What happens if my cat has a heart murmur?
When I swapped vets two months ago, the vet spotted that my cat had a slight heart murmer. He explained that all that it means is that his heart is beating slightly out of rhythem. Heart murmers are graded on a scale of 1 to 8. As my cats heart murmer is a 1, it won’t affect him at all. He doesn’t require any medicine, and will be fine under anesthetic. The vet DID mention that heart murmers can become more severe as the cat ages, but this can be treated with medication and will not be a threat to his health so long as he is checked regularly by the vet. So, if your cat is anythign like mine – I guess the answer is nothing – it’s fine! If it’s more severe, your cat may need more vet attention, but it shouldn’t affect his health too badly.
Don’t come here for a question like this or you’ll get answers like the moron who said your cat is going to die and there’s nothing you can do about it. Learn to ask your vet while you’re there and to not be afraid to call back if you forget something or have more concerns. In this case it may be that the vet doesn’t know in which case you have to either have invasive tests done or just give kitty a good life and not count his days. A murmur can be serious or not. My dd and I were both born with them as was one of my cats. My cat lived to a ripe old age and I’m over 50. None of us had any treatment. All three of us have given some doctors concerns but not others.
