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Jamiya Member  Posts: 1392 |
posted 12-06-2003 02:01 PM
 
Hello all. I took my 13-year-old cats in for a checkup yesterday, and the vet found a heart murmur in Patches, my male cat. His bloodwork was all normal, but she recommends taking him to a cardiologist to get an echocardiogram done. He has no symptoms (besides the murmur), but I am told that is very common. Has anyone had any experience with this kind of thing?
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tuttifrutti Member Posts: 478 |
posted 12-06-2003 02:17 PM
This may not be very encouraging, but my aussie had a heart murmur, and the vet decided not to tell us (your lucky your vet did!) until after she had a stroke and we put her to sleep. She had blood drawn, and that was the day the vet found the heart murmur. We think the heart murmur may have helped form a clot where the blood was drawn, causing her to have a stroke. We are not sure, it is just a theory. Wish I had a more encouraging story to tell!  IP: Logged |
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Jamiya Member Posts: 1392 |
posted 12-06-2003 06:10 PM
I know in the research I have done in the last couple of days that blood clots forming in the back legs (and causing paralysis) is one of the possible complications of heart disease. The vet made it sound like it progresses differently in cats. She said dogs are more like people, but cats rarely show the same symptoms. She said it is the "silent killer" - a cat will appear normal and healthy one day and the next it is gone. I almost think I would rather not know, but then again to have a cat you thought was healthy suddenly die can be very traumatic. She did say there is a chance the murmur is nothing. I am trying to not hit the panic button until we know more. I guess I just get the echocardiogram done and go from there. I wonder if they have a payment plan.
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fleafly Member Posts: 996 |
posted 12-06-2003 10:30 PM
A lot of people live with heart murmurs, they are more common than you would think. I think it depends on the person and what kind of murmur it is. Are there treatments or something that you can do for the murmur. If they really can't do anything, it might not be worth it to pay for the ekg. Just a thought. IP: Logged |
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tuttifrutti Member Posts: 478 |
posted 12-07-2003 07:23 AM
I personally feel that if the blood had not been drawn, my aussie would still be alive today. What makes me mad, is that the vet knew the heart murmur might cause complications if blood was drawn, at least I hope he would've, and he still told us to draw the blood and chose not to tell us about the heart murmur! The only good thing about that was getting Ranger  IP: Logged |
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MaydaysMom Member Posts: 260 |
posted 12-07-2003 10:23 AM
I dont know much about heart murmers either, I just know what they sound and feel like. A normal heart is soppose to be a lub dub sound. A heart murmer sounds like lub wub bc the blood flow sometimes re-enters the chamber. Can cats have asprin? I cant remember. If its a clot that is fatal is there any medication that you can give to keep the blood from clotting? IP: Logged |
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MaydaysMom Member Posts: 260 |
posted 12-07-2003 10:24 AM
I dont know much about heart murmers either, I just know what they sound and feel like. A normal heart is soppose to be a lub dub sound. A heart murmer sounds like lub wub bc the blood flow sometimes re-enters the chamber. Can cats have asprin? I cant remember. If its a clot that is fatal is there any medication that you can give to keep the blood from clotting? IP: Logged |
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Jamiya Member Posts: 1392 |
posted 12-08-2003 07:10 AM
Fleafly, they don't know how to treat it without doing the echocardiogram first. A murmur can be due to all sorts of different problems, or it could be nothing. I found a Yahoo group for feline heart conditions. They all say the meds are not expensive and it really helps, even if the cat is asymptomatic. I guess I will get it done, for peace of mind if nothing else.
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