I know that some of you are well aware of Lynx's story. For those who are not, I have included a very brief history in the bracketed text below. Just skip...
Thanks to all who written with suggestions and comments. I have been trying to write messages to those who have written to me individually but, for some...
Sometime since spring either I found or a link was posted about a web page that had info on reading ultrasounds. I know it was since spring since I got...
Cindi, I think I might feel the same way, that the body is not whole if it's not alive. I am opposed to cloning, because IMO all you're getting is a look-alike...
Kearra my baby, I hope you have found the Bridge and are happily playing with Frisky, Tiger and Popcorn. We miss you so very much! My arms are empty at night...
Kim: My Oliver (age 14) has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. His thyroid is fine. So your kitty might be HCM as well. Ollie has been...
Kearra threw a blood clot today and I rushed her right to the vet. By the time we got there she had no use of her back legs. Oddly enough either my SO or I...
Hi everyone, in my reading on feline and human cardiomyopathy, I have read that Vitamin E may be useful in lessening the chance of blood clots. Does any one...
Hi Kathy, Pebbles' friend Bam Bam (my sister and I named him Bam Bam because he and Pebbles were identical in colour and markings) was a neighbourhood cat. Bam...
Hi everyone, Pebbles appears to be doing well with the propranolol. Her heart rate is lower and she doesn't seem to be having any adverse effects. I notice her...
Thanks Jonathan, and all of you for your comments. Yes, the vet did emphasize how risky the cumidin would be. She had also mentioned vascular surgery to clear...
i'm still wrestling with this whole thing jonathan, isn't it you that has a cat that's had 3 blood clots in a short amount of time? does your cat have fluid in...
Thanks, Shelly, for the Vitamin E suggestion. Dot saw the cardiologist today and he is not doing well. He now has pulmonary edema, his heart condition has...
From medline/RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS Is systolic bp reading important for our cat's treatment if they have high blood pressure and heart condition as well as crf?...
I have not posted to this list before so here is a brief introduction. My cat Dot is a 12 year old male who has been diagnosed with HCM and renal failure for 2...
Hi Everyone, For those of you that are new, please take a look in the files section at the main page for links that might be of some helps. Or you can access...
Spud is 10 1/2 years old. He was diagnosed with CRF Jan. 1997 and with a heart murmur Jan/Feb. 2000. At this time our vet also diagnosed dental disease. He...
Hi everyone, thank you for all your helpful suggestions and support. I will get some gel caps. They sound a very good idea, especially for Pebbles' herb pills...
Thanks to many of you, Johnathan in particular, who shared useful information on feline cardio myopathy and for your good wishes. Through Johnathan, who...
For those interested, Taffy, whose rear legs were paralyzed last Saturday morning from a blood clot (saddle thrombus), came home with us today. The vet took...
Hi everyone, Pebbles seems to be handling the propranolol okay. I was wondering if anyone would know anything about force of the heart beat on these types of ...
Hi everyone, well it has been one hour since I gave Pebbles her first dose of propranolol, and I am nervously waiting for side effects! Those of you who have...
Hi everyone, Just got back from the cardiologist. Kassy's BP is down to 120 from 200! She's been on Norvasc for 2 weeks. He says that's perfect. She was pretty...
In a message dated 11/3/00 7:40:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Hmmm. I knew I wasn't losing my mind. I asked the oncologist to also run a free T4 test on...
First of all, thanks for *all* of the posts about diltiazem. Very helpful! I did not even get around to posting a question about it before the posts came...
Hi everyone, I received a message from another group that Kary's Spike from the CRF group died of a heart attack, and that it was felt that the heart attack ...
Voula, Diltiazem is used for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. It is a calcium channel blocker (whatever that is). It has virtually halted the progression of HCM in...
Hi everyone, I just got Pebbles' blood test results for her kidneys and T4 test. We started the propranolol two weeks ago, and so far good news, no negative...
Hi everyone, I have an appointment with the vet tomorrow for Pebbles' check up. Pebbles has hyperthyroidism and kidney disease as well as heart problems caused...
