Heart Murmur In Cats And Anesthesia

Cats with HCM can have normal lives and then as they get older the heart can start to fail.

Heart murmur in cats and anesthesia. For maintenance of anesthesia the gases isoflurane and sevoflurane are among the safer methods and result in faster wake-up times. Heart murmurs are rare in cats and when they occur in a younger animal they can present significant obstacles to otherwise standard healthcare like spaying and neutering. The prognosis depends on the cause of the heart murmur.

The type of surgical procedure will depend on the exact nature of the disease. In a study performed in cats with a cardiac murmur but without any clinical symptoms ultrasound examination of the animals revealed that 53 of these cats suffered from heart disease NAKAMURA et al 2011. A systematic evaluation of murmur characteristics is indicated when a heart murmur is detected in a cat.

A heart rate monitor counts your cats heartbeats per minute. Heart murmurs are most commonly a result of a compromised heart valve. The presence or absence of a murmur is not a good predictor of heart disease in cats.

Heart murmur in cats brought on by congenital diseases often requires surgery. You dont say how severe Rockies heart murmur is but wed imagine its moderate to severe if your vet is worried about his ability to survive anesthesia. Studies show that anywhere between 21 and 50 of healthy cats have murmurs.

The murmur we hear is the blood flowing tubulently. Heart murmurs are graded 1-6 with 1 being of the least concern and 6 being of the most concern. Anesthetic events known medical conditions and previous ad-verse drug responses.

Etomidate Etomidate is a short-acting hypnotic anesthetic that produces its anesthetic action through binding and positive modulation of GABA A receptors in the CNS. ANESTHESIA FOR FELINE PATIENTS WITH HEART DISEASE Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy HCM is the most common cardiac disease in cats. The ultrasound will tell us a lot.