Open Question: My 13 year old cat has a heart murmur?
He’s gone through a lot in his life. Nearly died from liver failure, then blood parasites a few months later. He currently has diabetes…
I’ve been treating him for that, and it seems like he’s about to go into remission. However, at his last vet appointment she noted a heart murmur. She specifically mentioned she could not hear it before, probably a month ago. She says she uses a scale of 1-5, instead of 1-6… For whatever reason… He is a 2 on the scale.
As I understand, the only way to properly diagnose is to visit a cardiologist, but it’s just too expensive for us to do so. So now after all he’s gotten through, this could be the nail in the coffin.
I’m curious if anyone knows if this grade 2(out of 5) murmur could end up being harmless? I have read elsewhere that many older cats have murmurs, but the sudden onset seems more like a sign of cardiomyopathy, does it not?
If it were up to me I would spend the money, get an ultrasound and start treating… But unfortunately it is not. He’s a good cat, I don’t want him to suffer a lot. If he has cardiomyopathy will his death be slow and painful?
It’s really extremely depressing.

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:45:08 GMT

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