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My boy is just fine... taking on the world! It really does depend on how indented the chest is. I feel as though Sundar's has actually improved.Our rescue kitten (almost four months old) has just been diagnosed w/ PE. He's completely asymptomatic except for the occasional odd cough. On X-rays though, the indentation is pretty significant and his heart is shifted to the right side to accomodate the funnel shape of his ribs.
I was wondering what had happened w/ your kitten as he grew older.
Our Jack is hyperkitten on steroids (he takes on our three adult NFCs as well as his very active cousin kitten and has *them* all panting in exhaustion while he's still dancing around saying, "Bring it on, man") and the idea of him in a cast for six weeks (I've read that it chafes) is unthinkable.
Our vet suggests that we just watch his progress. He's got such a sweet personality, too, and I'm afraid a traumatic experience w/ prolonged pain and immobilization will warp him in some way.
If the vet suggests you just watch his progress, that sounds quite positive.. It does depend on how well the vet knows the condition, of course. But I agree that the procedure would be a very challenging one for a kitten, and probably is best only done when it's obvious there's no other option.
I can't say what you should do, obviously, but if I were in your position, I'd make the same choice that you have.