HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy)
HCM is an insidious disease which can be found in all cats, purebred and non-purebred. A cat may appear healthy, but suddenly die without symptoms. No specific gene has been identified. For this reason testing is urgently important prior to breeding a cat. The link below provides detailed information.
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StarAngel Bengals HAVE BEEN TESTED and found NEGATIVE FOR HCM
![HCM procedure at CVCA](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/511166/a2db5fbfe3962d31faa6a9ce6e6d07a25e51b7b8/original/hcm-test-gabe-6-29-13.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sicmVzaXplIiwzODldLFsibWF4Il0sWyJ3ZSJdXQ%3D%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Dr. Rosenthal and Dr. Tyrrell of CVCA, in Towson, Maryland performing Cardiac Echo on Goldar. High quality equipment, same as used on a human receiving a Cardiac Echo. QGC StarAngel Gabriel having Echo. He tested Negative for HCM.