cor pulmonale

Hi

My cat is about 8 years old and in most ways healthy and fit (tho he lost a leg a few years ago).

However, he has been asthmatic for a while now, treatment wasn’t solving it and an X-ray showed that he has cor pulmonale. It’s incurable condition, acc. to conventional medication anyway, and now  the ‘experts’ have given him 3-6 months to live.

He is being treated with an asthma inhaler, prednisolone sodium phosphate (a cortisteroid) also for the asthma, furosemide (a diuretic) for liquid build-up, and baby aspirin (as blood thinner?).

Since conventional medicine isn't offering any real solution, and since its approach is 100% mechanistic (non-holistic) we are also giving him hawthorne for his heart and plan to look into other alternate treatments.

I wanted to see if anyone else has had similar experience with their pet suffering from this condition, and has any advice, or at least war stories, to share?

thanks,

Jasun

Hi and welcome to TCS! 

I do not have much experience with asthma or cor pulmonale in cats but since you asked about natural treatment I thought I would post this article and video on feline asthma (http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2011/12/27/feline-asthma.aspx) and 

Cor pulmonale is very rare and not a lot out there but here is some info on natural treatments for heart disease for cats which maybe something to talk to your vet about (http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2012/05/28/feline-hcm-treatment.aspx). iIf you are interested in pursuing more natural treatments I suggest you look for a holistic vet in your area. 

Good luck and keep us posted! 

Hi jasun and welcome to the forum !

If you are going to find anyone with similar experience, I'd say your best bet would be to put your question to the specialized online group of people with heart-kitties. You'll find them here: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/feline-heart/

After 13+ years and 2500 cats, those people know a thing or two about cardiac issues - I know that's where I'd be, if I were in your position.

Just click the blue "Join This Group" button, get yourself a Yahoo email addy, and you're there.

I'm hoping you'll keep us posted as well.

thank you! will do.