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04-22-2008, 03:36 PM | #1 |
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| Heart Arrhythmia? My wife took our Bijou to the vet today because she had been having 'reverse sneezing' episodes since Sunday afternoon. The vet diagnosed her with heart arrhythmia and prescribed Enalipril. She has never before had any such episodes before and has always been healthy and active. I delayed taking her to the vet because I thought she was having a reaction to a carpet freshening powder my wife used on Sunday. She told the vet this but he was firm in his diagnosis but it seemed like too much of a coincidence (to me) that she would have such an episode for the first time ever only hours after the cleaner was used. She had a rough night with it Monday night but seems much better this evening. I don't think the medicine could have worked that fast. The vet was amazed that she had no prior episodes but stayed with his diagnosis. The very limited amount of research I've done this afternoon on heart arrhythmia doesn't seem to match Bijou's history so now I'm really wondering if it wasn't a reaction to the carpet cleaner after all though none of my other dogs seen affected by it. Bijou is 21 months old and weighs 9 pounds but is probably about a pound overweight but certainly not obese. Sorry for the long post but does anyone have any experience with this type of thing? I'm really confused by this. Thanks for any replies. |
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04-22-2008, 04:05 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | Sorry I have no experience but I would go with your gut feeling and get a second opinion. I wouldn't want to give my baby meds they may not need. Maybe a consult with a cardiologist. Hope it was just the carpet powder.
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04-22-2008, 04:17 PM | #3 |
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| I'm going to visit the vet myself tomorrow but wanted to see how she is doing overnight. My gut tells me it was an irritant reaction but I don't know enough to be sure if irritants can cause the same symptoms but it does seem odd that she is doing so much better so quickly, though I'm glad she is. His diagnosis was done by a physical exam only. He has no electro-cardiogram equipment but seemed very certain. Like you posted, I don't want to be giving her medications she doesn't need. I'm just looking for some other insights before I go see him tomorrow. |
04-22-2008, 04:41 PM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | It depends - can you provide more info about what he told you w/ the heart? I used to work in human cardio. There are certain "heart blocks" (laymens terms) that are very obvious via stethoscope - where the pattern repeats itself - and drops a beat, in pattern. OR, did he hear a slow beat (bradycardia) or fast beat (tachycardia)??? Depending on what you say...I dunno...if it were me I'd probably still want an ECG - and a MUCH better explanation. What concerns me most is that Enalapril is given for High Blood Pressure and Congestive Heart Failure - so I'm not sure what line of thinking your vet has here...
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04-22-2008, 05:09 PM | #6 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Did the vet consult with Pet Poison Control about the specific carpet cleaner - bc that would seem pretty important too. I mean, theoretically, if there was an actual poison/toxic response - the kidneys could certainly go into overtime - causing fluid overload (systemically) - which could, essentially, "backload" the heart, cause systemic high blood pressure - and possibly even sound like HF via steth. But, I guess I'm a little surprised at how dismissive he seemed at the carpet cleaner inhalant theory - bc I think it has some merit, you know? Let's see, trying to recall who has Poison Control services - I know ASPCA does and some vet schools do - but your Vet should have those numbers as well.
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04-22-2008, 05:54 PM | #7 |
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| Thanks so much for your insight, Ann. You're kind of fleshing out what my instincts are telling me. I have no real medical knowledge to connect the dots but thanks for giving me a possible cause/effect relationship based on real experience. |
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