Metoprolol belongs to the group of medicines known as beta-blockers. It is a medicine which is used to treat several different medical conditions. It works on the heart and blood vessels. Metoprolol slows down the activity of your heart by stopping messages sent by some nerves to your heart.
Feel your catâs heartbeat with one hand over his left side, just behind his front leg. Count the number of beats in 15 seconds and multiply by four to get the heart rate in beats per minute (bpm). A normal cat's heart rate is between 140 and 220 bpm, with a relaxed cat measuring on the low end. Call your veterinarian if the heart rate is too rapid, too slow or irregular. Take your cat's respiratory rate. Watch your cat breathe when he is relaxed and standing; focus on the movement of the abdomen and chest wall.
Depending on its age and what its doing, the average cat's heart beats 120 to nearly 200 beats per minute. As the cat's heart weakens and the animal is closer to dying, the heart rate drops dramatically to just a fraction of its normal rate.Near the end, there are longer and longer pauses between each individual beat, and the pattern becomes very irregular until the heart completely stops.epending on its age and what its doing, the average cat's heart beats 120 to nearly 200 beats per minute. As the cat's heart weakens and the animal is closer to dying, the heart rate drops dramatically to just a fraction of its normal rate.