From:
brandi.bassingerjakob@us.army.mil
Date: 2003-07-30 16:29:00 UTC
Subject: END STAGE OF CARDIOMYOPATHY :(
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7981198.1059582540394.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
THIS IS MY SECOND POSTING ABOUT MY FERRET WHO HAS DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY AND INSULINOMA. THE RECHECK AT THE VET TODAY SHOWED THAT THE CONTRACTILITY OF THE HEART WAS SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN ONE WEEK AGO, YET, NOW FLUID HAS BEGUN TO FILL THE TISSUE AROUND THE HEART. MY VET GAVE MY FRED A POOR PROGNOSIS AND STARTED HIM ON ANOTHER MEDICATION SIMILAR TO DIGOXIN CALLED "PIMOBENDAN" WHICH IS FOUND HERE IN EUROPE. HE SAID THAT IT IS THE LAST POSSIBLE MEDICATION HE CAN ADD TO HIS REGIMENT. CURRENTLY HE IS TAKING PRED FOR INSULINOMA, DIGOXIN, LASIX, ACE- INHIBITOR AND NOW PIMOBENDAN.
I WAS WONDERING,DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR ME AT THIS TIME AND APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE LEFT WITH MY LITTLE ONE? IN OTHER WORDS, I WOULD APPRECIATE AND EXPERIENCES ONE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT HAS BEEN IN THIS SITUATION BEFORE. I HAVE DEALT NUMEROUS TIMES WITH INSULINOMA AND ONCE WITH DIABETES, BUT THIS IS MY FIRST HEART PATIENT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND WORDS AND SUPERIOR HELP!
BRANDI