cat heart beat

in article , MacCandace at
itter wrote on 12/7/03 7:50 PM:

Inspiration? I suppose if they have a really, really good idea they might
get excited about it.....

Karen

haha, but it does have another meaning:
2 : the act of drawing in; specifically : the drawing of air into the lungs



Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

I know. But I couldn't resist.

Karen

"amy" wrote in message
om...
Is in normal for a cats heartbeat to quicken upon inspiration?

Yes.... Inspiration causes heart rate to speed up because vagal tone
decreases -- during expiration vagal tone increases and the heart rate slows
down. But I don't think you can detect the change by feel or
auscultation... at least I can't without an ECG -- and I have an electronic
stethoscope.

Phil

"amy" wrote in message
om...
Is in normal for a cats heartbeat to quicken upon inspiration?

Yes.... Inspiration causes heart rate to speed up because vagal tone
decreases -- during expiration vagal tone increases and the heart rate slows
down. But I don't think you can detect the change by feel or
auscultation... at least I can't without an ECG -- and I have an electronic
stethoscope.

Phil

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
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The normal range for a cat is 110-130 beats/minute. A cat's pulse can be
taken
along the femoral artery, the inner thigh, or under the arm.

The femoral artery or the inner thigh, huh? LOL! Which artery do you think
is palpatated in the inner thigh....? Where do you think the femoral
artery is - in the neck? The femoral artery is in the inner thigh - that's
the artery that's palpitated when monitoring heart rate. Feline anatomy
isn't your strong suit, either....


http://www.maxshouse.com/PreventativeHealth.htm

http://www.maxshouse.com/PreventHeal...king_pulse.jpg

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
...

The normal range for a cat is 110-130 beats/minute. A cat's pulse can be
taken
along the femoral artery, the inner thigh, or under the arm.

The femoral artery or the inner thigh, huh? LOL! Which artery do you think
is palpatated in the inner thigh....? Where do you think the femoral
artery is - in the neck? The femoral artery is in the inner thigh - that's
the artery that's palpitated when monitoring heart rate. Feline anatomy
isn't your strong suit, either....


http://www.maxshouse.com/PreventativeHealth.htm

http://www.maxshouse.com/PreventHeal...king_pulse.jpg

"Karen" wrote in message
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in article , MacCandace
at
itter wrote on 12/7/03 7:50 PM:

Inspiration? I suppose if they have a really, really good idea
they might
get excited about it.....

Karen

haha, but it does have another meaning:
2 : the act of drawing in; specifically : the drawing of air into
the lungs



Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

I know. But I couldn't resist.

Karen


And they do get inspired! This morning, Buddha felt moved to charge
Cheeky like a bull and Cheeks, taken by surprise, leapt straight up in
the air, landed on the kitchen table, and went flying because it was
covered with slick Christmas catalogs! Cheeks gave me a hilarious look
as she whizzed by!

"Karen" wrote in message
...
in article , MacCandace
at
itter wrote on 12/7/03 7:50 PM:

Inspiration? I suppose if they have a really, really good idea
they might
get excited about it.....

Karen

haha, but it does have another meaning:
2 : the act of drawing in; specifically : the drawing of air into
the lungs



Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

I know. But I couldn't resist.

Karen


And they do get inspired! This morning, Buddha felt moved to charge
Cheeky like a bull and Cheeks, taken by surprise, leapt straight up in
the air, landed on the kitchen table, and went flying because it was
covered with slick Christmas catalogs! Cheeks gave me a hilarious look
as she whizzed by!

"Mary" wrote:

Well this makes sense to me. Based on her heart rate alone, a vet
wants us to treat our 8-year-old for hyperthyroidism based upon a
heart rate of 300 bpm when she is visibly upset and howling. (She just
hates going to the vet.) She is overweight but very playful and
active, a happy girl with a shiny coat, normal eyes, a good appetitite
(!) great litterbox habits, no abnormal vocalization, no problems at
all. He says (though he tested her thyroxin levels and found them to
be in the normal range but on the high side within it) that she might
"throw a blood clot" and so we need to subject her to surgery,
radiation, or pills.

I think I will test her resting heart rate while she is here at home
and relaxed.


Good idea. 300 is pretty high, true--did the vet test her for hypertension? I'm
not sure I'd jump to the conclusion that's she's got hyperthyroidism just
because of a very high heart rate, but I'm not a vet.

"Mary" wrote:

Well this makes sense to me. Based on her heart rate alone, a vet
wants us to treat our 8-year-old for hyperthyroidism based upon a
heart rate of 300 bpm when she is visibly upset and howling. (She just
hates going to the vet.) She is overweight but very playful and
active, a happy girl with a shiny coat, normal eyes, a good appetitite
(!) great litterbox habits, no abnormal vocalization, no problems at
all. He says (though he tested her thyroxin levels and found them to
be in the normal range but on the high side within it) that she might
"throw a blood clot" and so we need to subject her to surgery,
radiation, or pills.

I think I will test her resting heart rate while she is here at home
and relaxed.


Good idea. 300 is pretty high, true--did the vet test her for hypertension? I'm
not sure I'd jump to the conclusion that's she's got hyperthyroidism just
because of a very high heart rate, but I'm not a vet.

in article , Mary at
wrote on 12/8/03 10:05 AM:


"Karen" wrote in message
...
in article , MacCandace
at
itter wrote on 12/7/03 7:50 PM:

Inspiration? I suppose if they have a really, really good idea
they might
get excited about it.....

Karen

haha, but it does have another meaning:
2 : the act of drawing in; specifically : the drawing of air into
the lungs



Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

I know. But I couldn't resist.

Karen


And they do get inspired! This morning, Buddha felt moved to charge
Cheeky like a bull and Cheeks, taken by surprise, leapt straight up in
the air, landed on the kitchen table, and went flying because it was
covered with slick Christmas catalogs! Cheeks gave me a hilarious look
as she whizzed by!





It's hilarious when they do that.

Karen