Heart Murmur In Cats And Surgery

A heart murmur in cats does not necessarily need treatment at all.

Heart murmur in cats and surgery. I agree with the other posters. But sometimes the position cats are. He says Rockie will probably die in surgery due to anesthesia.

The vast majority of murmurs in the cat occur during systole the phase of the heart cycle when the heart is contracting to pump blood out. The specific characteristics of the murmur along with any symptoms that your cat might be showing will help your veterinarian to determine what is causing the murmur. To be especially safe during surgery you may decide to invest in heart-monitoring equipment or to have a cardiologist in attendance to recognize and begin treating any problems quickly.

Innocent murmurs need no treatment whatsoever as they are harmless. Murmur can also occur in geriatric emaciated pregnant or overweight felines. 6-8 The prevalence of cardiomyopathy detected by echocardiography in a large population of shelter cats was 153 and the most prevalent primary heart disease in these cats was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

What is a heart murmur. Heart murmur in cats brought on by congenital diseases often requires surgery. When a cat has dental disease there can be a buildup of bacteria in the mouth.

If a murmur is heard it is recommended that tests are run to determine the cause of your cats heart murmur. We believe that this bacteria can get into the blood stream and affect one of the heart valves. It is caused by turbulent blood flow and high velocity.

15 April 2012 at 905AM. A heart murmur is an unusual sound that can be heard with a stethoscope when listening to a cats heartbeat. My Tyler who just turned 17 had a dental wtooth removal it was risky as he has high bp kidney failure and a heart murmur but it was in an attempt to get him eating again didnt work but boy his teeth are clean and pretty and a bad tooth is now out.