Another Cavalier's suffering(dry conjunctivitis, heart murmur)

One Cavalier has recovered from heart disease without taking medicine, only Pinfenon.

Another Cavalier is suffering from dry conjunctivitis.


This is a message asking whether Pinfenon could help with that, too.


I think that the recovery of the one with heart disease can be attributed to the patient efforts of its owner.

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● Message of February 7, 2007
[Breed of dog]
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

[Pet's age]
3

[Pet's gender]
Male

[The problem]

We had a vet listen to his heart and he detected a murmur, although it was slight.

An x-ray was taken and it was confirmed that the heart was also enlarged.
(12.5 by the VHS method)
The vet said that, even though it looked like there was no immediate danger, as he was quite lively and had no symptoms, we should consider giving him an ACE inhibitor right away.

I plan to take him to a university hospital for more testing and a second opinion, but

while waiting to do that, I want to do whatever I can to help him, so I have ordered Pinfenon. I had heard about it before--just its name.

Please give me some guidance.

●Message of April 8, 2007
I'm sorry to bother you, but would you please send me the Pinfenon right away, as I am going to run out of it by Tuesday morning?

●Message of September 15, 2007
Thank you for your support.

About half a year has passed since I began giving Pinfenon to our Cavalier (male, 4 years old) in February, after he was found to have a heart murmur.

I take him to the vet every month to have his progress checked,

and in August the vet told me, "I used to be able to clearly hear the murmur through a stethoscope, but today I can only hear it if I really listen hard."

During that period, I was not giving the ACE inhibitor to my dog, and I switched him from dry food to meals centering on raw meat and risotto-like well-boiled foods.

It was the day before my birthday when I went to the hospital, and the vet's pronouncement was the best birthday present I could have received.

When I went to see the vet again today, he again said--just as he did last month--that he could not hear the murmur unless he listened very hard.
He didn't mention the medicine.

To tell the truth, I was very worried during the past 6 months.


There had been no change about 3 months after I started giving Pinfenon to my dog, and both our regular vet and the veterinarian at the university hospital said it would be better to start giving him medicine early so the disease would not become too serious. It was awfully hard for me to decide whether or not to use the medicine.


But I am so glad that I believed in Pinfenon and kept giving it to my dog.

You told me in a previous email that it would be all right to decrease the dosage if my dog's condition improved a bit, so I am planning to try giving him just 1 pill in the morning and 2 at night, instead of 2 in the morning and 2 at night. Would you please give me your opinion on that?

I hesitate to say this, but I am thinking of giving that extra pill to another of my Cavaliers (male, 3 years old).

Actually, his eyes became red about 2 weeks ago, and
the nictitating membrane was visible, so I took him to the vet, who diagnosed him with conjunctivitis and gave me some antibiotic eye medicine.
However, the condition did not completely clear up.

(Over and over, when I would think his eyes were better and stop using the medicine, they would become red again.)

When I took him to be examined again today, the diagnosis was that he had dry conjunctivitis because his eyes were not making enough tears.

The cause is an immunologic abnormality, so the vet urged me to use an immunosuppressant drug regularly from now on.

I saw your site, and it seems that Pinfenon is effective against dry conjunctivitis, too, so I want to give it to my dog. How many pills should I give in one day?

I am sorry to bother you when you are so busy, but would you please instruct me?
Dry conjunctivitis, heart murmur