Hello,
I took my cat Maggie to the vet yesterday for a regular check up and shots. I explained that about once a month she has coughing fits that last for about a week or less. The vet said it might be heart murmur. She felt Maggie's chest and said she didn't feel anything wrong, but if i wanted to know if it was heart murmur for sure, that i would need to go to a specialist and get an EKG.
i assume that will cost me a lot of money, and i've heard that there is nothing you can do for heart murmur.
Maggie is aprox. 3-4 years old and other than this she is in tip-top shape.
What would you all do ?
Also any basic information on heart murmur would be helpful. I've read past posts here but didn't get exactly what i was after. I didn't even know what a heart murmur was until yesterday, so i really need the basics. Does stress bring on the coughing?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Cindy & Maggie
I took my cat Maggie to the vet yesterday for a regular check up and shots. I explained that about once a month she has coughing fits that last for about a week or less. The vet said it might be heart murmur. She felt Maggie's chest and said she didn't feel anything wrong, but if i wanted to know if it was heart murmur for sure, that i would need to go to a specialist and get an EKG.
i assume that will cost me a lot of money, and i've heard that there is nothing you can do for heart murmur.
Maggie is aprox. 3-4 years old and other than this she is in tip-top shape.
What would you all do ?
Also any basic information on heart murmur would be helpful. I've read past posts here but didn't get exactly what i was after. I didn't even know what a heart murmur was until yesterday, so i really need the basics. Does stress bring on the coughing?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Cindy & Maggie