Ralf
So sorry about your loss. Thanks for your warning about hobby breeders, if
we get another cat, Maine Coons are high on our list.
BTW - what is HCM.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: "Ralf R Radermacher" <[email protected]>
Subject: RIP Ambrose
He would have had three years, this March. Last autumn, we noticed first
signs of breathing trouble. The diagnosis was as clear as it was cruel:
HCM. A hereditary heart condition that affects Maine Coons more than any
other race.
He got some sort of beta blockers and something to get the water out of
his lung. It helped for a while but when we returned from Dunkirk, on
Sunday night, things were so bad that we took him to the vet first thing
in the morning. We hat to agree with her that we wouldn't do him any good
by trying to keep him alive under strong medication for another while. The
end was inevitable anyway.
Definitely no good way to start a year. We'll always miss him.
https://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com/2019/01/ambrosius.html
A word of warning for all who'd like a Maine Coon: stay away from
'hobbyist' catteries! Serious breeders have their parent animals checked
for hereditary heart problems. You may save a few hundred but it's
certainly not worth it.
Ralf
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