Jimmy is Taking Atenolol for Heart Rate (not heart disease.)

Jimmy was given diltiazem (a calcium blocker) last summer by his cardiologist for his heart rate. He was tachycardia with arrhythmia due to his leaky tricuspid valve and left atrial dilation. It worked at first for a few months but then stopped working. His heart rate became more uneven with PVCs (premature ventricular contraction.)

A few months ago she put him on atenolol, a drug I'm used to which many HCM cats are given (as with Myrna.) He has responded well and his heart beat normalized. It has recently returned to some tachy and some arrythmia but the rate is 120-190 (when stressed.) She's happy with these results. He just had a cardio checkup this week.

If your cat is having heart rhythm difficulties, ask for atenolol if the cat is not already receiving it. Atenolol manages the heart rate as a beta blocker, which affects heart muscle, and helps to lower stress and affects blood pressure and improves the overall way a cat feels and interacts with its environment. It's one of many that an HCM cat might need to take daily to manage heart disease.


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