Karla, I've been following Munger's story and am happy to read that you'll be coming back on Tuesday. I know that your Mom is taking excellent care of Munger...
I LOVE reading stories like yours! Looks like Oz has a long healthy happy life ahead of him. My cat Boy had (has?) HCM and his heart is normal- sized now, at...
My understanding is that one way to tell there is a deficiency is through blood tests and a follow-up ECG will tell you if the supplement has helped. It is...
Hi: I wanted to let everyone know that friend's kitty, Cricket whom I posted about is not at peace. This morning after an EKG and ultrasound the cardiologist ...
Stacy, Please send my condolences to your friend. These kinds of clots are so devastating & they often strike without warning. -- Jonathan Rosenberg Tabby...
Stacy, please tell your friend that we are so very sorry to hear about Cricket. She is lucky to have a caring friend like you. I'm glad she was able to...
Three weeks ago Tuesday, I had to rush Moth to the vet because he couldn't catch his breath. A cough turned into rapid, labored breathing then into a pant. ...
Annette, I have never heard of this happening so I don't even know what to say except that I am sorry to hear about your Moth. I can't even imagine how you...
Stacy, Please tell your friend how sorry I am. I recently went through the same thing, and I know how heartbreaking it is. I don't know if I've mentioned this...
I had Loki on extra taurine several years ago. When he was first diagnosed, I could have sworn the vet said DCM, not HCM (the vet was hearing impaired and thus...
Gus is at the emergency vet and is on oxygen and had an inj of lasix. We brought him there late tonight because we felt that he was having some difficulty...
You just need to keep loving him and he'll tell you what he wants.....just keep holding him and loving and look into your heart for his message.....it's not...
Gus was able to come home after being in the oxygen cage for about 10 hrs. We are taking him to our vet tomorrow for follow up. His breathing and color are...
Steph, I was just about to send a reply to your previous message, when I noticed your more recent one. I'm so glad to hear that Gus is home. I hope that this...
Chelsea, our cat with heart disease (restrictive cardiomyopathy) and renal failure (dx'd `98) has started staggering badly today and actually has fallen down a...
How is her red blood count?(it's been 3 years since I've read those charts and I can't remember the abbreviation) Frisky was very weak when he was anemic. ...
Hello, My cat Tommy is a 16 year old domestic short hair. About two days ago I noticed that he was acting a little funny and was not breathing normal. I...
First thing Monday morning, call the vet to get a cardiologist to do an ultrasound ASAP. The ultrasound will tell how the blood is moving around, the heart...
I have a new question about my Freddie Mon. After talking with my vet this morning, scheduling aa appointment for tomorrow, I am concerned. Freddie is 17 and...
Kristen, I agree on getting a cardiologist-you need to know what kind of heart disease your cat has and the Echocardiogram is an essential part of diagnosing...
Hi- Thanks for the advice about the cardiologist. The vet actually did take X-rays but she said that she wanted to take them again in two weeks to compare....
... Karla, I would not change his food at this point. In people a fatty diet is implicated in heart disease but in cats fat is not a culprit as they are...
Freddie Mon has an appointment tomorrow at the vet's to check his heart and for a blood test to check his kidneys and for hyperthyroid. The doctor said that...
Hi Barbara, I wish so much that I had some good advice for you but I am pretty much ignorant about this. What does your vet think? I don't really know if the...