Hi everyone, My kitty has CRF and severe hypetrophic cardiomyopathy. she keeps getting a fluid build up in her lungs (Pulmonary edema). does anyone on this...
Oliver's recent tribulations have underlined the possibility that because we expect a certain amount of deterioration from our kitties' heart conditions, that...
Hi guys, Boo Boo is home now. They said her x rays looked good today and her blood work indicates she is handling her medication well in terms of her kidneys....
My cat had to spend last night in the ER. We took him in for a checkup yesterday evening for slightly heavy breathing and found out he only had 25% lung...
I want to thank you guys for your support, I odn't know what I would do if I didn't have your guidance. All your emails were really helpful. I am taking Boo...
My firend just spoke to my vet on the phone. She told him that the best alternative right now was to put Boo Boo to sleep because her condition is getting...
Long non heart/. skip if not interested in pet care and expensive treatment Re Helens note to me I think Dallas may be unusual in this regard as others have...
Hi Boo Boo, 5 yrs old , CRF and HCM, ~4.3lbs recent bun 55, creatine 2.6, Boo Boo was admitted to Animal medical hospital for an emergency(fluid build up in...
\I was off the list and just came back today...I had to comment on this because of what happened yesterday... Just yesterday, Bella was held for ransomed while...
Let him eat what he wants..Just be sure he gets vitamins and taurine also which should be given with baby food anyway From: Jill <filmgeek55@...> To:...
My cat is on urecit k..but not on latix..it also reduces acedosis,,what is a pycnogenol?.///Also to rest of heart list I will be moving tomorrow and have no...
Has anyone put their lasix-medicated cat on potassium supplements? A vet on expert central recommended it. In fact, he said that lasix isn't that hard on the...
Some good news on Oliver -- his echocardiogram showed no progression of his HCM/CHF since last November, and his kidney numbers are holding up OK. His white...
Melinda: Interesting point about the a/c. It's been horribly humid here in NJ for about a week -- just about how long Ollie's been lethargic. I wonder if ...
Hello dear folks, I am really feeling the just yesterday diagnosis of Iilli's housemate, Tabby, with breast cancer. Emergency surgery today to remove the...
Dear Helen, I am so sorry to read about Harpsie and your credit card (life sucks at times). I will send my strongest healing vibes to both Harpsie and Thomas ...
Yesterday after Ollie got back from the vet, he was quite chipper, even into the evening. More social than he's beein in a long time. I did not have the air...
My cat is supposed to go in for a check-up and, in order to minimize the effect of stress on his heart, the vet gave us 10mg of acepromazine. Now, I've checked...
Hi, everyone Harpsie was diagnosed with HCM a year ago and he went for his annual checkup ultrasound today. He has had very tender kidneys for the last few...
Today has been a bad day all round: apart from the stress of Harpsie's condition, my credit card company rang me to tell me somebody in the USA (anybody want...
Hi Everyone and thank you all so much for replying to my emergency email last night so quickly!!! I don't know what I would do without you guys!!!!!! Boo Boo's...
Well, I've found something (other than deli roast beef) that Oliver will eat in HUGE quantity: baby food. Gerber second foods, specifically (chicken, turkey,...
Hi My Boo Boo will turn 5 this aug recent blood works posted on her site link is on the bottom She had a fluid build up in her lungs last weekend . Doc put...
forgot to meantion Boo Boo was diagnosed with severe HCM(heart disease) and CRF(kidney disease) this year. and she is 4.3lbs URL to My Boo Boo's site ! ...
... Digitalis can be dangerous and cause a heart attack, and should be used only with a doctor. I have read that it is only for specific heart conditions....
Hi - my kitty, TC, who is 14 and on lasix and enalapril is not eating well. When all this started in March, his kidney functions were fine. Lab work a week...
My vet started Oliver on 10mg/day Co-Enzyme Q10 in addition to his 15mg Diltiazem (down from 30 down from 60) and 10mg/day Furosemide. Ollie has HCM with...
i got a new thing to struggle with, my honey who is hyperthyroid/heart murmur/MILD crf, is having a bout of (i think) severe congestive heart failure. this is...
