I won't go into the details, but I'm just sort of going through the motions at the moment.
Went to the vet for our family cat's checkup, and they found a heart murmur.
We've had our Porkchop for almost seven years now, and he's my little soulmate. He doesn't exhibit any symptoms of a cat with a murmur, but we're going to do all that we can for the little big guy because he's a part of the family.
I've made some promises to him: #1 Be Healthy, #2 Happy and #3 As Long As Possible Without Pain. That was my promise to him when he camped on my bed when I was sick for a good month from gallbladder surgery. That was my promise to him when I was pregnant with kiddo and he would nestle down against me as I slept, gently, because mommy was carrying a baby.
I will always be in 'worry' mode. And I will do whatever I can for him to have a long, good life.
First, take a breath. I know it sounds scary, but cats, dogs, *and* people can live long, happy, mostly normal lives with heart murmurs. At least now you know to keep an eye on it, right?
ReplyDeleteKitteh lurves you. Follow the vet's instructions re: food, exercise, meds, checkups and kitteh keep lurving you for a happy, long kitteh life.
And now I whistle from Life of Brian.
He seems purrrfectly normal, but we're going to get him under an ultrasound to see where we stand. Totally blindsided by this news, but even hubby says the question of giving him treatment isn't an option (yay for hubs!). It'll cost us a bit, so we're going to cinch the econmic belt even more to make up for it.
ReplyDelete*breathing, breathe...*