I do not think there is any evidence that the hawthorne would need to be stopped when you start other meds e.g., pimobendan. I have my pap with ruptured mitral...
Hi Any thoughts please on which of the above would be most beneficial for an 8 kilo Cavalier in the early stages of MVD or prior ,as I notice many use CoQ10...
Hi Everyone, Thank you for accepting us into your group. Our 7 year old girl Lulu was diagnosed with a Grade 3 murmur 12 months ago, and a recent visit to the...
I am new to the group and decided to post to get feedback on my approach on the Holistic Care and Supplements for MVD. I have a 8 1/2 year old 21 lbs Cavalier...
Well, not the news I wanted to hear today, The MVD is more advanced then originally. The Cardiologist was hopeful, she said that Isabelle was NOT in any...
Hi Rod: I bought some Corvalen ( D-ribose) a few weeks ago Å after reading an article on metabolic cardiologyÅ which makes sense to me. My dog ruptured the...
This morning I'm making arrangements with the (Nashua NH) animal hospital to bring Reggie home. He showed immediate improvement after the diuretics and other...
Brian, Would you mind sharing the recipe you use for your raw mix? I've been feeding raw for many years, but I'm always open to new ideas, especially those...
Hello, I was referred to this site from a friend at Cavalier Talk. I live in Southern Ca with my sweet Isabelle who is almost 8 years old. Two years ago she...
This is Rose with my little Conan’s progress in the hopes that it can help others. Conan has been doing as well as can be expected after being on Lasix 5...
My friend Just went through a horrible week with her 6 yr old Cav. He swung his head around and later started screaming eery couple hours. After vets,...
Hi there. As I previously mentioned, I am driving from MN to San Diego for a vacation.on Friday!! Tillie is coming along (and 2 other Paps) and I have her...
I did a quick google search and found a couple of links that may prove some value if you are having trouble meeting the expenses of vet bills and medications: ...
When Sophie was on Vetmedin I paid about $62 for 50 5mg pills. That in itself is a pretty huge mark up becuase it was inferred to me by someone who does the...
http://plaza.ufl.edu/johnsonn/MDI.htm Here is a page on the inhalers that can be used to give steroid inhalations to dogs Å .I used the Aerokat variety and was...
Hello and thank you for reading this. This is not about any of my cavaliers, it is about my mom's 11 year old dachsund. He was just diagnosed with a grade IV...
Our nine year old Cavalier was diagnosed just a year or two ago with a soft murmur but has progress quickly to a four, though he is not in CHF yet. He has been...
so, I've quietly lurked for close to a year & now I'm flooding your inbox! Has anyone had trouble w/ their dogs tolerating fish oil or other supplements? ...
Texas A&M researchers find carvedilol successful in treating cavaliers with pre-clinical MVD. In a 2012 report, Drs. Sonya G. Gordon, Ashley B. Saunders,...
Japanese veterinary surgeons report in a February 2012 article that using an artificial mitral valve chordae tendineae and valve leaftlet implant made of...
University of Pennsylvania vets, including Gordon D. Peddle and Mark A. Oyama, compared doses of torsemide and furosemide in treating seven dogs with stable...
What I thought was Yogi's MVD progression into congestive heart failure turned out to be Atrial Fibrillation instead. Hopefully the addition of digoxin &...
thank you for all your kind words... 1. i would never ever buy a cavalier; there are too many needing homes. 2. i would rather take the thousands of dollars...
it was very very quick thankfully.... however, if anyone on this list knows of a pet quality older cavalier that needs a home, please contact me with any...
Yogi seems to be able to sense whenever I'm trying to count his breaths per minute & gets up & walks away every chance he gets. I have trouble even counting...
Hi,    have been lurking here for awhile but this is my first post. My 11 yr old Jack Russell has MVD -- diagnosed last spring. Yogi is about 20lbs &...
Hi everyone, I am not new to this list, but this is my first time actually posting. My question is off topic for the list, but since I know there are many...
