I'm not sure I completely understood the reason for stopping meds (or why/how she was dx with DCM originally), so this is just info in case you need it.

ACE inhibitors cause cough in humans with some regularity. Sometimes it helps to change to another ACE inhibitor, not always. If the patient needs the afterload reduction (the benefit of ACE on the ailing heart), there are other meds that block the angiotensin receptor (for people, not sure if they have been used in dogs, but then again, lots of things "migrate...".

The diuretic response to lasix (furosemide) is fairly predictable--ie, if you give it twice a day, you should be able to figure out when after she gets a dose she'll need to urinate (in people, usually an hour or two).

In any case, good luck with Cincy, and we hope she doesn't need further treatment.

jake's mom