doriansmomma
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Hi guys, I started a thread just the other day about starting my kitten search. I obviously read every page of every website & read allot about HCM. (Something I knew nothing about since I adopted Dorian from an animal rescue)
It got me thinking. I always wondered why a Sphynx breeder would drop a bunch of pregnant females off at an animal rescue & I always wondered why the animal rescue aborted all the litters except one. (She was due in 1 day & the vet would not do it fearing for her life)
Then it dawned on me--Dorian has a heart murmur. The breeder dumped off a bunch of HCM positive mothers to get them out of their breeding program. In one respect I am thrilled they would be responsible. On the other hand, I am heart broken.
My vet told me since he is so young, there is no way to test for it. Even the tests are only about 70% accurate and since he has the heart murmur, he is almost certain Dorian has HCM.
Has anyone else dealt with HCM? If so, can you please let me know what to expect if anything? Most of what I read really involves sudden death.
The vet said meds are really optional as there is no evidence they help whatsoever unless he is in full heart failure.
I am so I just don't even know how to put it. Heart broken. I want to cry, I want to call the animal rescue & slap them for not telling me, I want to yell at everyone for everything. But it will do me no good now I guess. So any suggestions, or advise will be more then appreciated.
I guess getting a new kitten is out of the question. I will not shop for a "replacement" the thought just makes me want to die..... **sigh**
It got me thinking. I always wondered why a Sphynx breeder would drop a bunch of pregnant females off at an animal rescue & I always wondered why the animal rescue aborted all the litters except one. (She was due in 1 day & the vet would not do it fearing for her life)
Then it dawned on me--Dorian has a heart murmur. The breeder dumped off a bunch of HCM positive mothers to get them out of their breeding program. In one respect I am thrilled they would be responsible. On the other hand, I am heart broken.
My vet told me since he is so young, there is no way to test for it. Even the tests are only about 70% accurate and since he has the heart murmur, he is almost certain Dorian has HCM.
Has anyone else dealt with HCM? If so, can you please let me know what to expect if anything? Most of what I read really involves sudden death.
The vet said meds are really optional as there is no evidence they help whatsoever unless he is in full heart failure.
I am so I just don't even know how to put it. Heart broken. I want to cry, I want to call the animal rescue & slap them for not telling me, I want to yell at everyone for everything. But it will do me no good now I guess. So any suggestions, or advise will be more then appreciated.
I guess getting a new kitten is out of the question. I will not shop for a "replacement" the thought just makes me want to die..... **sigh**