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Update on my sweet girl, Muse. I noticed she was having breathing problems over the last week or so. She was starting to heave, nostrils flaring, noisy and labored breathing too. Took her into the vet and my fears were confirmed. She had fluid in her chest. They did a chest tap, and sure enough, her...

Thank you everyone for your thoughts, opinions, sharing your own experiences, and your prayers! Muse's heart murmur was evaluated at a 3 on Tuesday when we took her. It went down from a 4! Additionally, we got another test done which came back negative for heart structural issues! The vet confirmed ...

The kitten (Muse is her name) is super spunky, loves to play, doesn't act like anything is affecting her and continues to steal more and more of my heart. Yesterday she tried me out for sleeping, went to my husband, the dog, then came back to me, cuddled up on my chest and slept for 20 minutes. Aahh...

I know the kitten received vaccinations, etc. But no, I don't think the vet actually did a check on her before I received her. I believe the breeder administered these. She is unaware of any heart issues within this line, so this is new to her. She did promise to get the other kitten I am interested...

We just adopted a super sweet, loving, chocolate spotted Ocicat. We have had her since Saturday, and I am already in love with her... So, I'm sure you can imagine the heartbreak I experienced when I took her to the vet yesterday to get her checked over and found out she has a grade 4 heart murmur. I...