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Purrs and prayers, please
I took Lily in today for her yearly check-up and shots.
Everything checked out ok, except that she has a heart murmur. They suggest performing an ultra-sound to see exactly what is causing the murmur. On a scale of 1-6, her heart murmur is about a 2-3. The vet says if she was up in years (10-12) they wouldn't worry so much, but Lily is only 5. We will schedule the procedure, but we have to wait a couple of months to have the money. It's not an emergency, but any purrs or prayers for her well-being would be much appreciated. Lily's mama from the stars we come to the stars we return now until the end of time. -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. |
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Purrs and prayers, please
On Sep 13, 12:37*pm, "Irulan" wrote:
I took Lily in today for her yearly check-up and shots. Everything checked out ok, except that she has a heart murmur. They suggest performing an ultra-sound to see exactly what is causing the murmur. On a scale of 1-6, her heart murmur is about a 2-3. The vet says if she was up in years (10-12) they wouldn't worry so much, but Lily is only 5. We will schedule the procedure, but we have to wait a couple of months to have the money. It's not an emergency, but any purrs or prayers for her well-being would be much appreciated. Our purrs and thoughts are with you and with Lilly. Her lovely name and the poem that ends each of your posts are a pleasure in our household, although we would purr just as hard for a less aesthetically pleasing purrson. -- Will in New Haven |
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On Sep 13, 12:37*pm, "Irulan" wrote:
I took Lily in today for her yearly check-up and shots. Everything checked out ok, except that she has a heart murmur. They suggest performing an ultra-sound to see exactly what is causing the murmur. On a scale of 1-6, her heart murmur is about a 2-3. The vet says if she was up in years (10-12) they wouldn't worry so much, but Lily is only 5. We will schedule the procedure, but we have to wait a couple of months to have the money. It's not an emergency, but any purrs or prayers for her well-being would be much appreciated. Lily's mama from the stars we come to the stars we return now until the end of time. -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. Many purrs comin' from this way. |
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On 13 Sep, 17:37, "Irulan" wrote:
I took Lily in today for her yearly check-up and shots. Everything checked out ok, except that she has a heart murmur. They suggest performing an ultra-sound to see exactly what is causing the murmur. On a scale of 1-6, her heart murmur is about a 2-3. The vet says if she was up in years (10-12) they wouldn't worry so much, but Lily is only 5. We will schedule the procedure, but we have to wait a couple of months to have the money. It's not an emergency, but any purrs or prayers for her well-being would be much appreciated. I know you're worried, but please don't panic. A majority of the cats I've had have had a heart murmur, Izzi, Spook, Cav and Annie were all diagnosed with them, ranging from mild to 'quite severe'. Cav's is the worst, according to the vet, and he was diagnosed at 2 years old. He's 8 now, and he regulates himself, staying in cooler parts of the house, not running around too much etc. It's not got any worse, and he's in good health. Annie's actually got a lot better between the age of 12 months and two years. I do wonder what the point of the ultrasound would be. If it's going to be a struggle to find the cost of the ultrasound, which won't actually help Lily, then why do it? If the vet finds out that the murmur is due to something that is fixable but expensive, it doesn't really leave you or Lily any better off, and as I said, cats seem to deal fairly well with the problem without outside help. A scale 2-3 murmur may not need any treatment, and I would question whether the ultrasound procedure is really necessary. My vets have always 'kept an eye on' the situation. Izzi's death was partly due to kidney problems, and partly to the heart murmur, but she was 16 going on 17 when she died, and her murmur was a 2-3 / 3-4 depending on the vet listening to it. Anyway, there's lots of advice out there on the net, including this:- http://www.cats.org.uk/documents/vet...01-heartmurmur I wish you and Lily all the best. Jeanette |
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Purrs and prayers, please
Purrs and prayers for you and Lilly. Like Will, I love your sig line.
"Irulan" wrote in message ... I took Lily in today for her yearly check-up and shots. Everything checked out ok, except that she has a heart murmur. They suggest performing an ultra-sound to see exactly what is causing the murmur. On a scale of 1-6, her heart murmur is about a 2-3. The vet says if she was up in years (10-12) they wouldn't worry so much, but Lily is only 5. We will schedule the procedure, but we have to wait a couple of months to have the money. It's not an emergency, but any purrs or prayers for her well-being would be much appreciated. Lily's mama from the stars we come to the stars we return now until the end of time. -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. |
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"Irulan" wrote in message
... I took Lily in today for her yearly check-up and shots. Everything checked out ok, except that she has a heart murmur. They suggest performing an ultra-sound to see exactly what is causing the murmur. On a scale of 1-6, her heart murmur is about a 2-3. The vet says if she was up in years (10-12) they wouldn't worry so much, but Lily is only 5. We will schedule the procedure, but we have to wait a couple of months to have the money. It's not an emergency, but any purrs or prayers for her well-being would be much appreciated. Purrs a-plenty! Try not to worry too much. I remember one of my cats being diagnosed with a heart murmur but then the next visit it wasn't even brought up. I think the vet just wants you to be aware but that it isn't serious unless there are other issues, too. I guess if anemia or dehydration comes into the picture it could be worse. But for a healthy cat, I don't really think it's something to concern yourself with. Of course, IANAV. |
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"NettieCat" wrote in message
... I do wonder what the point of the ultrasound would be. If it's going to be a struggle to find the cost of the ultrasound, which won't actually help Lily, then why do it? If the vet finds out that the murmur is due to something that is fixable but expensive, it doesn't really leave you or Lily any better off, and as I said, cats seem to deal fairly well with the problem without outside help. I agree. Myself, I was diagnosed with a murmur years and years ago and the first doctor wanted some sort of collection thingie strapped to me but at the time I didn't have insurance. Now that I do, no Dr has noticed it even though I do sometimes feel my pulse not beating regularly. I even had a pre-op EEG just a couple of months ago, and it wasn't detected. I think sometimes these things are detected when it isn't a regular thing going on. I'd watch it and see if the vet detects it every time they check. If the next time they check and it isn't there, it could be just something else going on. |
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On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:37:56 -0400, "Irulan" wrote:
I took Lily in today for her yearly check-up and shots. Everything checked out ok, except that she has a heart murmur. They suggest performing an ultra-sound to see exactly what is causing the murmur. On a scale of 1-6, her heart murmur is about a 2-3. The vet says if she was up in years (10-12) they wouldn't worry so much, but Lily is only 5. We will schedule the procedure, but we have to wait a couple of months to have the money. It's not an emergency, but any purrs or prayers for her well-being would be much appreciated. Lily's mama from the stars we come to the stars we return now until the end of time. Sending purrs for Lilly's heart, and your nerves. I'm sure Lilly feels just fine On another note: a cardiac echogram will tell the vet exactly which valve is leaking, but it almost certainly won't affect how Lilly is treated. My bet is that the treatment for Lily is: come back in 3 - 6 months, to monitor her heart. If money is tight, I would skip the ultra-sound. We all want to do what's best for our kittehs, but in this case, I would save the money for the more frequent office calls. I have an elderly cat, Kenzie, with some health problems, and I know ALL about how vet bills can get very large, very quickly. Kenzie is going in for blood tests in about 10 days. I had to put that off from last month, too If I'm missing something about what the ultrasound might tell the vet, by all means, let me know. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^ "Life without cats would be only marginally worth living." -TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie. Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more. How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. - Robert Heinlein --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 100913-1, 09/13/2010 Tested on: 9/14/2010 2:32:44 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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Purrs and prayers, please
On 9/13/2010 12:37 PM, Irulan wrote:
I took Lily in today for her yearly check-up and shots. Everything checked out ok, except that she has a heart murmur. They suggest performing an ultra-sound to see exactly what is causing the murmur. On a scale of 1-6, her heart murmur is about a 2-3. The vet says if she was up in years (10-12) they wouldn't worry so much, but Lily is only 5. We will schedule the procedure, but we have to wait a couple of months to have the money. It's not an emergency, but any purrs or prayers for her well-being would be much appreciated. Lily's mama from the stars we come to the stars we return now until the end of time. Purrs on the way. -- Ann in Connecticut |
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On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:29:33 -0400, "Cheryl"
wrote: "NettieCat" wrote in message ... I do wonder what the point of the ultrasound would be. If it's going to be a struggle to find the cost of the ultrasound, which won't actually help Lily, then why do it? If the vet finds out that the murmur is due to something that is fixable but expensive, it doesn't really leave you or Lily any better off, and as I said, cats seem to deal fairly well with the problem without outside help. I agree. Myself, I was diagnosed with a murmur years and years ago and the first doctor wanted some sort of collection thingie strapped to me but at the time I didn't have insurance. Now that I do, no Dr has noticed it even though I do sometimes feel my pulse not beating regularly. I even had a pre-op EEG just a couple of months ago, and it wasn't detected. I think sometimes these things are detected when it isn't a regular thing going on. I'd watch it and see if the vet detects it every time they check. If the next time they check and it isn't there, it could be just something else going on. You never know. I was reading about the meteorite scientist Harvey Nininger a few days ago. When he got married he applied for life insurance and the insurance company doctor told him he had a heart murmur and would need to take it easy for the rest of his life. He didn't take it easy and he lived to be 99, Bud |
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