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Originally Posted by Murreydobe  Vetmedin was finally approved by the FDA within the last year, and it probably has done more to increase lifespan and improve quality of life for dogs in CHF than any other drug so far. It's not a miracle drug, it can't/won't cure them..but it can seem pretty close to a miracle when you see just how FAST a really sick dog can bounce back once you get them on this drug.
Prior to Vetmedin being an option, the average lifespan for a doberman with DCM after they went into heart failure was 90 days-some of them lived considerably less time (my first DCM experience involved a dog who lived exactly 7 days after diagnosis). With Vetmedin, that average lifespan after diagnosis has been expanded to something like 270 days.
Even the dogs who don't make it to the maximum amount of time with Vetmedin tend to have better quality of life, continue eating (always a struggle with DCM), etc. |
My Tristan made it 13 months on Vetmedin. At the time we had to mail order it online due to it not being approved yet. He was also on afew other heart meds too. Our cardiologist only gave him 3 months but our boy set a new record for a dobie at his office. All the meds were kind of expensive but worth every penny.