gollumthesphynx
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Hello my fellow Sphynx Lovers!
I'm starting this thread out of concern for my 6.5 month old male sphynx, Gollum. He is scheduled for his castration this Friday. However, when I took him to the vet yesterday evening for a general check up, they diagnosed him with a grade 2 heart mumur (he's had a heart murmur since he was a kitten). This vet doesn't know this since this is her first time with him.
She had provided me with a number of tests and scans that I should perform beforehand to see whether the heart murmur is simply physiological or a symptom of a heart disease. I guess this is to ensure that it is safe for my baby Gollum to be under anesthesia.
I had spoken to my previous vet this morning and he mentioned that he felt comfortable doing the procedure. He mentions that Gollum is still young and still has a chance to outgrow the murmur. And I was told by many people, and have also read on the forum that the recommended time for the first Ultrasound scan should be around 1 year of age.
I'm growing in anxiety. If only I had the financial support to go forward with the scans and tests, I 1000000% would. But the fact that I simply cannot afford to pay upfront $1300-1500 for these scans, at the moment, is heartbreaking.
If anyone has any advice or words of comfort and encouragement they could offer, I would be deeply appreciate it <3
I'm starting this thread out of concern for my 6.5 month old male sphynx, Gollum. He is scheduled for his castration this Friday. However, when I took him to the vet yesterday evening for a general check up, they diagnosed him with a grade 2 heart mumur (he's had a heart murmur since he was a kitten). This vet doesn't know this since this is her first time with him.
She had provided me with a number of tests and scans that I should perform beforehand to see whether the heart murmur is simply physiological or a symptom of a heart disease. I guess this is to ensure that it is safe for my baby Gollum to be under anesthesia.
I had spoken to my previous vet this morning and he mentioned that he felt comfortable doing the procedure. He mentions that Gollum is still young and still has a chance to outgrow the murmur. And I was told by many people, and have also read on the forum that the recommended time for the first Ultrasound scan should be around 1 year of age.
I'm growing in anxiety. If only I had the financial support to go forward with the scans and tests, I 1000000% would. But the fact that I simply cannot afford to pay upfront $1300-1500 for these scans, at the moment, is heartbreaking.
If anyone has any advice or words of comfort and encouragement they could offer, I would be deeply appreciate it <3