I wish I had some advice for you. I'm sure others have given you some by now though. I don't know. I would want him neutered. It shouldn't take much sedation at all for a neuter. It's not 'major' surgery like a spay. As far as the heart murmur your vet should be able to tell you how 'bad' it
, February 01, 2006
7:27 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Heart Murmur
Heart murmurs can develop at any stage of life, but, should be
seriously monitored and treated if it continues to get worse. My
Quintapus was diagnosed with a heart murmur only after he had a bit of a heart
All this about heart murmurs has come at a good time for me. I have a 15-year-old kitty, feleuk negative, who I took to the vet because he looked, for lack of a better description, like he was pregnant and ready to pop. The vet diagnosed a heart murmur - I didn't know enough to ask many questions
Heart murmurs can develop at any stage of life, but, should be seriously monitored and treated if it continues to get worse. My Quintapus was diagnosed with a heart murmur only after he had a bit of a heart attack at age 2. I took him to a cariologist and it turned out he had cardiomyopathy (hard
I know you meant INTUBATION- I've discovered that Persians (and other flat nosed kitties) need to be intubated. My lovely Persian kitten was not intubated and if she had been would be here today. I think it's a good idea for any flat-faced cat, or animal with weakness that might need that extra h
Rebecca,
I understand why you would be concerned with this vet report. It seems
like you've gotten a bunch of "bad news" from this visit. Please don't
panic. Let's take this stuff one at a time. In order of scariness...
The heart murmur... Patti is right, (I agree with her whole post), yo
Rebecca~
Did vet say what "grade" the heart murmur is???
Many animal\s, and people NORMALLY have a heart murmur of some degree, and,
often, cause no problems.
I was diagnosed with a heart murmur at age 2... My parents panicked, scared
I;d die or develop coronary related problems.
Well, I am 5
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