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Old 02-12-2008, 12:29 PM   #5
MyFairLacy
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Heart mumors are abnormal heart sounds caused by turbulence. In a young dog, it is normally congenital or developmental...the heart may not have formed correctly before birth or certain holes may not have closed correctly after birth. In the fetus, there are certain holes in the heart that are supposed to be there, but after birth they are supposed to close pretty quickly. If they don't close, it causes a murmor. Murmors can also be caused by valves that don't close correctly or are narrowed for some reason.

I have never heard of murmors being caused because of adjustment. There is something abnormal about his heart which is causing the murmor. Sometimes murmors go away with age, and sometimes they need to be corrected. You may need to see a cardiologist.
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