A heart murmur is an unusual sound made by the blood around your cat’s heart. The sound can be similar to a swishing or swooshing sound. It is different from the typical sound heard from the opening ...

Heart disease can be a silent killer of cats just as it is in people. Cats can be without any apparent signs of problems and then die suddenly from a condition called cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy is ...

Whether they are busy chasing laser-pointer lights or demanding to be let behind closed doors, cats have a way of brightening up your day with their quirky behavior. Our cats are a part of our family, ...

“Our hearts melted when Curie’s adopter told us why this kitten was the one,” a North Carolina animal shelter wrote Oct. 9 on Facebook. “Curie was born with a heart murmur, and her new mom has one too ...

As a cat owner you've probably seen your fur baby isolating or suddenly trying to avoid you after telling them off, and that's because, just like us, our felines have feelings, and they can get hurt ...

We have a cat that might have a heart murmur. Rocky is a 3-year-old domestic shorthair orange tabby. He has always gotten a good bill of health during his annual checkups. We adopted Rocky from a ...

Most pets are notorious for refusing to take their medication, but one cat’s enthusiasm for her daily treatment has captured the hearts of millions online. Arden said that, for the past year and a ...

Today we’re talking about heart murmurs — conditions that can affect both dogs and cats. A heart murmur is an abnormal heart sound that your vet may hear with his or her stethoscope when they listen ...

ABOVE: An echocardiogram from the patient shows that the left side of the heart has severely thickened mitral valve leaflets (white arrow). LEFT: In this echocardiogram with color Doppler applied, the ...

Emma may only be a year and a half old, but this tabby has already endured more than most cats do in a lifetime. The Bergen County Animal Shelter is searching for a foster-hospice — or “fospice” — ...