Sorry Ralf. Pets are family. Paul
> On Jan 8, 2019, at 12:50 PM, Ralf R Radermacher <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > -- > Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany > Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com > Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf > Web : http://www.fotoralf.de > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
