S'mores had a scare but is OK now- He went in for his 6 month check- Echocardiogram, EKG, and complete bloodworkup- Dr. called and wanted him back - I was so...
... Linda, there have been at least two research groups studying canine adult cardiac stem cells. Dr. Mark Oyama has been leading a team of University of...
Thank you so much for this information as I had never heard of taking stem cells from dogs before. S'mores doctor wants to take some, send them where they will...
Is pimobendan generic yet? I don't know for sure. I do know that when the US government's Food & Drug Administration approved the use of pimobendan for dogs on...
Hi Rod, I just posted this response on another site for a member asking there. same member is here as well. It was to expire in the spring but according to the...
Same patent number, updated. it was extended for the period of time listed below. Patent number: 5,364,646 Extension Period: 1393 days Expiration Date:...
... Thanks, Carol. I'm just not sure what the difference is (if there is one) between a statutory grant of five years of "exclusivity" by the FDA and the term...
Several people on my whippet list have been using the generic from Canada with great success. (ie....it is equal to the Vetmedin purchased in the USA as a...
... And here is the response that I just posted in the canine CHF group in response to this same discussion with the same participants: There have been several...
Hi Pat The patent for Viagra has expired in New Zealand and Pfizer has repackaged it called Avigra. You can google and source that it is the same drug same...
Couple of things...first the people I know who have been using the generic Vetmedin from Canada have been using it with success for a prolonged period of time...
Very true Abbe. My little Conan is still here being helped by the Vetmedin. Not to mention. Lasix, Benazapril and Spironolactone. A powerfull combo. And...
A team of 16 Japanese veterinary heart surgeons published their report on 48 mitral valve surgeries on small-breed dogs, including cavaliers. They performed...
Thanks for sharing that, Rod. You always have up the minute literature. If you've read the entire study, I have a couple questions perhaps you can answer. I...
I too think this is incredible, but I can't possibly see how it would ever be affordable. The intricacy and extreme nature of this procedure will probably...
... Good guess, Lisa. The range cited by US surgeons is from $5,000.00 to $15,000.00. The worst news is that no surgeons recommend this type of surgery on...
Rod, Carol, Barb (and other old-timers), Do you remember James Buchanan's "purse-string" mitral valve repair surgery on Cavaliers back in the early-mid 90's at...
... Speaking of "old-timers" - forgot to paste the link: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-valve-repair-valvuloplasty-annuloplasty.php Pat...
Hi Both Rod and Pat are right. It is always good to know that medecine and surgery are advancing - but this op. would only be applicable to a very few cases...
The other situation that comes to mind (if the price tag isnt bad enough) is that recouperation periods are probably significant and owners must be prepared to...
... Pat, I don't recall that surgery, even though at least someone in my family has been a CKCSC,USA member since the early 1970s. So, that is how much of an...
Who are you calling an old-timer? <smiles> You are both correct. It was Buchannan (?sp) and Ketterer (or something like that), and it was at U of Penn. in the...
This sounds promising. Â Not as good as preventing MVD from starting in the first place, but hope for dogs who already have it. Â On the other hand, I wonder...
Pardon this off-topic item, but ... Dr. Lynette Cole of Ohio State University's Veterinary Dermatology and Otology Service needs cavaliers between the ages of...
