HCM is one kind of diseases attack the heart muscle, and believed to be mostly genetic in origin, with some breeds considered think including the Sphynx. Although there is no heal for this condition, with at the appointed time diagnosis and early treatment, Sphynx cats might live on few years after they are diagnosed. Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) results from HCM. Do not be deceive by certain sites and articles which unfortunately leave new Sphynx owners in a panic frenzy to start making phone calls to their vet and setting up appointments for their Sphynx cat to schedule an X-Ray, ECG (Electrocardiogram) or an Echo because they read of this horrifying 'Sphynx cat disease' on the internet that everyone is talking about. 'YES,' it is a horrible disease and 'NO,' it's not only a 'Sphynx cat disease!'. HCM is a disease that affects animals like cats, dogs, hamsters, rabbits and even humans can be diagnosed with HCM. There is no 'guarantee' that any animal including Sphynx cats will or will not agreement these illnesses so do not let any one tell you dissimilar. For example, two breeding Sphynx parents can live full healthy lives with no symptoms of HCM, scanned yearly HCM free but one of their kittens can be diagnosed 2 years down the road into its life. So if HCM is something that bothers you, or keeps you up at night, then by all means see your vet, get your habitual check up and ask his opinion on the matter and go from there. What I will tell you is most vets, unless your Sphynx cat shows symptoms of HCM, will not discover any further then a uncomplicated check up and drive you on your way.
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