question on heart murmurs in kittens

"liv" wrote in message
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My now 11 year old Maine Coon cat had a heart murmur as a kitten, and
when it was discovered he had tests, and it turned out to be fairly
minor. I had them do the tests when he was fixed, so he was only
anesthetized once. It was not particularly cheap. It doesn't seem to
necessarily be a major problem, but you might ask your vet about
options.

Cats don't need to be anaesthetised to check for heart disease. My cat is a
monster at the vet, yet he's not even sedated.

Tests done by cardiologists are not cheap - they are specialists, with
extremely expensive equipment - but I've always felt I've got good value for
money. Plus my GP vet sometimes does tests inbetween cardiologist visits and
they are not expensive at all.

Helen