Heart Disease Detection and Prevention
If you haven't read our blog post on feline heart disease, please do. Heart disease is a silent killer of cats and too often we see cats in a heart failure crisis. Our role is to educate you on all options for heart disease detection, treatment, and options.
Some common heart diseases such as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy are common in cats 5-7 years old, or sooner. Even if a heart murmur is never heard, these cats can present in critical respiratory distress before any other symptoms show.
Although the gold standard for assessing heart health is a non-invasive echocardiogram, there are blood tests and other diagnostics to screen and clue us into whether we need to focus more closely on your cat's heart. Each cat is unique, so please: