Marius and heart murmur

[wolflady]

Thank you so much everyone! It means a lot to me to have the support of this magical group.

Doctor Harrigan gave us a call early Saturday morning to report that his blood test came out fine, which is good news. He still wants to do the echocardiogram, that smokey the elder mentioned. They are going to call in a specialist, so I'm still waiting to hear back from the hospital to schedule that appointment. Thanks for the tips, Jen. I'll ask about the grade of the heart murmur. Hopefully everything will be ok. I'll be sure to keep you all updated, and thanks again for your kind words, support and prayers.

**hugs**
Karen

[krazyaboutkatz]

Karen, I'm so glad to hear that Marius's blood test was normal. I hope the echocardiogram turns out fine too. Prayers and positive thoughts are still being sent your way. Take care.

[Killearn Kitties]

Keeping my fingers crossed for Marius. I hope the rest of his tests go well.

[wolflady]

Hi everyone. I just got a call from my vet and he was strongly recommending this ultrasound. They will be having a specialist coming into their office to do this just for me, so they are supposed to call me when they get in touch with this other vet. They are going to give this to me at cost, which is really nice. The office really liked me when I worked there and I'm still maintaining their website, so he wanted to give me this price break.

He said that the murmur was a grade 3 out of 6. Jen, what's your take on this?
The doctor said that everything else seemed normal, the lungs were clear, no signs of anemia or anything else from the blood test, so he wants to cover all bases. I'm still really nervous about this because I know my vet wouldn't recommend something that isn't necessary. Especially since he's become sort of a personal friend of mine. I hope it's not anything serious, and if I need to give meds to help Marius out, that's fine with me. The doctor is thinking that it may be some thickening of the heart muscle or some trouble with the valve, so that's what this ultrasound should help identify.

Please send along some prayers for Marius that he's ok.
Thank you
**hugs**
Karen

[slick]

Karen: I can't imagine how scary this must be for you. Thanks for the update. Prayers speeding down from Canada.

[wolflady]

Thanks Slick! Marius sends along some head bumpies for you

**hugs**

[Logan]

Karen, you and Marius will be in my prayers. Keep your chin up and "bump" Marius, gently, for me (and Butter and Mimi too).

[krazyaboutkatz]

Karen, More prayers and positive thoughts are being sent your way. I'm so glad to hear that your vet is also going to give you a price break so now you can keep all of your thoughts on Marius instead of on both Marius and the finances. Please take care.

[jazzcat]

Prayers on the way for Marius.

[Barbara]

I just read this. I hope they find out that it is just a condition he can live with.

All the best for Marius

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Oh my! How scary for you! I sure hope it's something that can be taken care of with medication. I'm glad to hear all his other vitals are ok. Hopefully the ultrasound will tell you everything you need to know and Marius can be on the mend!

After all, now that Edwina is moving to CA, Marius will need a good strong heart so he can go acourtin'.

{{{hugs}}} to you and skritchies to your sweet boy!

[Vermontcat]

I'm sending more positive thoughts your way for Marius!
From what Jen posted earlier in this thread, grade 3 doesn't sound too bad since one of her cats is grade 3 and doesn't even need medication for it.
Hoping for more good news when you get more results.
Hugs to you and all of your kitties.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Prayers on the way from me for you and sweet Marius!
My cat kids all have their paws crossed too!

[wolflady]

Thank you everyone. Marius's appointment has been scheduled for this Wednesday (Aug. 4th) at 10:00am, so my husband will be taking him in tomorrow.
I'm assuming they'll need to sedate him, because I doubt he'll lay still for them to do this ultrasound. Should I discontinue his food and H2O after 8pm tonight, just to be on the safe side?

[gini]

Karen, I just now found this thread. Oh, I do know how you feel..........I always worried myself sick over my kids and their various tests.

But with Jen's experience here - let's hope Marius' condition is not life threatening and he can live a long life with you.

You have my prayers and big hugs to you and Aaron for being such great pet owners.

I will be following this thread now for updates and I will be thinking of you tomorrow.

Big Hugs from gini