What is Rapamycin (Felycin) - Can it help my cat with HCM?

Does your cat have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)? Have you heard of the new drug, rapamycin (Felycin-CA1)? In this video we'll have a look at the recent hype, why we think it might be a useful drug, but also why we need to be cautious until we know more about it and whether there are any dangers in using it. For educational purposes only - always consult your vet 🔗 Get my free Guides & Other Resources: https://vetcardiohub.com/links.html Have a look at our recent blog article that goes into a bit more depth on the subject here: https://www.vetcardiohub.com/blog-pos... Interested in tracking collars? See our complete summary here: https://vetcardiohub.com/trackers Maven Smart Collar - for tracking sleeping respiratory rate and other markers of CHF: Get 10% off your subscription with this link (Affiliate Disclosure: I earn a small commission if you use this link, which helps support the channel): https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1015947... Learn how to count your pet's sleeping respiratory rate here, and potentially save their life:    • Why Counting Your Pet’s Sleeping Respirato...   And if they have a heart murmur watch this:    • Heart Murmurs in Dogs - What Does it Mean?   Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:45 What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)? 01:21 Why rapamycin? How does it work? 01:49 How rapamycin could help in HCM 02:05 The RAPACAT trial results 02:28 Is it a wonder drug? 03:10 What about side effects? 03:32 Conclusion *Credits & Attributions:* *”Obstructive HCM diagram” by Blausen.com staff (2014). "Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... *”mTOR pathway diagram” by Filip em, CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b..., via Wikimedia Commons *RAPACAT Trial: Kaplan JL, Rivas VN, Walker AL, Grubb L, Farrell A, Fitzgerald S, Kennedy S, Jauregui CE, Crofton AE, McLaughlin C, Van Zile R, DeFrancesco TC, Meurs KM, Stern JA. “Delayed-release rapamycin halts progression of left ventricular hypertrophy in subclinical feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: results of the RAPACAT trial”. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 Jul 26;261(11):1628-1637.