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Cat heart murmur and incompetent humane society vet
"mdsu" wrote in message ... I'll clean Charlie's teeth 2-3 times/week. For the time being, I am not going to take Charlie to the cardiologist. $500 is a lot of money to spend for a "maybe." I'll watch him and get him the care if and when he needs it. I would rethink that decision if I were you. If you wait for him to become symptomatic, the problem will be harder to treat. Most heart problems in cats respond to treatment better in the early stages. Getting an accurate diagnosis and treatment now might delay progression or even reverse certain types of conditions so that he doesn't become symptomatic. Also, how do you know your vet made the right call? He could have mistaken a heart sound or lung sound for a murmur- especially if he used an adult stethoscope. Think it over. |
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Cat heart murmur and incompetent humane society vet
Suddenly, without warning, mdsu exclaimed (05-Oct-06 12:21 AM):
As some of you may know, I just adopted two cats from my local humane society last week. They had their first appointment with my vet this morning. She detected a heart murmur in the male, Charlie. My vet recommended that I follow up with the animal cardiologist to the tune of $500! My vet said the heart murmur could be nothing (I have a heart murmur that's caused me no problems). On the other hand, it could be something more involved. My last cat, Al, died at the end of August. He had diabetes, asthma, and hyperthyroidism. I spent thousands of dollars on his health care. But he was fine up until he reached the age of 11 or so. Given my experience with Al, I am more than a little reluctant to start incurring large medical bills with a 1 year old cat I got a week ago. It seems to me that the humane society's vet is incompetent. All he or she had to do was listen to Charlie's chest to hear the murmur. If my vet heard it, then their vet should have been able to hear it as well. And to be honest, I would not have adopted Charlie had I known he had a medical issue, at least not unless the humane society had certified that the murmur was not serious. But they didn't do that. I'm more than a little angry about this situation and have let the humane society know about it. If their vet is not incompetent, then I'm led to the conclusion that they purposely withheld information from me about Charlie's medical condition. Rich My cat has an intermittent heart murmur. Same vet hears it sometimes, sometimes not. So there may have *been* no murmur for the humane society vet to hear. So, it's likely the vet is neither incompetent, or withholding information. Incidentally, murmurs are not terribly uncommon in young cats, and often clear up as they get older. You can find information on this on the 'net, with a bit of googling. jmc |
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