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While the overall statistics are not encouraging, long-term survival and quality of life after diagnosis vary greatly with the individual circumstances. The statistics show that only 20 to 30 percent of congestive heart failure (CHF) patients live longer than 10 to 12 years after diagnosis.
Generally speaking, the average cat with HCM and heart failure will live 6 months to one year. This is an average, so some cats live much longer, and some cats do not do as well. Symptoms. It cannot be stressed enough that cats are absolute masters at self-regulation and masking pain, thereby disguising any weakness or discomfort until it is too late.