Common Feline Heart Diseases

Common Feline
Heart Diseases

Different Diseases Require
Different Treatments

Here you’ll find a list of common feline heart diseases, so you can understand exactly what’s going on inside your cat’s heart.

Ventricular Premature Complex in Cats

Ventricular premature complexes may be due to numerous etiologies, which includes; cardiac disease, pericardial effusion, metabolic disease and electrolyte disturbances, tickborne disease, fever, pain, anemia,

Physiologic Murmur in Cats

A physiologic murmur is quite common in cats. This is usually the result of a dynamic right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (dRVO). This

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Cats

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a state of high blood pressure within the lung (pulmonary) circulation. This condition can be due to heartworm disease and

Systemic Hypertension in Cats

Systemic Hypertension is a state of high blood pressure within the body. This means that the heart must work very hard to propel blood

Feline Aortic Thromboembolism

An aortic thromboembolism is a blood clot that has developed within the heart. It typically lodges at the distal aorta, often termed a “saddle

Restrictive Cardiomyopathy in Cats

Restrictive Cardiomyopathy is a primary myocardial disease wherein the heart muscle is damaged. The myocardium becomes infiltrated with fibrous scar tissue that prevents normal function

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Cats

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is a primary myocardial disease wherein the heart muscle is damaged. The myocytes (muscle cells) become markedly thickened and replicate in a non-uniform

Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Cats

Dilated Cardiomyopathy is a primary myocardial disease wherein the heart muscle is damaged and becomes very weak. In cats, this is usually idiopathic, but

Ventricular Spetal Defect (VSD) in Cats

A Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) is a congenital cardiac disease, causing communication between the left and right ventricle. These can occur in numerous locations

Congenital Mitral Valve Dysplasia in Cats

Congenital Mitral Valve Dysplasia is a condition where the mitral valve (separating the left atrium and left ventricle) did not form correctly at birth. As

Reverse Patent Ductus Arteriosus (rPDA) in Cats

A right to left Patent Ductus Arteriosus (Reversed PDA or rPDA) is a congenital defect where the ductus arteriosus (fetal vascular connection) remains present after

Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) in Cats

A Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) is a congenital defect where the ductus arteriosus (fetal vascular connection) remains patent after birth. This allows blood to

Ventricular Premature Complex in Cats

Atrial Premature Complex in Cats

Atrial premature complexes are often the result of atrial dilation (left or right); however, additional considerations would be mechanical irritation (perihilar lymph node enlargement, atrial/auricular

Atrial Fibrilation in Cats

Atrial fibrillation is a condition where the atrium (top chambers of the heart) are no longer allowing organized electrical activity. Rather, there is a