HCM, proBNP & A New Cat Heart Treatment: Felycin-CA1

Your cat can have significant heart disease with absolutely no signs—no murmur, no arrhythmia, no symptoms at all. In cats, the most common heart disease is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and until recently, there were no treatments. In this video, Dr. Ask, 🩺cat veterinarian 👨‍⚕️, chats about a major shift in feline cardiology with the introduction of Felycin-CA1, the first FDA-approved, once-weekly oral medication designed to slow the progression of subclinical HCM in cats. He also chats about the challenges with HCM, including how to diagnose the disease in cats that are not showing any symptoms. Want more cat science and behavior explained? 🐱🧠Check out Dr. Ask’s YouTube Channel ‪@CatChatWithDrAsk‬ 👉 Like, subscribe, and share to help more cats 🕒 Timeline / Video Chapters 0:00 Intro: HCM, proBNP & A New Cat Heart Treatment: Felycin-CA1 0:20 A New Medication For HCM 1:15 How Common Is HCM in Cats? 1:24 Quick HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy) Overview 2:28 Which Cat Breeds Predisposed To HCM? 2:53 HCM Symptoms 3:40 HCM Challenges 4:40 proBNP Blood Test 5:37 SNAP vs Quantitative proBNP Tests 6:27 Interpreting proBNP Results 7:20 Finding Cats With Silent Heart Disease 8:16 Should Healthy Cats Be Screened? 10:13 Felycin-CA1 Overview 10:48 RAPACAT Study 11:21 New Option For Cats With Mild HCM 11:55 Felycin-CA1 Side Effects & Monitoring 12:51 Why This Is a Big Moment In Cat Cardiology 13:09 HALT Study Links & sources: 📌Clinical usefulness of an assay for measurement of circulating N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide concentration in dogs and cats with heart disease: https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/jo... 📌Multicenter evaluation of plasma N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP) as a biochemical screening test for asymptomatic (occult) cardiomyopathy in cats: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21985... 📌RAPACAT trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37495... 📌FDA Conditionally Approves Drug for Management of Ventricular Hypertrophy in Cats: https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary... 📌Felycin-CA1: https://felycin-ca1.com/wp-content/up... 📌HALT Study: https://www.hcmincats.com/halt 🐾 #Cat #cats #catshorts #catvideos #animals #pets #pet #hcm