"Nomen Nescio" ] wrote in message
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The Confusing:

TK's regular vet found that the murmur had almost
disappeared back in August. Now it's up to a 4 - 6.
The explanation that I was given at Tufts was that
if the stethoscope isn't in just the right position, then
it's hard to hear the murmur. This was the same vet
that originally found the murmur and referred us to
Tufts, so I find it difficult to believe that that she missed
it in August (especially since she went for the electronic
stethoscope after she couldn't hear the murmur at all
with the regular stethoscope).
TK was very upset at Tufts and his heart felt like it
was going to explode as I held him....that may account
for a more severe murmur. But to go from near 0 in
August to 4 - 6 in November just does NOT sit right with
me. I can't help thinking that there may be some unknown
factor in play, here.


I wouldn't be too concerned about the change in the murmur. In some cats
heart murmurs can be significantly louder at higher heart rates and can
disappear at lower heart rates.


The other thing that concerns me is the way he's shed
weight so quickly. According to the scale at Tufts,he
lost 4 lbs in 3 1/2 months (our measurement puts it closer
to 3 lbs). That's quite a loss for a cat that gets 3 cans
of Fancy Feast and about 10 gms of Hills m/d (dry)
each day.


It certainly wouldn't hurt to have your regular vet run a blood profile
including thyroid levels and a urinalysis to investigate other causes of
weight loss. Remember the vet you are seeing at TUFTs is a cardiologist and
may know less about other disease processes than your regular vet.

J.


Anyway, I can't put my finger on it, but something just
doesn't "feel" right, here. I can't help thinking that there's
something going on that everyone is missing.







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