Thanks for writing me back, Mikey. I certainly hope
you can keep Megan with you for a very long time.
Another person on this site has a cavalier, Lucy, who
was diagnosed 18 months ago and she's doing awesome -
really better than Roxie because she's like Megan -
she's a good eater.

Roxie never was a good eater - but she's worse now -
that's my biggest concern - but we're keeping on
keeping on. I can't complain.

Roxie is only 4 kg - around 9 pounds - that's probably
why her meds are less than Megan's.

I am keeping my fingers crossed for you, Megan, Lucy,
and all of our furbabies that they'll stay healthy in
2008! Roxie will be ten in February so we're planning
on going all out - doggie birthday cake, hats,
presents, video - the works!

Thanks again, Terri

--- mike_howard2 <a.howard@...> wrote:

> Hi Terri
>
> Megan is on the maximum (I think) of all the drugs
> you mentioned.
> She's on 1 x 1.5 mg vetmedin in the morning and 1 x
> 2.5 mg at night,
> 5 x 20 mg Ferusamide (Lasix) per day, 1 and a half
> 5mg of enacarde
> (enalapril) per day and 1 x 25mg spirolactone per
> day. She should be
> rattling on all those but it keeps her going.
> My vet said that because the diseased valve is like
> the white of a
> cauliflower, some cavs get persistent build up of
> bacteria in the
> pores of the valve causing more strain on the heart
> valve and the
> antibiotics help keep it at bay. She has to change
> antibiotics every
> so often so that her system doesn't get used to
> them. We're just
> unlucky that our Megan is one of the few that gets
> this bacteria
> build up.
>
> It's nice to hear that Roxie's doing well, it gives
> me hope that
> Megan can keep going for a bit longer. We're lucky
> that Megan loves
> her food and we have the opposite problem of keeping
> her weight down.
>
>
>
>
> --- In MVDincavaliers@..., Terri Davis
> <tiarawolf@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Mikey,
> >
> > Glad to hear your Megan is still going strong. I
> > don't think I'd heard about using antibiotics with
> MVD
> > on a regular basis. Is that something others have
> > been using or it just happened to work out for
> Megan?
> >
> > My Roxie is doing okay - it's been 16 months since
> she
> > was diagnosed with CHF (also a 6). My biggest
> problem
> > is she's not an eater and I do get tired of
> > begging/encouraging her to eat and/or
> forcefeeding.
> > Keeping her weight up is not fun. She was always
> a
> > picky eater but now, it's gone way beyond what it
> > was.....
> >
> > What medications are Megan on? Roxie's on
> Vetmedin,
> > Enalapril, Lasix, Spirolantone (can't spell)....
> >
> > Have a great day and I'm glad Megan's doing so
> well!
> >
> > Elaine, if you're out there, hope Lucy's doing
> well.
> > I've got my miniature stuffed Cavalier right
> beside me
> > as I type this. (Lucy's our mascot; she's made it
> 18
> > months since diagnosis with CHF!!!)
> >
> > Terri D.
> >
> > Happy New Year everybody!
> > --- kerrylusignan <kerrylus@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Give her Cosequin--it has Chrondroitin and
> > > Glucosomine in it. I use the sprinkle capsules
> > > as my dog is a Chihuahua and does not need much,
> but
> > > they also sell pills. Also, I would
> > > give her fish oil every day, just make sure it
> is
> > > the right dose for her size and Salmon.
> > > Another good supplement worth adding for heart
> stuff
> > > is 30mg of Q10 daily.
> > >
> > > Good luck.
> > > -Kerry
> > >
> > > --- In MVDincavaliers@...,
> > > "mike_howard2" <a.howard@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi all, it's been some months since I last
> posted
> > > and I'm delighted to
> > > > say that our Megan is still going strong. She
> was
> > > diagnosed with a
> > > > grade 6 murmur over a year ago and we have had
> a
> > > topsy turvy year with
> > > > her. We have been out to the vets so often
> that we
> > > might as well camp
> > > > there, sometimes we have had to go out in the
> > > middle of the night and
> > > > quite expected to come away without her. The
> one
> > > thing that keeps her
> > > > going more than any of the drugs is
> Antibiotics.
> > > As soon as she is
> > > > taken off of them her breathing is horrendous
> and
> > > her heart rate races,
> > > > but put back on them and it settles down to
> almost
> > > normal levels. Of
> > > > course the other drugs are key to helping her
> > > condition, but without
> > > > these antibiotics we would have lost her
> months
> > > ago. Her quality of
> > > > life is good, although we cannot excercise her
> as
> > > much and we don't go
> > > > for walks anymore. Because of this, her joints
> are
> > > becoming a bit stiff
> > > > and arthritic, does anyone know of any drugs
> or
> > > diet that can help with
> > > > arthritis?. We give her fish oil capsules
> every
> > > now and again.
> > > >
> > > > Kind regards
> > > >
> > > > Mikey
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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