So so sorry not my intention to offend

I was just looking for that section on Fabcats on the HCM and I came across the page which lists the inherited (confirmed and suspected) problems for the specific breeds. Here is the one for Bengals on there....

http://www.fabcats.org/breeders/inherit ... bengal.php


This page has the list for all the other breeds:

http://www.fabcats.org/breeders/inherit ... /index.php

Katie: I see what you mean by the Persian list!

HCM - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is a disease that is common in a lot of animal species, including humans.
It is common in all breeds of cat and more recently has found to be common in Bengal cats. It is an inherited disease.

Some more links:-

The International Bengal Cat Society has funded research into HCM in Bengals in order to find a blood test to identify the gene that is causing the disease in Bengals.
See http://www.tibcs.com/fundraisers/index.aspx#Lightning

http://members.aol.com/jchinitz/hcm/index.htm and
http://www.pawpeds.com/pawacademy/health/mybpc3/ (a bit more technical)
tells you about the disease.

http://catvet.homestead.com/hcm_for_bre ... v_2006.pdf - Advice for breeders.

Also the very good link on HCM given to you by Katie on the FAB website.

If you Google feline HCM or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy you will fnd a lot of info on the disease. A lot of research has been done in Maine Coons and Ragdolls as they were the first breeds to do anything about the disease, (those breeds actually have blood tests available to find the gene responsible in their breed) most of the info on the disease applies to Bengals also.

HTH

Thanks everyone! Now I am more informed.

I am taking Cooter to the vet for his next set of shots and checkup on Tuesday Oct. 25th. I will make sure that they listen to his little heart everytime he goes there now.

Links no longer work so I've took them off this thread.