Hi All! I am brand new to this forum... this is my first post. I have 2 kitties, a brother and sister who are 1 1/2 years old. I am also owned by a greyhound and a golden retriever, and actually first posted this in the Off Topic section of a greyhound forum, and someone kindly directed me here. I will cut and paste my post now---
The kitties just went in on Sat for annual check up/shots.
They have to get rabies by law, so that we did. They are strictly indoor cats so the only other vaccine we get is distemper. I decided to get titers taken instead.
The blood drawing did not go well. Ended up having to completely sedate Moki. Chloe stayed awake for it but it was really terrifiying. First question, is the extra trauma involved with blood drawing worth the benefits of not getting the vaccine? Their veins are extremely thin and they had a lot of trouble with it- it took quite a while to fill a vile.
Second question.. They said that Chloe has a heart murmer. They want to do an X-Ray and echocardiogram. I read on the internet that the x-ray is not helpful in finding out the specifics of a hear murmur, and that it is best to have an ultrasound done. I called the vet and they said that the echocardiogram is the same as the ultrasound that I read about... is that true? Also, what is the difference between echocardiogram and EKG? I thought it was the same thing but read something that indicated otherwise...
I love my kitties very much... thanks in advance for your advice!
The kitties just went in on Sat for annual check up/shots.
They have to get rabies by law, so that we did. They are strictly indoor cats so the only other vaccine we get is distemper. I decided to get titers taken instead.
The blood drawing did not go well. Ended up having to completely sedate Moki. Chloe stayed awake for it but it was really terrifiying. First question, is the extra trauma involved with blood drawing worth the benefits of not getting the vaccine? Their veins are extremely thin and they had a lot of trouble with it- it took quite a while to fill a vile.
Second question.. They said that Chloe has a heart murmer. They want to do an X-Ray and echocardiogram. I read on the internet that the x-ray is not helpful in finding out the specifics of a hear murmur, and that it is best to have an ultrasound done. I called the vet and they said that the echocardiogram is the same as the ultrasound that I read about... is that true? Also, what is the difference between echocardiogram and EKG? I thought it was the same thing but read something that indicated otherwise...
I love my kitties very much... thanks in advance for your advice!