heart murmur on dogs

I only know he had an ear infection and the vet found a muffled sound coming from his heart on examination, The vet told me it was a heart murmur, he also gave him water tablets to remove the fluid from his chest and lungs 3 weeks ago I was told his heart was much better, the dog himself is clinically

Heart murmers are simply abnormal heart sounds. Many aged dogs have clinically insignificant heart murmers. But heart disease does occur and its progression and signs can be mitigated with medications and monitoring. Heart disease is a generic term which groups many different forms of heart ailment, many of which are treated and managed somewhat differently. To decide what is required, the following process is utilized. A thorough history (any coughing?, tiring easily?

As your dog ages, all muscles in the body may become less toned. This reduction in tone includes the heart. The murmur may increase with age. Your best bet for prognosis is to eventually have a cardiac workup including echocardiogram, EKG, chest X-Rays, and bloodwork. Heart medications, if necessary are very effective and some can even help to prevent further deterioration.

we just took the dog in for a second opinion and the vet confirmed the heart murmur. she said it was a 2-3 and small. she said just to keep an eye on him and bring him back if he ever becomes symptomatic. she said he could possibly never develop symptoms. she said we could give him fish oil and vitamin e but said she had no info on coenzyme q-10 for dogs... i felt better when she asked how old he was and i said he was 11 and she could not believe it and asked what we were feeding him.

Hi, I had a little chi that was diagnosed with a heart murmur. I ended up having to take her to a cardio specialist who placed her on Lasix, Enapril and Digoxin. Unfortunately, though, it didn't get any better and I didn't want her to suffer. I do hope and pray that yours being a puppy will get better though. Keeping you and yours in our hopes and prayers.....................

Have you ever looked into the cause of your cats heart murmur? Sometimes, bad teeth will cause an infection on the heart valves. The bacteria in the mouth travel to the heart and settle on the heart valves. It causes pockets of pus to form, and the valves will not close properly. An antibiotic could improve the heart murmur a lot. This also happened with my cat!! It might be worth asking your vet about this. I hope your vet has already told you about this!!

I just took my 7 week old Alaskan Malamute puppy for his first vet heck and vaccination. The vet listened to his heart and immediatly told me he suspected a heart murmur. He comment that is was only slight and wanted me to bring him back a couple of days later to let the other vet who works there give a second opinion. Upon a second opinion, the other vet confirmed a heart murmur. I was not given a grade for the murmur.

I was told when he was about 2 years old that he had a heart murmur, but then when I moved back to PA, and took him to a vet around here, they never said a word about the heart murmur until the next visit and I asked how is his murmur is, that is when she also stated that he has a heart murmur. I finally was able to take him to the heart doctor about this. $400.00 later, I was told I have nothing to worry about, just need to watch his breathing and that it would be fine to have him neutered.

I just got a dog recently. She's a cocker spanial and only 4 months old. Few days ago, she was diagnosed with Heart Murmur Grade 6. What should I do? She's my first pet and I want her to live.

My 13 year old cat was just diagnosed with a slight heart murmur, we have had blood work done on her but everything was negative. Do you think I need to see a cardiologist or do you think a follow-up with the vet would be sufficient at this time?

I've had a murmur for decades and never experienced any heart pain.

I got an 18 mo old female Chihuahua from a breeder last week as a companion since my beloved Chihuahua died of old age earlier this year, and when I took her to the vet to make sure she was healthy, I was told she has a grade 6 heart murmur and likely only has months to live. The doctor took a chest x-ray and her heart is very enlarged and round. It's pushing her windpipe up. Right now, her lungs sound clear and she is not coughing.

Hi Donda, Our pet had some of the same reactions when his teeth were giving him problems. May want to have your pets teeth cleaned as well, especially if your pet is sneezing alot. Our vet told us that our dachshund,s bouts with tooth infections and many many "rounds" of antibiotics to fight it could lead bad bacteria attacking our pets heart leading to shorter lifespan. Since he had a grade 2 heart murmur since a puppy, this was a major concern for us.

X-ray tech said he had a slight enlarged heart no heart symptoms prior to him getting infection in lungs he ran barked and chased other dogs while he was there vet said no heart problems he saw no murmur strong heart beat.

Yeah - pretty sure a quintuple bypass would require the surgeons to have unfettered access to the heart. As for the murmur - your quintuple bypass gave new pathways to arteries that feed blood to your heart. A murmur occurs from blood flowing through a heart valve, either on it's way into your ventricles, or on it's way to your lungs and the rest of your body. Though the valves are in close proximity to the transplanted bypass veins, they shouldn't have much to do with the murmur.

Hello All, Just looking for some advice regarding dogs with congestive/chronic heart failure. My 18 year old yorkie/maltese mix has a lot of issues going on right now. He had a small heart murmur last year and upon exam 3 weeks ago the vet said his murmur has become very loud. So we did some blood work and x-ray. On the x-ray we could see his heart was enlarged, trachea collapsed, and pulmonary congestion (edema?). This murmur is caused by a mitral valve issue, forget the exact name though.

They will likely order a Holter monitor -- 24 hour heart rate monitor -- to determine what your heart rhythm is when you are having symptoms. If you have a murmur, they may also order an echocardiogram.

Most murmurs can only be heard with the assistance of a stethoscope. A murmur may be heard in a normal heart, and may not necessarily caused by a structural defect in the heart itself. Murmurs may also be the result of various problems, such as narrowing or leaking of valves, or the presence of passages between chambers of the heart. Elevated blood pressure may not be related to the murmur.

I recently had a pre-op physical and the Dr. not my normal Dr. picked up a heart murmur. I have had a history of SVT and on Atenalol.

On Aug. 31st my dog was diagnosed with Kidney Failure. Her creatinine was at a 8. As of almost 2 weeks ago it went down to a 2. I have been giving her 6 cc's of fluid subcutaneously. As also Aluminum Hydroxide Gel, USP 5 mL after she eats. Along with PancrePlus as she basically has chronic pancreatitis since 2011 and I can only feed her either boiled chicken & rice or science diet I/D or she starts to tremble in pain.

Our surviving dog, who was a senior but had until then been healthy, suddenly developed a serious heart murmur about 2 months after our other dog passed away. Within 6 months of the murmur being detected, her heart failed. I'm not saying she might not have developed heart issues anyway, but I truly think she died early, of a broken heart.

Monday afternoon, we took him back to the vet and he said that his heart murmur is between 4-5. He said that there is not much we can do about it. My husband is not willing to pay for him to have an specialist to take a look at my puppy. The vet said that the operation could fix his problem with his liver, but that his heart isnt good and there is maybe nothing that we can do because the 2 major organs of his body is shutting down.. I don't know what to do.

I have to dissagree that congestive heart failure comes on slowly. My 13yr old shihtzu has never been diagnosed with any heart murmur. She developed an abcess and I was told then she had a mild heart murmur.

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