Shannon, thanks for the suggestion. I will definitely look into that. I
really appreciate everyone who has written in and made suggestions. This is
such a great community and a great place to get information.
Sorry it has taken me so long to send out this thank you. It has been hard
to keep up with the latest emails with work and my 21 month old. Also I am in
the middle of preparing for a long move from PA to CO.
So far Maggie is doing well and the Enalapril has really helped with her
exercise intolerance. Keeping my fingers crossed!
Again thanks everyone!
Tanya
--- On Tue, 7/13/10, Emeraldkittee <emeraldkit...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Emeraldkittee <emeraldkit...@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Maggie - to Tanya/heart supplement
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 10:55 PM
> hi Tanya,
>
> my FIV boy has the exact same diagnosis (found by his going
> into congestive heart failure while in ear surgery) - he was
> diagnosed March 2009 with HCM. I give him fish oil and
> also Only Natural Pets Heart Health formula. (he is on 2
> per day - he's 16 lbs - but only dose up with a vet's
> approval. ) My holistic dr approved this and told me 'don't
> be surprised if he gets better, and the condition starts to
> reverse' - my regular vet and then the cardiologist all
> approved the supplement. At his last ultrasound in May,
> his heart was showing improvement, some areas were no longer
> thickened, and others had not progressed further. There
> can be incidences where it 'looks good' but it's thickening
> inward now, if that makes sense, but she was surmising it
> was really improvement. I would check out the formula with
> your vet of course first. If it's too $ for your taste,
> read the ingredients and work with a vet to get a similiar
> concotion on your own.
> www.onlynaturalpets.com
>
> good luck! (we were told our guy was not going to make it
> back in 3/09 - :) he is also on enalapril - be sure to chk
> blood levels (kidney) regularly with this med.
>
> Shannon
>
>
>
>
> Hello everyone,
> It has been a while since I have been able to get
> on. I found out last
> month that my FelV+ Maggie who turned 2 years old 16 days
> ago was just
> diagnosed with a grade 4/6 heart murmur. She has seen many
> vets in her short
> life and has not had a detectable one previously not even 7
> months ago when
> she had her bi-annual physical and blood work. I took her
> in for her
> physical and because lately she has had some exercise
> intolerance that isn't
> normal for a 2 year old. Her heart ultrasound gave us a
> diagnosis of
> hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Her walls were very thick and
> flow greatly
> reduced. We started he on Enalapril.
> I was wondering if anyone else has had the same
> diagnosis and if so if
> there was anything that worked well for your little ones.
> Her heart disease
> is progressing very quickly and I was told that with her
> type there isn't
> anything they can do to slow it down, we are only making
> her more
> comfortable with the Enalapril by making her heart not have
> to work as hard.
> Any advice is appreciated,
> Tanya (Maggie's Mom)
>
>
>
>
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