Sorry to hear of your lose. Thanks for the breeder tip
Dave On Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 5:29 PM David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 12:51 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. > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
