princesszelda Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Hi everyone, Last night our 2 year old cat was on the losing end of a cat fight, and ended up with a couple scratches and a bleeding eye. When we took him to the emergency vet, they discovered a heart murmur, which was confirmed by our regular vet today. This murmur wasn't present 8 weeks ago when he had his annual checkup & vaccination. Has anyone ever heard of a heart murmur coming on this quickly? What causes it? What are the treatments and the prognostic outcomes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 These are questions that you need to ask your vet. It depends on why there is a heart murmur. There can be various causes. My old chihuahua lived to be 16 with a grade 1 heart murmur & did not need any treatment so its not always a short life & death sentence. Speak to your vet again. No one can answer your question as they don't know the complete diagnosis. A murmur is a symptom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princesszelda Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 Thanks Christina - we're going back in about a week to see if the murmur is still there after the infection has settled down, and I'll definately be asking the vet these questions, but I am just trying to gather as much information as I can right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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