Wednesday, June 1, 2011

My Cat Felix has Heart Disease how can i treat it

My Cat Felix has Heart Disease how can i treat it?
My Cat Felix is 3 years old which means he's 21 in human years he's getting chubby and has been diagnosed with heart disease but can i get some kind of tablets or medicine instead of putting him down
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1 :
There is absolutely no reason to consider putting him down, as he really is just transitioning from being a kitten to being a cat, and you haven't even suggested what the cardiovascular problem is suspected. Maybe you were told if he doesn't lose weight, it could cause heart problems down the road. Maybe he has a murmur, which may mean little. There are a lot of "ifs", but your vet is the one to ask those questions to.
2 :
Well, first off he's going to be needing a diet to take the extra weight off. Vets have a special diet for cats who have heart problems. There is also medication as well. You need to discuss both with your cats vet. Never give a cat any medication with out discussing it with the vet.
3 :
Since heart disease varies from 'fair' to 'bad', it really depends on the degree he has it and the type. Euthenasia is not necessary for most of these cats. You should be talking with your vet about what level your cat is currently at, what the options are for treatment, and his long term chances. Most cats do fine till the very end. Getting some of his weight off would likely help. We lost one of ours to cardiomyopathy at age seven. He had a clean bill of health the year before, but over the course of 10 months his left ventricle wall thickened up so much his blood pressure dropped--we only saw results of that in the last 3 days, he was breathing a little hard, his chest was accumulating fluid at that point and pressing on the lungs

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