<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Hello Virginia,</span></div><div><span><span class="tab"> Please forgive me if these issues have already been addressed. I can tell from the medications that you said <span class="mark" id="misspell-0">Violeta</span> is on the she has congestive heart failure and this is very serious. Dogs in congestive heart failure need to be kept cool and calm at all times. Do not take her on lengthy walks. This is dangerous. Let her determine how far she walks to relieve herself and then take her home and cool her down. If she is having to climb as excessive amount of stairs this is also dangerous. Dogs with congestive heart failure often die quite suddenly with little or no warning. I have both <span class="mark" id="misspell-1">Newfs</span> and Bassets and I had a
<span class="mark" id="misspell-2">Newf</span> diagnosed with congestive heart failure at 5 1/2 years old. A dog that have gotten cardiology cleared at 2 years old. Congestive heart failure can come on more quickly then you think and if your girl has lived beyond a few months post diagnosis this is great!!!! Usually, they died rather quickly post diagnosis--like a week or two later.</span></span></div><div><span><span class="tab"><span class="tab"> Don't give her any drugs that her vet is unaware of because you may not know weather or not heart dogs can have them or if they counteract with her current <span class="mark" id="misspell-3">meds</span>. Diarrhea can also be caused by the <span id="misspell-4">furosemide(sp)<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var></span>-which is a <span id="misspell-5"><span>diuretic</span></span>. You can use canned pumpkins--a couple of tablespoons per meal--to firm up
her stools. This is safe and affective.</span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="tab"><span class="tab"><span class="tab"> The most important part of this advice is to keep her cool and keep her calm and quiet. If possible, you may want to consider a window unit AC or swamp cooler if you are in a dry climate. Her constant moaning is a concern because it signals either distress or discomfort. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="tab"><span class="tab"><span class="tab"><span class="tab"> Also dogs with congestive heart failure are often fearful and anxious--afraid to leave home or be out of sight of a loved one. My girl, Tessa, was terrified to leave the house more then a few steps to relieve herself and got frantic if she couldn't see me. The vet's office was such an ordeal to her that I had the vet come to the house. This was a dog
who we called "The Politician" because she never met a stranger and she loved to travel. After her diagnosis, she would have a nervous breakdown if we tried to get her to leave the house.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="tab"><span class="tab"><span class="tab"><span class="tab"><span class="tab"> Good Luck and let us know how <span class="mark" id="misspell-6">Violeta</span> is doing!</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="tab"><span class="tab"><span class="tab"><span class="tab"><span class="tab"><span class="tab"> Marie</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div> </div><div><font color="#0000bf" face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" size="3">Man Plans ~ God Laughs</font> </div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div
style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="hr" style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" contenteditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> VIRGINIA <span class="mark" id="misspell-7">OLIVEIRA</span> <duda.tuppence@shaw.ca><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "dailydrool@lists.dailydrool.org" <dailydrool@lists.dailydrool.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 20, 2013 10:58 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Dailydrool] <span class="mark" id="misspell-9">Violeta's</span> mooing- what do I do? Is she sick?<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><br> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>