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I have a Siberian cat, who is about 9 months old. When I got her, the breeder showed me something that says that her father doesn't have HCM, which is how I learned that this may be a problem in Siberians. I am sort of concerned about her, because when she runs and plays--especially if it's hot weather--her breathing gets very heavy and fast, and she lies down to pant with her mouth open. Meanwhile, my rickety, toothless, sickly Balinese cat has much more stamina and runs laps around her. Ruby (the Siberian) can run and jump for about five minutes before this heavy breathing and panting makes her quit. Sometimes she also has very rapid breathing when she's just sitting around. She has also always had noisy, crackly breathing especially when asleep (when she's sleeping her breath kind of clicks). Lastly, she is a very moderate eater...she will no longer accept wet food, and only eats a little dry. Again, the rickety little Balinese eats a lot more, and acts a lot hungrier. Ruby's weight and coat seem good, though, so I'm not super worried about how much she eats. She has had some digestion problems in the past so I don't want to experiment with lots of different foods to get her interested in wet food again, since she does drink water and eat some dry food. Overall, Ruby is very sleepy and lazy, and mostly just likes to curl up and snuggle the other cat all day, whereas the other cat likes to walk around, play, drag toys to us, etc.
Does anyone have experience with a cat with HCM? Does any of this seem like something to worry about? Maybe she just seems weird to me because of the contrast with my other cat, but the rapid breathing and panting is sort of weird--she has so little energy and stamina. However, it's true that her coat is really thick and she does worse in the heat (but then again, the Balinese cat is also long-haired). So I just don't know what to think, and I can't pay for an electrocardiogram...but I would love to hear from those with personal experience.
thank you!
I have a Siberian cat, who is about 9 months old. When I got her, the breeder showed me something that says that her father doesn't have HCM, which is how I learned that this may be a problem in Siberians. I am sort of concerned about her, because when she runs and plays--especially if it's hot weather--her breathing gets very heavy and fast, and she lies down to pant with her mouth open. Meanwhile, my rickety, toothless, sickly Balinese cat has much more stamina and runs laps around her. Ruby (the Siberian) can run and jump for about five minutes before this heavy breathing and panting makes her quit. Sometimes she also has very rapid breathing when she's just sitting around. She has also always had noisy, crackly breathing especially when asleep (when she's sleeping her breath kind of clicks). Lastly, she is a very moderate eater...she will no longer accept wet food, and only eats a little dry. Again, the rickety little Balinese eats a lot more, and acts a lot hungrier. Ruby's weight and coat seem good, though, so I'm not super worried about how much she eats. She has had some digestion problems in the past so I don't want to experiment with lots of different foods to get her interested in wet food again, since she does drink water and eat some dry food. Overall, Ruby is very sleepy and lazy, and mostly just likes to curl up and snuggle the other cat all day, whereas the other cat likes to walk around, play, drag toys to us, etc.
Does anyone have experience with a cat with HCM? Does any of this seem like something to worry about? Maybe she just seems weird to me because of the contrast with my other cat, but the rapid breathing and panting is sort of weird--she has so little energy and stamina. However, it's true that her coat is really thick and she does worse in the heat (but then again, the Balinese cat is also long-haired). So I just don't know what to think, and I can't pay for an electrocardiogram...but I would love to hear from those with personal experience.
thank you!
