My baby girl was diagnosed CHF and given 6 months. She made it through summer but in last month showed no desire to live. She got a little sicker; vomitting. She refused to eat/drink/take treats/walk...She spent her last days sulking and just watching me (making sure Im not leaving). I knew she was suffering. She's gone now and I'm pretty lost; after having been nursemaid 24/7. To those of you going through it, TAKE LOTSA VIDEOS OF YOUR FUR BABIES!!! You'll be glad you did!

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❤ hi! I know this vid was made over a year ago but I just found it. I’m hoping that sweet twinks is still doing well. I’m so grateful for your great advice. It’s so comforting to know that I’m not alone! I’ve been searching for a good holistic vet in my area so I can try to offset these conventional meds. I will-look into the supps you are using asap bc we are getting higher bun results from the heart meds and that terrifying. You have given me a day of hope during this bleak experience! I do have one tip for you. I just starting going to a vet nutritionist and she says that it’s better for the kidneys to have more than 2 meals a day. Having 3-4 smaller meals help keep the stress load on kidneys to a-minimum. Hope that helps. Would love to do you wit more detailed questions if your amenable. Lmk! Kisses to Twinkie!! ❤

Praying for our babies 🙏🏻🐶🐶❤️

Thank you SO much for not only all the 411 in both videos, but for giving us heartfelt insight & HOPE. Implementing these wonderful tips for our 13 year young chihuahua (w/ stage 4 heart murmur) TODAY! Your entire pack is adorable and so lucky to have a mum like you! Sending heaps of love and continued well wishes.

Wow I am so lucky to have my baby healthy for this long 🙏 A vet told me just from listening to his heart and taking an ex ray that he had CHF but I didn’t put him on any meds cuz the vet said it would be for life & meds can cause side effects… The next few vets said his heart sounds healthy… it’s been 6 years since the first vet.. Once in a while he has had a Syncope. I just found out what that is today… I’ve tried to tell my vets but they all said it sounded like he was having a nightmare. I cook the best food for my dog & he’s well taken care of. I’m giving him human vitamin e & fish oil as well. I put the oil directly into his food from the capsule.

Thank you for your follow up video. I'll click on your links to buy some of those supplements.

Thank you beautiful soul.

My little Andy 12 year old Yorkie was diagnosed and died just two weeks later from CHF. I wish I saw your video before. Thank you for all the information. It helped me understand what I was headed for.

Thank you so much for yor loving, caring, sharing!!! This is really helpful and we are with you all!

Thank you so much this has really helped me & lilly rose.

I hope it's not too late! There is a brand new minimally-invasive procedure to successfully treat mitral valve disease- it is called TEER. I just interviewed the heart surgeon and made a video about it on my channel. It has even been done in end-stage dogs. Best of luck to sweet Twinkie. You can really see how much you love him ❤

My little dog also has CHF. She is on the 3 meds you first mentioned on your first video. You have given me lots of ideas to try with my dog, thank you. Good luck Twinkie, you have a good mom.

I’m six months into this… And I’ve done fairly well for the most part… But lately it’s been really bad for me because I think I’m finally accepting the realities of all this...and its ripping me up. I live alone and regions away from where i grew up, so im not dealing w this well at all...Despite that shes actually doing fairly well on the 3 meds furosimide, enalipril, and vetmedin. Since the diagnosis, No emergency trips to the vet, and havent increased dosage yet...i just feel its coming... Fyi I appreciate u guys for doing this, as its already was made so excited by some of the stories of their dogs living much better with much less symptoms for what seems to be additional years on lifeIm excited about trying out these healthier options but, - i was wondering if you or anyone else has found a way to put all the pain you may have for the current situation to the side and live your best life w the dog?? How do i get brutal bursts of extreme sadness to go away so that i can enjoy her and work on getting way stronger than i am now...does anyone have any tricks or suggestions that have helped you cope w this effectively? Are there activities that are good for small dogs w chf? Clearly im a mess and all over the map w this right now...if anyone sees and feels like they can help...please do.

She is absolutely beautiful 😍

Thank you, your story is mine. My little guy going to the ER bout every 8 weeks. All what you say is right on. I hide his meds in a chuck of food, seems to work fine for him. He likes the Hills Beef stew with vegetables

I loved this! Awesome video thanks for making it please make a part III

Your videos are really helping me. My chihuahua 12 yrs old was diagnosed with CHF 3 days ago. He was placed on 2 meds. Your videos are helping me care for my cooper even better; diets and vitamins.

Wow thanks so much taking the time out to help out little dogs like mine with CHF. My lil guy was just diagnosed with CHF so our journey begins. Look forward to your new videos with Twinkie🐕

Thank you so much for this video, and hoping all is well with you and your baby.

You're definitely not alone 🙏🏼🦴🐶🐾❤️ my dog has a heart murmur grade 3 and she means the world to me. Thank you for sharing your story praying for twinkie 🙏🏼

Hi Twinkie!!

Thank you

Thenks so much for information your definitely help me my Chi have ❤️ feliure he live normal life for 2 years with med. supplant and vitamins to 😢 last hem 4m today he was a my poppy baby for 16y he slipped with me l miss him day and night 😭😭😭lm ❤️broken we have best years together Nash is lovely boy never ever been forgotten 🐕. I was searching for your 3 video can’t find lm hoping you are doing okay and you baby Twhinki thenks so much again 👏🏼

Thankyou so so so much for your videos . I have a 13 year old chihuahua that’s really struggling with chf and fluid on her lungs . I’ve been constantly worried and up with her for the past week to try and calm her down during her episodes she has . I’ve been prescribed the tablets “upcard” and have upped her vetmedin to 3 times a day as per my vets instructions but nothing was mentioned about the diet side of things or the supplements . Im going to do everything possible like you are to try and help my fur baby . I’ve made a shopping list based on all of your suggestions. I live in the U.K. and your videos by far have been the most informative and helpful so if you ever get to see this Thankyou . You’ve given me a positive thing to focus on where I can feel like I can help her through this horrible disease x

Twinkie is pretty. I always put meds in a small piece of bread and insert into his wet food. It works every time.

Want to start off by thanking you for caring enough about your animal to go the lengths and also for sharing & being transparent to help other dog owners like me who are dealing with CHF. Currently I am about 6 months in with my 11 year old Yorkie Rambo. In the beginning we first began noticing coughing and like your Twinkie we found Rambo has the mitral valve variation of CHF, extremely enlarged heart, and about a level 5 murmur. Rambo was put on enalapril, furosemide, pimobendan, and spironolactone. After even about a month of those combined medicine we noticed one day specifically Rambo could not even move and was falling over (different from his syncope fainting episodes) and we rushed him into the vet to find Rambo was in progressed stages of acute kidney failure from the medications, after a 3 day miracle Rambo recovered from his kidney episode and was then taken off of spironolactone which they say is a experimental drug still brought into veterinary medicine due to its success with people with CHF however it seems to wreak havoc on dogs. Two supplements that Rambo was put into are AZODYL and also EPAKITIN both for kidneys which have seemed to work wonders for Rambo so I wish someone or even the vet had suggested we give him some kind of kidney support sooner before he nearly died of kidney failure. Both those supplements are very easy to use and can be ordered off things like Chewy & 1800petmeds! I did tons of research on not only CHF but also I was now fighting a kidney battle and I found that raw green tripe (sounds disgusting but yes really) is a super food in dogs that can support kidneys. You can find it online in treats but I personally found it from the Amish in Wisconsin (I’m from Chicago) so I cut up the raw cow stomach and put it over rice for my dog but dogs love the stinky smell so much they would eat it raw even though my dog has never had raw meat prior to this in his life and he is a very picky eater but it is said to be packed with nutrients! I do also give my dog CBD oil because it does help appetite but also a huge problem for us is keeping Rambo calm because he is an excitable dog so once his heart rate gets going he begins coughing or even has an episode where nothing can reverse that at that point besides excess furosemide. Rambo is also on Trazadone which is a mild sedative even used in humans dating back agesss and it has seemed to greatly help him remain calm, balance his heart rate/blood pressure and also give him more restful nights. CBD is said to also be a vasodilator so it helps blood vessels in the heart and muscles so his heart can pump easier! I started giving him something after tons of reviews online called Petwellbeing Young at Heart which is said to help heart function but I’m just reaching for options at this point because I want to make him as comfortable as possible and many said it helped with coughing as well. I recently ordered coenzyme Q as well as dandelion leaf extract so that we can have more natural options ontop of his medicine because as this progresses I hate to just keep increasing doses as doctor recommendations have a few times hurt Rambo and no one seems to consider the homeopathic & holistic options as much as we concerned pet owners and now self renowned google doctors we have become. I also read something about Liquid Oxygen online which is a mineral or nutrient that can be added to water so that it increases oxygen in the blood but have yet to try it but ofcourse worth looking into. I’m so glad that Twinkie is holding in and soldiering on just like my boy! And I am especially glad that they have as attentive owners as us because I have heard many people even vets tell me to put him down but aside from Rambo’s very scary episodes & ER visits (which have put me thousands of dollars in debt), rambo is still such a happy boy. I hope that we can continue to have success and miraculously maybe even improvement with our fur babies. Can you tell me how many times a day Twinkie receives furosemide? It is said to only last about 6 hours and Rambo is on it every 12 hours which concerns me especially when he starts showing discomfort closer to his next dose which is why I ordered organic dandelion (you need the leaf specifically as the root doesn’t have the same diuretic properties) Also, can you explain to me how the humidifier helps? I have read that before however since humidity is bad for CHF I always worried that a humidifier would make things worse! I am also rather curious about the doggy Viagra now and how that has improved your dogs episodes because Rambo’s seizures have been horrifying some even happening 3 times within 30 minutes until I had to rush him to the vet but as you know even oxygen alone is nearly $1000 so each ER visit just drains me so much I am so nervous I won’t be ready for the next emergency. How do you handle an episode and is there any way to calm a dog and their respiratory rate? When it comes to some medications I hide them in a small ball of vanilla Haagen Daz icecream and my dog literally swallows it. Dairy isn’t supposed to be the best for dogs especially sick ones but our doctor suggested it actually and said since Haagen daz is a high fat icecream that it could better support him and absorbing the medications as well however make sure the pimobendan is received on an empty stomach! Thanks again! Sending my best wishes for you & Twinkie and also best of luck for us in our fight against CHF with our babies!

Thank you so much for posting this information. My sweet girl was just diagnosed with CHF last week and I am still reeling from the diagnosis. My brain is spinning from all of the information. I came across your videos after searching the internet. She is doing well on the meds so far. I added CO q10 and dandelion leaf extract supplements and started making her food. She has an appointment with a cardiologist at the end of the month. I appreciate your recipe videos also as vets don't seem to have much training regarding nutrition for pets with this condition. We are all just doing what we can. Hoping your little guy is doing well!

God bless this babies.. i just adopted a 5 moth old 3 poud chuhuahua.. i love him so much and am so afarid he might have a health problem he dont drink much water also hes super picki with food.. hes eyey have clear fluid but not alot but he rubs the all time.. and he sleeps alot..im praying that's normal in a 5 month pup whos also teething..

Good advice 🙂

I’m really glad Twinkie put on a pound! This is no doubt thanks to your loving nursing that you are doing. My dog’s appetite has been poor in the morning but at least she will eat well done scrambled eggs and gluten free whole grain bread. I’ve found that the eggs have to be really well done so they get brown marks on them. It takes away from the nauseating smell of undercooked eggs. I think the scrambled eggs are better tolerated than other forms of animal protein for my baby because they don’t have a nauseating smell. Well done they have an appetizing smell. Thanks for including links to the products. What were the doses your holistic vet recommended, please? Thanks for suggesting getting meds in liquid form. The only challenge is Keeping syringe sterile. I’ll have to try that for my dog because I worry that one day she will stop letting me give her the furosemide. Love to you and Twinkie!

This was very helpful, we just lost our chihuahua, CJ to CHF, our Vet only learned of the non-grain food after we had him on it for sometime. So everyone needs to research the food they give their pets. We will be preparing our other dogs meals with products we trust. It is taking some time to get over little CJ's passing.

Thank you so much for these videos

Thank you for all the advise . It good to know but hurt at the same time my baby isn't as fortunate to have access to the vet so often I wish that I could I do have him on the three medications and you're so right it's so hard to get him to take it he knows all the tricks and I just don't know what to do I'm about to pull my hair out he's sixteen years old he's a PomeranianAnd hes everything to me . I wish I could get the vitamins like y'all have I know he needs them and I'm going to do everything I can to get them but I just wanted to say thank you I really learn alot from you and I wish you'd baby all the love I can send and praying for your as I do mine for as many more peaceful days they can handle. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

You are so beautiful I was very much touched emotionally I am so I'll I have HF and I wish I was a lucky dog so I could have someone like you care for me.

My dog has CHF too. I feel so sad too. I have trouble getting the meds in too. I'm thinking of trying the Omega too. Wish you guys the best.

I just lost my Chihuahua this Sunday to this disease he started having seizures and he could not walk he would collapse even when we came home from church he would get so excited he would get a seizure and collapse he slept with us but Saturday night he couldn't get comfortable my husband took him outside to use the bathroom and put him back in bed with us he still could not get comfortable we got up at five thirty to let him out again but he couldn't stand up so we picked him up and his little body went limp his head fell to the side and his bowels let lose so my husband thru on his pants and put him in the car and they went to the animal hospital but he passed away on the way there it was the saddest day of my life I'm heart broken we took him to his vet and are waiting for his ashes and paw print rest in peace dear sweet Apollo he would have been 14 in Dec

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How much of the Standard Process cardio-plus do you give Twinkie? I purchased the bottle thru your link but not sure, as they are capsules. I'm so glad I found your videos....my sweet Chi girl was just diagnosed w/ CHF...I am heartbroken.

Thanks so much for this video... Our sheltie just died from CHF. Sad.

Thank you for your video I have been trying to get info on what supplements I could give my dog Buddy with his meds he has an enlarged heart and liver. My first dog so I know how much I love my dog and I can not imagine ever losing him he is 9. Still a big eater and overweight he is on a diet now he has no trouble taking the meds because he is so hungry he eats them for dessert. He is a blessing to me as your dog is to you Again appreciate the info god bless you and your baby who I will pray for.

What are the supplements

My dog has chf. Hope your babies are all doing well

Wish saw this video sooner 😪

I have eight dogs, mostly Chihuahuas and Jack russels, two have CHF, one passed away two years ago of it. It sure seems to be prevalent! I have been feeding dry dog food, but I sure would like to find a good diet for them. They really like Purina pro plan, but I've heard that it has stuff in it that is bad. How do you feed 8 dogs beef and fish and Chicken? I tried boiling chicken for them and boy was that a hassle!

We crush Mattie's meds then put them in a suring .We have no more problems. Sorry we put the meds in baby food.She loves it!!

is Twinkie doing better now ? someone mentioned in another video about Taurine-Deficient Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM). and that its caused by dog foods that are "grain free" , and it can be reversed with a diet change that has Taurine

Thank you every so kindly for making these videos! How much of the Standard Process - Cardio-Plus - Supports Heart and Muscle Function - 330 Tablets do you give to twinky? My dog is 12 lbs.

Hi my yorkie has heart disease but havnt had diagnostic tests yet. Would you say your vet advised the best option was to put him to sleep as my vet is adamant that would be best for my dog but he is still bright and bouncy as a button and gets up when its walkies time. Hes not ready for that. Was it expensive and did you want to give up on your dog and think the cheaper option was pts?? Thats all my vet wants and wont treat him with whatever drug he needs. Is your dog on heart meds??

Hi! Thank your for this info. Does Twinkie experience any constipation?

Have you tried or heard of medication called Vetmedin from Twinkie’s vet yet?

Cardiologist lol girl. My dog is very old and there is no way I can offered a cardio doc. The first bill cost over 1,000 and the medication per month

How do you give the VetriScience Cardio Strength? My Chihuahua has the same ideal weight is yours, but the capsule is huge. He can’t swallow it.

I crush up my chihuahua's tablets and mix it with a teaspoon of water and put it on a plastic teaspoon and just open her mouth up, tilt it back a little bit and place it on her tongue slowly until she swallows it. I hope that helps people who can not get liquid form.

Hello there.... what is the dose for the Canine Cardio support (Cardio Plus) .... thinking to give this to my 9 pound chihuahua. Help please

Thank you for sharing. My little pup was diagnosed with the same thing. How do you find ways to play, exercise and show love without over exciting/stressing him?

My little dog blue has what your has to help with meds from vets l crunch big tablets with a very small amount of honey and it stick to the roof of blue,s mouth .only just been started on meds to soon to know if there are working blue is coming up to 9 in September 2023.meds for fluid on lungs frusemide and pimobenddan for heart,and advice on best food for blue would be a great help much love to your doggie family and wish you well with little friend.

I have a question for you, so my dog I had to switch him off of raw frozen raw food and I have them on the pets table but I saw what you said about the legumes the peas and lentils. Does that actually contribute to the CHF he does have CHF he’s 14 years old. I have him also on a lot of different supplements and he seems to be doing better but now I’m concerned about the food can you answer that for me? Thank you so much and I’m praying for your little boy they’re so adorable. All your dogs are so adorable. I have two of them myself. I have a girl that she’s 10 and she’s very healthy. Thank God.

How much of each supplement do you give?I have an 11 year old Chihuahua that was diagnosed with CHF

My puppy is 6 months and have a heart murmur pda and needs heart surgery the vet gave me medications. But they told me he might not make it if he doesn’t have heart surgery. Idk what to do because I can’t afford the surgery and I’ve already reached all to many things ☹️

What supplements?

We use oxiginated water and justvnowvacrusll oxygen tank to relieve intenae caughing snd gagging.. How can we kmow When the end is near ??? We alao use CBD TO CALM RELAX ANDCAID IN SLEEP. VERY HELPFUL.. MY LITTLE DOBBIE SCAEED HERSELF WHILE CAUGHING. RUNNIN WAY FROM HERSELF .. HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED THIS FEAR OR PAIN OR BOTH ??

look at Pet Wellbeing young at heart supplements it seems to have great reviews. i started that on my dog

Just went thru this, my shih tzu made it 8 months after diagnosis….. he passed yesterday and now Im just broken……

He looks like Chico

What do you mean by episode. Can you please describe.

I have a question. My dog died last week from heart failure. He was on benazeprilhydroklorid and pimobendan. Then the vet prescribed only pimobendan but half the dosage of what my dog had been on the last 7 months. After two weeks on the new medication he died. Does it make any sense to lower a dose of heartmedication when there is no side effects present?? He was not close to the upper limit pr kg bodyweigt either. I think the vet caused his death way to soon and made a grave mistake

I need help asp for my dog. Suggest me medicine

Which blue buffalo dog food do you give him?

Can you link the facebook page pls

Yesterday my 15 year old chihuahua got diagnosed with enlarge heart now she on two different meds

You look totally different in this video….I thought you were someone else! 😂

Dogs and cats are Not supposed to eat grains. Why do you say grainfree is bad? I understand the opposite.

My dog had blood in her chest cavity and her culture and blood test came came back all negative… they said her heart sounded great BUT now after her chest tap her breathing is pretty rough she breast about 35-45 per min. She hasn’t had a echo test and I’m thinking she has chf even though they said her heart is okay… it’s just all this is so expensive she is eating and drinking but her breathing is rough her hole body will jolt when she breaths…

Sorry I called him a she 😬

Please check before you make this type of videos. Dogs with CHF should not give fish oil or high in fatty acid. For liquid meds u just need to have it compounded.

You’re wrong about the survival rate of the surgery it’s 94% stop spewing bs that you haven’t confirmed

Pet owners please provide filtered water not tap water they really appreciate it