Cats also get heart disease.

First of all, what kind of cat will get HCM?

Relevant data show that about 15% of domestic cats will get heart disease. There are three kinds of heart diseases in cats, the most common is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, accounting for 80% of cases.

Among them, Maine cats and bag cats are more likely to suffer from HCM because of genetic problems. In addition, there are many cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Persian cats, China pastoral cats and American short-haired cats. Therefore, owners of cats with the above breeds must pay special attention to the inspection of their cats in this respect and take active preventive measures. So, what can the host do? As follows:

In addition to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the other two types of heart disease are restrictive cardiomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy. But these two types are not common in cats, and DCM used to be more common. However, taurine has been routinely added to commercial cat food since animal doctors found that taurine deficiency is closely related to dilated cardiomyopathy. Now the probability of cats getting DCM has been greatly reduced. However, HCM still plagues cats, which is also a terrible killer, forcing cats to die.

Second, the influence process

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) refers to the serious thickening of the heart wall and ventricle in cats, which leads to myocardial growth and impairs heart function.

After that, the muscle wall of the heart will become stiff, and the left ventricle cannot be effectively congested by relaxation and stretching. Therefore, the severity of cat HCM mainly depends on the thickness of its muscle wall. Some cats are only slightly thickened, while others are severely thickened, leading to some more serious problems. When the actual structure of the cat's heart changes, its heart function is greatly affected, resulting in heart murmurs. Because the heart valve does not grow with the myocardium, there will be insufficient blood supply, which will lead to left atrial hematocele and force the fluid to flow back to the chest and lung cavity, which will eventually lead to congestive heart failure in cats.

Some cats may be paralyzed, and even more unfortunate cats may die suddenly.

Third, HCM symptoms

Cats with the same HCM disease have different symptoms, because it mainly depends on the severity of the disease in cats. If it is mild HCM, there may be no symptoms, while cats with severe HCM usually have severe symptoms.

But the cat is a disguised owner. Usually, if its discomfort is beyond its tolerance, it will not show abnormality. So it is also a test for pet owners. You must be very careful if you want to find the cat's discomfort and abnormality in time. Once you find anything unusual, please take it to the pet hospital for examination as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the cat shows up, it may be very serious, and it will be difficult to treat it then. For example, cats have serious breathing difficulties, start to open their mouths to breathe, and sometimes gasp, especially when they don't exercise. These symptoms are already very obvious. Once the owner finds out, he should be sent to the hospital for treatment immediately, so as to strive for the golden time of treatment.

Dr. Claw Claw Tip: At present, there is no cure for cat HCM. This disease will accompany cats for life, but as we all know, lack of amino acids will aggravate HCM. Owners should pay attention to supplement amino acids to cats with HCM to avoid vitamin D deficiency, so as to control the condition of cats.