We recently reserved and placed a deposit on an ADORABLE Manx kitten from an excellent breeder. He went in today for his vet check, shots and fixing prior to us bringing him home next week.
It has turned out that the kitten has a heart murmur (thanks to the breeder for being so honest iwth us!) as confirmed by the vet this morning when he went in to get fixed (he wasnt' able to be fixed as his testicles have not dropped.) The breeder has told her this is common and often goes away. Both my husband and I feel terribly uneasy with this. Could I ask some advice? How often have you seen this occur and it is something we should take lightly? Are heart murmurs in kittens common and do they just "go away?" Everything I read online says otherwise... or am I just reading worst case examples?
Hope Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m not being a pest, feeling quite hurt right now, and I could only imagine how we would feel if we were to bring him home to find out he had a serious congenital heart defect. The object for us here is to get a cat with a perfectly clean bill of health (obviously.) I could really use some good unbiased advice from folks with kitten and breeding smarts.
I did tell her we wouldn't be bringing the cat home unless his heart murmur was gone. He has an appointment 4 weeks from now to get fixed (by then his testicles will have dropped.) But I'm thinking 4 weeks isn't enough time. Part of me is actually already attached, but I'm thinking I need to be logical with this rather than think with my heart.
It has turned out that the kitten has a heart murmur (thanks to the breeder for being so honest iwth us!) as confirmed by the vet this morning when he went in to get fixed (he wasnt' able to be fixed as his testicles have not dropped.) The breeder has told her this is common and often goes away. Both my husband and I feel terribly uneasy with this. Could I ask some advice? How often have you seen this occur and it is something we should take lightly? Are heart murmurs in kittens common and do they just "go away?" Everything I read online says otherwise... or am I just reading worst case examples?
Hope Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m not being a pest, feeling quite hurt right now, and I could only imagine how we would feel if we were to bring him home to find out he had a serious congenital heart defect. The object for us here is to get a cat with a perfectly clean bill of health (obviously.) I could really use some good unbiased advice from folks with kitten and breeding smarts.
I did tell her we wouldn't be bringing the cat home unless his heart murmur was gone. He has an appointment 4 weeks from now to get fixed (by then his testicles will have dropped.) But I'm thinking 4 weeks isn't enough time. Part of me is actually already attached, but I'm thinking I need to be logical with this rather than think with my heart.