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Yesterday we got the results back on a Feline Senior Wellness Profile with Cardiopet proBNP test for my Jengo. He has CKD and IBD and was diagnosed with Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy now. I am devastated. I had been complaining to two different vets for months about his weakness and wobbliness and neither one suggested doing this test until I asked for more answers. Now I'm wondering how much worse it got in a couple of months.
The 2nd vet wants to put him on a drug called Pimobenden to see if it helps... plus she definitely wants him off of the Prednisolone. She says that Prednisolone is hard on the heart. Jengo's old vet wanted to keep him on Prednisolone and said that cats handling it very well without side effects. Who should I believe???
Does anyone know if Prednisolone damages the heart?? Does anyone with a cat who has HCM used Pimobenden??
I'm afraid of putting him on another medication that will stress his kidneys. I'm trying to do some research on this new drug and also on Prednisolone and heart damage but haven't found much. I'm losing my faith in vets... they contradict each other. There are no specialist vets in my area so that's not an option. I welcome any opinions.
Barb
The 2nd vet wants to put him on a drug called Pimobenden to see if it helps... plus she definitely wants him off of the Prednisolone. She says that Prednisolone is hard on the heart. Jengo's old vet wanted to keep him on Prednisolone and said that cats handling it very well without side effects. Who should I believe???
Does anyone know if Prednisolone damages the heart?? Does anyone with a cat who has HCM used Pimobenden??
I'm afraid of putting him on another medication that will stress his kidneys. I'm trying to do some research on this new drug and also on Prednisolone and heart damage but haven't found much. I'm losing my faith in vets... they contradict each other. There are no specialist vets in my area so that's not an option. I welcome any opinions.
Barb