Barbara
08-08-2003, 06:56 AM
Gudrun just called me. The ultrasound went well and they found that Mona is in a very early stage of HCM which is absolutely not life threatening at the moment.
She will get pills that should keep the water in her lungs low and then will start with beta blockers. The vet said that she may not reach the age of 18 but could easily reach 12-13 years (she's 8 now).
Once her heart is stabilized, the tooth will be pulled. The vet says there are also methods with a very short anesthesia which uses a not so heavy medication.
The last days Mona had not eaten although Gudrun had tried with paste or cat milk but today she had a little kitten food. So we hope the main reason for not eating was the heat wave -we have temperatures in the high nineties for weeks now and Filou and Tigris also don't eat too much.
I am convinced that all the good wishes and prayers from Pet Talk helped to this good outcoming and say 1000 thank you's in the name of Mona, Gudrun and her other pets Robbie and Mimau (cats) and Teddy (black lab).
She will get pills that should keep the water in her lungs low and then will start with beta blockers. The vet said that she may not reach the age of 18 but could easily reach 12-13 years (she's 8 now).
Once her heart is stabilized, the tooth will be pulled. The vet says there are also methods with a very short anesthesia which uses a not so heavy medication.
The last days Mona had not eaten although Gudrun had tried with paste or cat milk but today she had a little kitten food. So we hope the main reason for not eating was the heat wave -we have temperatures in the high nineties for weeks now and Filou and Tigris also don't eat too much.
I am convinced that all the good wishes and prayers from Pet Talk helped to this good outcoming and say 1000 thank you's in the name of Mona, Gudrun and her other pets Robbie and Mimau (cats) and Teddy (black lab).