Due to the massive pet food recall this weekend, my husband tossed a bunch of IAMS cat food and scheduled a long-overdue vet appointment for our two dear kitties. Our older cat is not a huge fan of stangers. So, while she is normally the shy, somewhat twitchy but lovey-dovey type, she apparently threatened the entire veterinary practice with extreme bodily harm if they dared to touch her completely clawless flabby form.
Our younger, usually much bolder, kitty cowered at the prospect of being poked and prodded by the strangers in the white jackets. While neither kitty displayed signs of kidney or liver damage (ill-effects displayed by victims of the tainted pet food), our young lion, nonetheless, was a bit dehydrated and displayed a heart murmer. We can't recall if he had a heart murmur in his kittenhood. If he did, the current murmur is no big deal. If he didn't, the murmur could be the sign of encroaching heart disease.
Let me be VERY clear here, I have loved EVERY cat I have ever shared my life with. However, this two year old over-the-top egocentric clown is my all-time favorite cat. He takes cat misbehavior to new extremes. His occasional forays into affection are all the more sweet for their uncommonness. He truly believes that the world revolves around his every whim and need. And, to our discredit, he is probably correct in his twisted world view. His misbehavior and presumptiveness probably encourage us to love him even more.
My husband is going to check with Boose's orignal vet tomorrow to see if he has always had a heart murmer. I hope so. I really want this cat to be in our lives for the next twelve to sixteen years. He is annoying, amazing, and adorable beyond reckoning. For further, somewhat outdated, exploits of or little king, see Boose World
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Good luck to the kitty! It is amazing how important pets can be to us. We've had Largo less than a year, and we are unbelievably attached to the beast -- even if he does make our lives that much more difficult. From experience, I can say a heart murmur doesn't have to be a life-ending thing for a pet. Largo's murmur is as severe as they get (audible without a stethoscope), but he is living an active normal life.
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