So sorry to hear about your kitties problems. I am going through heart problems with my little 9 month old, Tiger. It breaks your heart. I wanted to make one...
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smi_mh <smi_mh@......
smi_mh
Feb 24, 2003 8:24 pm
-- Dear Wendy, Many, many thanks for your thoughtful suggestion ! I will try it. Best to Tiger from us, about 40 years I had a red tabby named tiger, a...
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Dana Rulf (merlynsmam...
merlynsmama
Feb 24, 2003 8:24 pm
Neena, Merlyn's enlarged heart caught me totally by surprise as well -- but I am so glad we got him to a cardiologist. She was able to rule out certain...
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barbara
barbarakeel
Feb 24, 2003 9:04 pm
Please check your baby food and make sure there is no onion powder in it. This stuff is poison for your kitties! It could explain a lot. ... From: neenaimam...
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barbara
barbarakeel
Feb 24, 2003 9:07 pm
Try the Science Diet AD. It is like a pate and you can make little marble sized pellets and place them in her cheek. If she isn't getting enough water, you...
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Jonathan Rosenberg
jr40rcncom
Feb 24, 2003 9:40 pm
Michael, It's been a while since we've heard from you ... I've been wondering how Gina was doing. I'm sorry to hear about her current condition. I think I've...
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diane
dianed143
Feb 24, 2003 10:38 pm
Ana, I am so sorry to hear of this. You must be heartbroken. Please know that you did all you could and Fofinha is now at the Rainbow Bridge, running around...
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Susan
somnamblst
Feb 24, 2003 10:59 pm
I agree. AD is specifically for sick cats. It is a high calorie/protein diet that helps to prevent muscle wasting and keeps electrolytes in balance. See below ...
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Steph <sschoff@......
gussielou49
Feb 24, 2003 11:24 pm
Ana, I am so sorry to hear about Fofinha. You will be in our thoughts. All our best, -Steph, Gus & Louise ... my ... worse. ... she ... is...
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cindy mitchell
cimitchell
Feb 25, 2003 12:38 am
He might be anemic. Can they give pet tinic til you get back? You can get it at Petco or petsmart, or some vets. 1 ml twice a day. Howlong will you be gone?...
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Chris Martín
thecatdiva
Feb 25, 2003 2:52 am
Hello My name is Chris, I live in Albuquerque, and I have many (many!) cats. I am here because of my soul-mate, Xerox, a half-Abyssinian girl-kitty who will ...
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barbara
barbarakeel
Feb 25, 2003 3:05 am
Chris, your little girl is so lucky to have found you in this life. Keep on keeping on in her behalf. I can't help you with advice, just wanted to tell you I...
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barb1622000 <bemk@...
barb1622000
Feb 25, 2003 3:49 am
My questions would be centered on three things: can they get rid of the current clot(s) ASAP, then talk about medications and diet with the complication of...
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totosnotinkansas <...
totosnotinka...
Feb 25, 2003 9:55 am
... been diagnosed with Retrictive Cardiomyopathy. According to her cardiologist, she has two to nine months left. We are quite sick, but hopeful, with this...
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woodrowl84 <nwl1@....
woodrowl84
Feb 25, 2003 3:47 pm
My cat Clawed, who was diagnosed with heart disease last September, developed chylothorax (presumably due to the heart disease) last week. He has had to have...
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Carol Thompson
cmt42184
Feb 25, 2003 5:03 pm
Nancy, my cat Max developed chylothorax last August, although heart disease was ruled out in his case and it was deemed idiopathic, as it apparently often is....
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Chris MartÃn
thecatdiva
Feb 25, 2003 5:46 pm
Thank you all for the advice and comments you made regarding Xerox's newly dx'd heart condition. When I subscribed to this group yesterday, I mistakenly put...
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fofinhaana <fofinh...
fofinhaana
Feb 26, 2003 2:08 am
Dear friends: I am deeply greatful for all the support and sweet condolences everyone has given me during this past week while I lived my worst nightmare....
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woodrowl84 <nwl1@....
woodrowl84
Feb 26, 2003 2:11 am
Thanks Carol! I picked up the rutin on my way home, but unless I got the wrong thing, it is a BIG pill -- how did you give it? Even after I cut it in quarters...
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Dana Rulf (merlynsmam...
merlynsmama
Feb 26, 2003 2:39 am
Hi all, Merlyn saw Dr. Mike today, and despite our "odd behavior" reports and a few bad days, Dr. Mike says he's doing really well. He is not certain,...
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Chris MartÃn
thecatdiva
Feb 26, 2003 2:58 am
No advice to add (I'm WAY too new at this...) but just best wishes and lotsa love for Merlyn. XOXOXO Chris "Cat lovers can be readily identified. Their clothes...
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diane
dianed143
Feb 26, 2003 4:05 am
... Nancy, there may be different dosages, check into this before giving it IMO. Diane...
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Dana Rulf (merlynsmam...
merlynsmama
Feb 26, 2003 4:09 am
Hi all, I just read in our paper a short article about Warfarin, an "old- fashioned" (people) blood thinner that has been shown to dramataically lower the risk...
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WENDY LAMB
nrthstr202000
Feb 26, 2003 5:35 am
I am so sorry to hear of your troubles. Must be so hard going out of town on top of it. I just took my little guy to the Cardiologist with a diagnosis of HCM....
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Chris MartÃn
thecatdiva
Feb 26, 2003 6:09 am
... I'm not making any comments about its beneficial uses on humans or animals...BUT Warfarin is the active agent in rat poisons (baits). It causes the animal...
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Steph <sschoff@......
gussielou49
Feb 26, 2003 12:46 pm
Dana, wafarin (brand name: Coumadin) is actually used in cats already. I think at least one person's cat on this board is using it. It is definitely an...
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Dana Rulf (merlynsmam...
merlynsmama
Feb 26, 2003 3:10 pm
I knew if I posted, someone somewhere would know something about this! Thanks for the info -- it's just good to know. We're not there with Merlyn, but for...
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Carol Thompson
cmt42184
Feb 26, 2003 5:37 pm
Nancy, I agree about rutin being big pills! Max was a very big boy and also very docile and easy to pill, so I was able to just give him half tablets via...
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targa66 <sgorove@....
targa66
Feb 26, 2003 5:57 pm
hello- I've been lurking on this board for about 6 months - I joined when I lost my wonderful Targa last August to a blood clot, and my remaining cat, Pacino...
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WENDY LAMB
nrthstr202000
Feb 26, 2003 6:08 pm
HI, Your kitty sounds similar to mine in some ways. He was diagnosed with a 3/6 murmur a few weeks ago. I took him to a cardiologist and he had an ultrasound....
