I have to respond to the advice your vet gave you (the euthenasia). I came home one Sunday, after leaving a seemingly fine 15 year old cat, to find her...
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t_strano
t_strano@...
Sep 3, 2000 3:48 pm
thank you for THAT WONDERFUL STORY. i have been thru similar things several times. are you saying the hyperthyroid caused the cardiomyopathy and that possible...
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Jonathan Rosenberg
jr40@...
Sep 3, 2000 5:34 pm
... There is no doubt that hyperthyroidism can cuase heart problems. The good news is that hyperthyroid-induced heart problems are very often reversible once...
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Jill
filmgeek55@...
Sep 6, 2000 2:00 am
My Oliver is 14, and has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. He is on 15-20 mg/day diltiazem for the former and 10mg/day furosemide for...
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Jonathan Rosenberg
jr40@...
Sep 6, 2000 2:38 am
... I'm a complete amateur here, but for people In the blood of a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, white cell count is abnormally high. I have no...
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Laura Penny
lepenny@...
Sep 6, 2000 2:45 am
Jill, Lucky's WBC was high when she was having a bout of IBD. Is Oliver vomiting or does he have diarrhea? Laura ... From: Jill <filmgeek55@...> To:...
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J. Z.
filmgeek55@...
Sep 6, 2000 1:47 pm
About 1-1/2 years ago, Oliver started having periodic bouts of what seemed to be painful, liquid projectile vomiting. These episodes are preceded by some very...
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Laura Penny
lepenny@...
Sep 6, 2000 2:05 pm
Jill, It sounds a lot like Lucky's IBD (and resulting high WBC). My thoughts are that Oliver's lip-licking is from nausea, the mucus is because the intestine ...
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Jonathan Rosenberg
jr40@...
Sep 6, 2000 2:41 pm
Has Oliver been tested for IBD?...
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brunobaby@...
Sep 6, 2000 11:15 pm
Jill: The vomiting sounds like our 16-year-old Pongo (HCM), right down to the yodelling sounds beforehand. He's always had a sensitive stomach, and now with a...
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J. Z.
filmgeek55@...
Sep 7, 2000 2:34 pm
Thanks for the post, Melinda! I'm amazed that anyone else has had this in a kitty. "Yodeling"; is a good description, except that it sounds more like a small...
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brunobaby@...
Sep 10, 2000 12:18 am
If anybody's cat has been puking a lot lately, take note: We had Pongo into the vet for a recheck this morning, and mentioned how he's thrown up for four days...
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diane@...
Sep 10, 2000 12:21 am
Melinda, I've noticed a lot lately too, in CT. We had it pretty bad in the spring too. Even the "food pukage" has hair in it. And my last culprit was one that...
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J. Z.
filmgeek55@...
Sep 10, 2000 10:43 am
Thanks for this info, Melinda. Since Ollie sounds like your Pongo's twin, and since we live in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic (NJ), it's entirely possible. Ollie...
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Jonathan Rosenberg
jr40@...
Sep 11, 2000 2:24 am
... Jill, I also live in NJ & wonder whether you need a reference for an excellent vet cardiologist for Ollie? If so, let me know. I have been taking Lynx to...
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Carol Dunning
cdunning_2000@...
Sep 11, 2000 10:39 am
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J. Z.
filmgeek55@...
Sep 11, 2000 11:03 am
My vet consults with Dr. Sammarco at Cardiopet, which I think is in Little Falls. My vet regards himself as "the family doctor", and makes referrals and...
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Jonathan Rosenberg
jr40@...
Sep 11, 2000 11:38 am
... Yes it is & that's the place I had in mind. ... Sounds like you're well covered. ... -- JR & Tabby (RB), Licorice, Tigger, Lynx...
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Melinda Bruno
brunobaby@...
Sep 11, 2000 1:25 pm
... I got another tip from my vet this weekend -- and considering what he charges, I take all the tips I can get. ;-) He recommended B-12 with folic acid for...
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brunobaby@...
Sep 13, 2000 3:23 am
Found out the dosage on B-12 with folic acid. It's a quarter of a 1000 mcg tablet per day per cat. All the B-12 with folic acid combos at the Vitamin Shoppe...
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earina613@...
Sep 15, 2000 9:39 pm
Hi everyone, I have a 5 yr old kitty, her name is Boo Boo ~4.5 lbs. She was diagnosed with kidney disease(CRF-Central Renal Failure) and severe heart...
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brunobaby@...
Sep 16, 2000 2:09 am
Pongo's T-4 tests came back today a little high. The vet said that this might have been what was causing the vomiting, and to increase the Tapezole a little. ...
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lynnestime@...
Sep 16, 2000 4:16 am
Hi everyone! I'm so grateful to have found this list and others that are going through what my sweet little Pita is going through. I see alot of familiar...
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Anyes Moscrip
anyes@...
Sep 17, 2000 3:31 am
... Hi Lynne, I don't know if you have gotten any response yet. This group is a little quieter than the CRF group and many listers are on both lists. I already...
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cynthia rausch
dblumber@...
Sep 18, 2000 2:57 pm
brunobaby@... wrote: If anyone has a hyper-t cat, it will interest you to know that Tapezole is now available as a liquid. This will make for more...
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Jonathan Rosenberg
jr40@...
Sep 25, 2000 3:12 am
Hi, All, Lynx was due to go in in 2 weeks to get his blood levels checked. But I took him in early because his left eyelid looked inflamed & I thought he ...
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Laura Penny
lepenny@...
Sep 25, 2000 3:39 am
Jonathan, Kassy's numbers have been that high, although not at the same time, but my vet contends those numbers are too low to cause weight loss. However,...
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cynthia rausch
dblumber@...
Sep 25, 2000 5:06 am
Jonathan Rosenberg wrote: BUN: 47 (ref range: 16 to 36) Creatinine: 2.5 (ref range <= 2.4) The vet said that this explained his weight loss, but...
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Mike & Linda Irrgang ...
irrgang@...
Oct 1, 2000 1:20 pm
... From: Mike & Linda Irrgang (Now in Jamaica!) [mailto:irrgang@...] <mailto:[mailto:irrgang@...]> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2000 9:16 PM To:...
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Jonathan Rosenberg
jr40@...
Oct 1, 2000 2:43 pm
I am so very happy to hear that you all mader it safely & are together again. I have been thinking of you & wondering how the move was going. Pum is certainly...
