Feline Cardiomyopathy in Cats
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- Опубликовано: 29 апр 2012
- healthypets.mercola.com/sites/... Dr. Karen Becker, a proactive and integrative wellness veterinarian discusses feline cardiomyopathy.
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its so hard to type this out but my cat got diagnosed with this just yesterday. my beautiful ragdoll that i’ve created a bond with for a year, out of nowhere isolated herself for two days. we thought she just wanted to chill upstairs but when i noticed she hadn’t eaten i ran to her under the bed. limp. rushed to the ER. ran tests, but couldn’t do much due to lack of funds. took her to the vet the next day. pulled $600 out my ass & this is what she’s diagnosed with. im crying just typing this because i know what’s coming. i cant stand the idea of letting her go but i know she’s in pain. i love her so much
Back when i found out my cats diagnosis, i had shrugged it off because the vet said it was mild and there wasnt much he could do at the time but to just leave it as is and to continue on. Looking back now im glad i did that or i would have been worrying about her everyday and not enjoying her in the moment. Shes almost 5 and still thriving medication free! I know the day will come where it will get the best of her because unfortunately thats what HCM does to our precious kittys. Just enjoy your time with her or you will regret one day that you spent so much of your time worrying. I hope your cat is doing okay now!
sorry to hear that.
I'm sorry to hear that. I feel you. My cat was diagnosed yesterday. She is all I have...
If you love your cat don’t give up and put her to sleep. Take her to the emergency with oxygen and medication and get her the supplement she suggested taurine, ubiquinol, l carnitin, arginine. Show her a lot of care and love and keep the cat away from loud people and other pets! In two weeks or more she could get better and live another few years.
It’s such hard experience and decision to make but have a hope good luck. I have two with this problem. Trying my best.
How are they doing now? My bengal just died a month ago but she gave birth to a 4 kittens. Sadly 1 of the kittens have trouble breathing and the doctor said she catched her momma's hcm.
My cat died suddenly today. He let out this blood curdling scream and collapsed. He twitched a bit and despite doing mouth to mouth resuscitation, he died. He was running around playing and completely normal just an hour before. It was so sudden with no warning signs, but his brother died the same way so I believe its a genetic heart disease that caused it 😢
Thank you, my baby girl who is 2 years young was rushed to the emergency vet hospital late last night. One second she was playing the next she was dragging her legs and meowing. We caught it right away and she's being treated but I'm besides myself as they found a heart murmur and the vet told me to be prepared. I can't stop crying for my little furbaby and your video has given me more information and a little hope.
Ammie My heart goes out to you. I went through exactly the same thing about a month ago. It still hurts., I wish there was something we could do to help prevent others from going through it too, but I don't know what that would be.
Hope your baby girl is alright miss. We just lost our 4 year old sweet girl so randomly. We had no idea she had anything at all no symptoms for anything we just found her gone. Such a bummer. I cried worse than my damn girlfriend who had them since birth. This cat was so special but memories live forever
i know this is targeted more towards the clients, but it actually helps tremendously to hear it simplified like this and get my head around it before exam! thank you Dr.Becker !
Thank you. This was very informative in helping me to understand what is happening to my cat.
Thank you! Found this very helpful as a Veterinary student!
Thank you so much for your great efforts. Wish to you make more videos.
cheers
Thank you so much for the informational video!
Thank you. This is what happened to my cat last night, no use of his hind limbs, panting and screaming. also hind legs were ice cold with blue paw pads. The desition was made to put him to sleep. Miss him like mad. He never showed any sign of ill health. He was cuddled up to be a few hours before, purring. He was an outdoor cat no idea of his breed.
So sad
Thank you for the video. My cat just dx with this after being put on Prednisone for an allergy.. She is now on Lasix and Enalopril, and we are hoping she improves!
I hope she’s doing well
Are there any updates in care, food, meds for this type of problem in cats.
Thank you!
I thought my cats are like dogs when they were breathing with open mouth and thought it was cute… until my cat got a poisoning and I took him to the vet and doctor said that my 11 month old cat had HCM that already progressed to CHF and my cat has about one year to live! Then I looked back on the videos of my cat couple months earlier and saw a breathing of 144 respirations/minute when my cat was relaxed! I never paid attention to it because my cats had otherwise healthy behaviors….watch out for your cats breathing while they’re asleep, it’s should be below 30 respirations a minute
We lost our cat to this dreadful disease one week ago today. He was not even 6 years old. We rescued him in 2012 at the age of 1 1/2 years old. He weighed 3 pounds and was covered in mats and feces from constant diarrhea. He was emaciated and we did not think he would live. We cared for him and had a great cat vet and he was nursed back to somewhat better health. But in November of 2016 we noticed rapid breathing. He saw a cardiologist and was given 4 meds . He had chf, a blood clot, severe scarring, a murmur, and more. We had to say goodbye on January 18th. It was too painful to watch his heart breath at 60 to 70 beats. We worried he would blow his clot. He was a lovable happy boy. We miss him so much
Bernadette I am sorry. I know how you feel.
So sorry we r going thru it now and dont know what to do simba is our life
@@stevebanks7165 .I am sorry that you are in this position. It isn't easy . You can only do the best that you can. We tried everything. We had to let him go and just thinking of it brings tears to my eyes. I cannot even look at his ash urn. Paw print and fur.
We lost our Doc in 2017, still miss him. We even feel we put him thru too much trying to save him. He spent several days away from us at a critical care animal speciality center. Thinking back we know he must have been afraid. One can only do the best that they can. I do feel for you and Simba.
@@bernadettedra7323 thank u hes doing a bit better now not much but hes alive and seems comfortable. The thing is we lost our son March 16th 2020 so all this is overwhelming. My boy was 24
@@stevebanks7165 I am so very sorry to know about your son. I think the loss of a child is most devastating. And there are no words to express sympathy. Though I do not have children, I have no parents. What helped me was going to a grief support group meeting. But because of corona, that is impossible. Perhaps there is someone of good character on You Tube, like a grief therapist that could help. Again, I am so very sorry. Of course taking care of Simba would be hard on your heart. Take care of yourself. You will be OK in time. NOT LIKE BEFORE OF COURSE. But somewhat better.
what is the dosage for hawthorne? what ratios of CoQ10, Traurine, Hawthorne etc. Which ingredient should be the strongest?
I want to know what can be done as well I am facing this with my kitty as well. A million videos saying what it is I know that already this si the only video I have seen that gives one tiny hint maybe COQ10 etc. could help things. I am super frustrated that there seems to be no hope out there at all
Important & informative info... please relay where I can find out about the natural supplement protocol you've mentioned using successfully which included Nattokinase? And how are all these products & herbs sourced, dosed and administered to a cat with Cardiomyopathy? Thank you.
NYBlues Fuck herbs. Snake oil for a very serious condition.
I found my 4-year old tabico dead under my car,......likely from HCM....she just died without warning,...we never knew anything was wrong until it was hours too late and she never came home.
My cat passed away from this last week im totally devastated. I took him to the vets on the sunday as he had a bit of a funny turn so they scanned his abdomen took a blood test listened to his breathing and heart and said they couldnt find anything wrong. The next day he was fine at home then the day after he was breathing rapidly so i rushed him to the vets again and they did an xray or his chest and an ultrasound which showed fluid around the heart and lungs. He was in a critical way and they said the drug to drain fluid isnt working and its coming out of his mouth and they said they couldnt do anymore.vim devastated. Why wasnt this picked up on the sunday when they listened to his heart and lungs?😭
That is really sad. My cat died to but she was treated first. She was doing fine until one cold snowy days came she escaped outside and was out for 12hrs until we found her. The next day she's gone. 😭
My cat Cassidy is dying from cardiomypathy, i am giving him his meds like i should, his back legs have had muscle wasting i am trying everything i can to help him but i am fighting a losing battle .. and it hurts me so much to see this happening to him ..
me too...... :(
My cat got diagnosed with this but she doesnt have a thyroid issue, hbp or stenosis?
wow, excellent video packed with information !
few years back, my kitty presented with panting, parasis of hind legs and screaming in pain.....vet gave injection of snake anti-venom !
cat walking ok nxt day. my sis cat died recently, vet said it probably HCM, but I have to wonder if the cat had been biten and misdiagnosed until too late. city vets dont immediately think of bites causing these symptoms, whereas country vets go there first, their practice depends upon it.
especially as cats die just as quickly from venom
Iorrane That was something my vet considered too! The first thing she did was check him very carefully for a bite of any kind, and then felt his abdomen and then gave him a pain med. Horrible.
Where are you doctor, so I can bring you my cat before it's too late. Can you give me the names of the right cat food please. Thank you in advance
Honest Kitchen. Dr Elsey, Steve's real food, Darwin, Dr Mercola Pets also has raw food for sale. Other more common brands, Primal, Stella and Chewy, Tiki raw. You can opt for raw or dehydrated. *Never switch a cats food too suddenly* , slowly add the new food to their regular food and increase over time - adding probiotics can help as well as having a cat have access to wheat grass - you can find this in health stores or grow your own. Other meat/ simple ingredients, brands, Instinct/pride, taste of the wild, tiki, weruva, lotus. Always choose to feed a wet food diet over dry food. Kibble should be avoided. Adding fish/krill oil can help improve their health, or you could occasionally give wild caught sardines in water - bones are a good source of calcium, and omega 3 is needed for blood flow.
what is the anti-blood clotting medication called again??
Nattokinase
My Cat TJ was dignoised with HCM , his hind legs went and had breathing problems, I rushed him to North Shore Vetratinian Hospital and I feel they did not give him a chance and make the decision to put him down without my permission. I asked to see results but only got a written report after seven/eight times calling the hospital. Yes TJ was diagonised with Advanced HCM but he was still breathing and wagged his tail, when I last saw him, He was not on any oxgine machine . I feel they have been unfair and made a decision without consulting me. I have no one to talk to about this .
I am so sorry you and your animal companion experienced this kind of trauma and malpractice. That clinic definitely should have consulted you before making such a dire decision, especially if his demeanor was not one of stress or pain - nobody knows your cat like you do. I hope you are healing from this.
my cat Biddy has not been diagnosed, couldnt afford exray. she is paralyzed in one hind leg and now has upper respiratory infection, I fear she is drowning, just sleeping a lot and not using litter box, although i have made a litter box with a baking sheet pan. i love this cat so much, but funds are limited and my work schedule is a challenge. What should I do?
DON'T EVER HAVE PERTS IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD THE VET BILLS!
@@laurenb916 How mean could you be?! So all the cats that could live years and be loved on and fed should just be left to starve to death? Millions of them. There are too many cats to care for to leave out the people that can't afford extremely high vet bills. You could start a fund for those poor cats to have vet care if you really cared about the animals welfare though.
Thank you for info...I have a bengal that's 12 mths old which may have this...I'm totally devastated as the say his is a stage 4 murmur....and he cough a bit...
I'm taking him to a heart specialist but am not very confident...thank you for info thou....😘
If I was to try Nattokinase how much should I give my cat....
very nice thank you. Wish you was my vet
My cat, 9 years old, was diagnosed with Dilated cardiomyopathy one week ago, I noticed her breath was fast so I went to the doctor and they diagnosed fluid in her lungs via an x-ray. So they had to do a pleura punctation and got the following medication: Furosemid,Pimobendan and clopidogrel.
She is now laying around the whole day and has lost her appetite, despite the fact that she never lost her appetite before even when she was suffering from fever. I thought that maybe she could have some other disease than dilated cardiomyopathy, an infection or something like this. Can anyone help? I have all the test results, ultrasound and x-ray and could send them via mail. If anyone can help, I'll give her/him a good present.
maybe give your cat young at heart supplements? Idk it seems to work for others, there’s also coq10 supplements . Also give your cat more taurine in their diet, there’s supplements for those too. Maybe try giving them baby food or high value treats or something to get them to eat more? Idk the video lists a lot of things that can help.. I wish I could be more helpful
@@someone3641 Thank you for your words, unfortunately, Paula died after 2 weeks of her diagnosis 😢
My cat Sweetie was diagnosed today with the same and is on the exact same meds starting tonite
All 3 words that form the disease's name are Greek actually. Not Latin of course. Thank you for the presentation :)
You're right, invalidates the whole video.
Just lost our Persian to this. Horrible thing to watch.