At a recent check up, I’ve been told that our 8 year old Bengal cat has a grade 2/3 heart murmur. The vet is saying that in order to establish the extent of the problem the next step would be to do a thorough scan at the specialist vets up the road. This would mean sedation etc and would cost around £600 (not insured but we do have the money).
The thing is that he has no other symptoms at all and seems perfectly well. I don’t know whether to put him through the stress of a scan or not. The vet has said that, depending on the results, it’s possible he may need meds to help whatever condition he may have or the scan could simply just inform us regarding his outlook (is it best to remain ignorant?). I’ve read that many cats live perfectly normal lives with a heart murmur. He is a v beloved pet, especially by my 13 year old DD.
Can anyone offer any advice please?
Thanks.
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Canshopwillshop · 08/06/2018 09:43
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