Heart disease in cats

Lovely advice! Thank you all x

We adopted a rescue kitten with a congenital heart condition, which was found on her pre-adoption vet examination. We decided to continue the adoption even though we might only have her for 12 months. She was a wee poppet and didn’t show any signs of illness until she was a couple of years old. She then had tablets to take, not quite sure what they were, but they kept her going for another 2.5yrs. At that point she became very ill. There were no other options open to us, as surgery wasn’t possible, so we did the kindest thing. It broke my heart and I cried myself to sleep for many nights after.

My son kind of put it into perspective, though, when he said she had been a wonderful pet who brought so much pleasure to us, she was a beautiful star who blazed perhaps briefly but oh so brightly in our lives.

So I’d say, give your cat the best life possible, in whatever you think is the best way. I hope you have him for many years. X

You should ask vet to quote the cost of both investigations, and of regular heart medication .

Then you can decide if you can afford it, before commiting yourself .

If the cat is enjoying life, then you may decide to not investigate and just let nature takes its course. Some cats have a long happy life, some have a short happy life.

No, sorry. I wonder if the heart condition is congenital or perhaps caused by the need for him to be a ‘rescue’ in the first place? I hope there’s treatment available for your boy.
My old rescue Maine Coon cat was diagnosed with thyroid and kidney problems after a £500 scan! We thought he was 8, but the Vet said one condition was unknown in cats under 12, so we’d been ‘duped’. Daft old thing lived another couple of years on £100 a month meds. Worth every penny, of course.

hope the vet can help him, I've never heard of this, but I suppose it can happen just the same as with humans. it's good that it was discovered he'll probably get medication for it .

So sorry to hear, no experience of this, but wishing him well