From:
Guszak@aol.com
Date: 2001-11-05 07:42:00 UTC
Subject: Conjestive Heart Failure
Hello all
I'm the lurker that would now like to ask for suggestions. I'm at my
wits end here. My Zak, age 5, was diagnosed with CHF the first of
last August. Since then, we've been using Enacard (ACE inhibitor)
and lasix. Both have been upped...the lasix 3 times. Last thursday
we had another x-ray done, and the fluid has not eased from around
his heart. The lasix doesn't seem to be doing it's thing. We're up
to .25ml twice a day with an entire tablet of Enacard once a day.
Doc added 1 drop of Dogixin (sp?) on Thursday. I've been weighing
Zak every day and so far the weight hasn't changed. He has stopped
eating kibble and is now on soup every 4-6 hours. I'm also adding
part of a 30mg capsule of CoQ10 in his soup twice a day (1 cap a day
basically).
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. My vet says .25ml of
lasix is the tops I can give for fluid. I'm at my wits end here and
want to do the best I can for my baby...Zak is my first ferret and
I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet. He's not in pain tho' his
breathing is hard sometimes. His eyes are bright and he loves his
soup still...
Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions you can provide. I've dealt
with insulinoma and adrenal. This is a first for me with a heart
condition.
Barb and the 7 whirling dervishes...Gus, Zak, Hope, Bren, Kate, Tess
and Cher
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