm
... Dear Shelly, My Maxie has heart problems and the cardiologist wants to see her every year.It depends on what your vet and Cardiolgist on how often Gloria...
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shelley seidman
shelleysbuttons
Apr 28, 2002 3:00 pm
Hi. Gloria was diagnosed with HCM in October 1999 with the ultrasound and has been on Cardizem ever since. I had to cut WAY back on the baby aspirin becasue of...
5519
adawson1971@...
moths_mommy
Apr 28, 2002 5:39 am
Can anyone tell me what a cough sounds like? Moth has been making what sounds like a hairball. But he's been doing it every few days. Until recently, he only...
5518
Debbie Graham
debgram_2000
Apr 27, 2002 2:31 pm
No need to apologize, I feel the same way. I feel if you bring a animal into your house you should take care or it and treat it like if you brought a child...
5517
Mike & Linda Irrgang
lindairrgang
Apr 27, 2002 1:01 pm
I'm always appalled by people who view their pets as "possessions" to be used and discarded at will....I have seriously reconsidered what I thought were good...
5515
sallymerlin
Apr 27, 2002 4:56 am
Oh Dear! :-o Please believe me I meant no offense! I just was responding to the "Muffin" comic which someone posted...and I was curious to see other "Muffins"...
5514
adawson1971@...
moths_mommy
Apr 27, 2002 12:27 am
I feel the same way. When I got a cat, I signed up to take care of it (him) no matter what. At the time, I didn't know quite all of "what" could entail, but...
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Debbie Graham
debgram_2000
Apr 27, 2002 12:19 am
Thank you Linda. I promised Chief I will take care of him no matter what! He's my little clown so I have to take good care of him........lol Debbie, Bailey,...
