Kitten Heart Attack

I lost my 11 week old kitten today.

Kitten heart attack. Two weeks later i had him checked again and it was gone but the vet noticed that his breathing was slightly laboured and said that because he was the runt valves etc that are not completely formed in the womb sometimes they fill out and can be perfectly healthy kittens. Some kittens are simply born with congenital heart disease and have a higher risk of heart attacks later on in life. A heart attack occurs when the blood flow to a section of the heart muscle becomes blocked permanently damaging the heart.

Only about 1 to 2 percent of kittens are born with valve mutations or other issues says dr. Goldie was born with a heart murmur. Cardiopulmonary arrest in cats.

Heart attacks are typically caused by coronary artery disease in which plaque builds up on the inside walls of the coronary arteries. Ventricular septal defect is the most common type of congenital heart defect seen in kittens. Also known as circulatory arrest or cardiopulmonary arrest cardiac arrest is the cessation of normal blood circulation ceases due to the heart s inability to contract heart failure.

The cat s prognosis will depend on the severity and length of the heart attack as well as the successful treatment of the underlying condition that caused the heart attack to occur. How a cat s heart works a cat s heart has four chambers. A kitten can be born with a hole in the ventricular septum a part of the heart that separates the left and right ventricle and keeps blood from flowing into the wrong chamber.

Heart disease in cats is a life threatening condition if left untreated however treatment options are available and early detection is key. John bonagura a veterinarian from ohio state university veterinary. The two upper chambers are called the atrium plural atria and the lower chambers are called the ventricles.

This is why keeping tabs on your cat s health keeping up with routine examinations and ensuring he is living a. The cat will need to regularly follow up with the veterinarian to monitor the heart rate through ekg tests. Still heart attacks in cats strike at random and 90 of the time the cause of death is only identified postmortem.