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Offline Gillian Harvey

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Re: Heart murmur
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2010, 22:27:41 PM »
Possibly HCM - http://www.fabcats.org/hcm/ - the scan will tell you more. If it does turn out to be something like that, there is a useful Yahoo heart group http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/feline-heart/ with lots of experienced people who will be able to help with any questions you have. My Sam has HCM and I got lots of help from the group when he was first diagnosed. He's nearly 13 now and its been 2 yrs since his diagnosis and so far we are managing his condition quite well. 

Offline Guineapiggle

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Heart murmur
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2010, 22:07:35 PM »
Jack went to the vet for suspected cystitis and when she checked his heart she said he had a heart murmur. His mum had it and it didn't effect her but she died of FIP at 2 and a half so we don't know if she would have had problems later. His sister also had it and she died from heart failure at 16 months. Jack is going for a scan in two weeks when the right vet is in but in the short term what conditions might I be looking at that are congenital and killed Jasmine so quickly but has so far not had any effect on Jack.

 


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