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Thank you to everyone for your helpful responses. Just as an update.... We went to another vet this evening that had been highly recommended to us by a colleague. The vet had a good listen to her heart and said that it was not in fact a 4 gallop heart beat. Instead, one side of the heart sounds comp...

I would definitely get a second opinion, that seems steep for a heart scan, Buster had a few and the most I paid was £120, although it was reviewed by his regular vet rather than a specialist Thanks for your response. It sounds as though the higher cost was due to the vet wanting to get a specialis...

I was told my 14 year old had a grade 4 heart murmur, which made removal of a lump under her eye too risky - that was 9 months ago and she was supposed to go back for further investigation when the surgery had completed purchase of specialist equipment but they forgot to contact me when this was se...

Hi and welcome, I have had cats with heart murmers, that have only progressed slowly and lived normal lives, so I can’t help unfortunately, others may. I do think you’re doing right to get another opinion, and I would also mention the HCM if they don’t too. Very best of luck and I hope all goes wel...

Hi all We took our two young female cats to the vets yesterday. One is around 1.5 yrs old and the other around 3 yrs (rescues so only the estimate given by vets and they also think they are mother and daughter). 8 months ago when we first rescued them they mentioned a slight heart murmur in the olde...