I know this is a really weird question, but here goes. 5 months ago we got a kitten. At the time the vet noted a mild heart murmur. However, he showed no symptoms, so he said to just keep an eye on him and, hopefully, he would outgrow the problem. A month ago, we got his mom. That is when the problems began.

Whenever he is near his mom, he looks stressed and begins panting and his heartbeat becomes very fast and he lies down. He wants to interact with his mom, but when he tries, he gets sick. We took him for a cardiac evaluation where they did xrays and an echocardiogram. Both looked fine, they still heard a mild murmur.

The best the vet could come up with is he might be allergic to something. Since the thing he always reacts to is his mom, he speculated that he is allergic to his mom. However, he wasn't sure that this was even possible.

This has stressed out the cat so much, he is now living with my son. I seriously am worried he may just drop dead one of these times. Anyone have any other ideas. It would be nice to be able to have my son bring his cat here, so he can spend more than just a day visiting.

Thanks for any advice or ideas.

Deb

BTW, both cats are otherwise healthy and have been neutered.