Hi everyone, off to my seaside home for a few days to escape the heat inland
Will be taking my laptop with me and will check in occasionally. Lots of
cool sea...
Hi, I'm new to the group. How can I get to Darcy's Diary. It broke my heart to read about her passing. My Cavalier, Ali has just been diagnosed with a murmur...
Darcy's Diary is a blog at this website: http://darcysdaily.blogspot.com/ Start at the beginning and work your way through it. Dr. Bonagura is a great...
... I can second that...Dr. Bonagura is a great cardiologist. Dr. Meurs is no longer at OSU though. Also in Columbus is Dr. Linda Lehmkuhl at Medvet. Betsey...
... endocarditis. ... Hello, Did you mean to say that your Cavalier has endocardiosis, which is acquired valvular disease, also known as MVD? Endocarditis is...
In a message dated 7/4/2006 8:58:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, patbeman@... writes: Did you mean to say that your Cavalier has endocardiosis, which is ...
... I would be willing to bet that she has endocardiosis, just because it is so common in the breed. Dr. Bonagura told you that "A case of endocarditis usually...
By symptomatic, do you mean symptoms the pet owner would notice or things a vet or cardiologist would find with testing? Pepe started on Enalapril soon after...
The symptoms I was referring to are more than just a low grade murmur and some enlargement of the heart. They would include such symptoms as the dry hacking...
My husband and I just got back from the doggie cardiologist and it was confirmed our 4 year old female Cav, Brandy, is one of the unlucky and has MVD. We...
Kim and I have a number of pimobendan capsules left from Darcy's treatment that we are willing to donate (3 new, unopened bottles of pimobendan, 1.25 mg X 100...
Dear Jerry: You might contact Darcy's cardiologist and ask if she can use them to give out to financially hardpressed owners of her patients. I know of vets...
One of 2 of you will already know that Cailean was going for his heart x-ray today. The news is bad. His heart is enormous - about 50% bigger than it should...
Dearest Fran I'm so very very sorry to hear this news, I do understand what you mean about knowing already, but it still coming as a shock, that's exactly how...
Our cav puppy is 6 months old and I took her to the vet to get spayed yesterday and the vet did not want to put her under because she had an irregular heart...
Nearly every Cavalier will develop a mitral valve disease murmur at some time in its life, but statistics have shown that only 10% may be expected to develop...
Oh Fran so very sorry to hear the news tonight it seems your fears have been realised despite all the positive thoughts being sent your way. What a shock for...
I believe that at the Atlanta MVD Symposium in (I think) 1996, Dr. Beardow said that 12 months is about the youngest age at which endocardiosis (or MVD) is...
In a message dated 7/8/2006 12:09:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, RodRussell@... writes: I think that your vet is correct to not start medication until Ali is...
These all are good questions, and the answers are not easy to give, because a Cavalier coughing could mean any of several different things, and not necessarily...
In a message dated 7/11/2006 11:26:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, RodRussell@... writes: Even just an auscultation by a cardiologist using a stethoscope,...
In a message dated 6/20/2006 4:04:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... If you decide to see a cardiologist in Columbus, I would recommend either Dr. Linda Lehmkuhl...
Dear Debbie: You definitely should keep your appointment to take Ali to Dr. Bonagura. You are asking some great questions. As for the vets' grading of the...
Debbie: Here is the address information about Dr.Hitchcock: Dr. Lora Stahl Hitchcock Ohio Veterinary Cardiology, Ltd. Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital 1053 S....
Rod, I know you are correct and I need to take her to see a cardiologist. I just read an old email where someone suggested seeing Dr. Lori Hitchcock from ...
Debbie, I do not know her, but I have heard of her. She is a board certified veterinary cardiologist. Betsey Lynch recommends her, and that is good enough for...
