Thread: Odds of an MC with HCM

To NCarver. .. to put my post in very simple terms my father, son and grand daughter have the human form of HCM and I am a carrier. I have had 3 cats and 1 dog with HCM. My two older cats were put on beta blockers and diuretics and lived to 11 and 14. My younger cat died suddenly at 11 months from it, hence testing the related older cats and getting treatment early. My King Charles Cavalier was in very advanced stages, swollen purple tongue, drowning in lung fluid, over heating, Vet wanted to put him down aged 2 but we persevered and he lived to 9.

I agree with how painful this condition can be for a cat but it is not a death sentence if treated right. The death can be painful but can be avoided or a vet can intervene before it gets too much.

Bristol Univercity research states that 34% of coonies are affected; that's a third of all coonies! Scarey!!! I also have had CH (spastic) cats that vets have said to put down and have lived good lives.