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156 PART 3 CAT WITH SIGNS OF HEART DISEASE

If in congestive heart failure (respiratory distress with Prognosis
open-mouth breathing or very abnormal respiratory pat-
The prognosis is variable and depends on the severity
tern, pulmonary congestion on radiographs with or with-
of the mitral regurgitation and degree of cardiac
out pleural effusion and hypothermia) refer to section on
enlargement present.
HCM for therapy (page 130).
If congestive heart failure is present, life expectancy is
around 1–2 years.

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