[txrosegirl]

Originally Posted by Woogie Man

What got my suspicions up in Bijou's case was the sudden onset of symptoms. Heart disease is in most cases progressive, not sudden. I gave my vet a good history for Bijou but he dismissed that and stayed firm with his opinion. If you have all the testing done for Bentley, I'm sure you'll get a definite diagnosis. At least from there, you can do what is best for him and be certain you're doing the right thing. I sure hope your vet was wrong, too. This whole episode has been an emotional roller coaster for us with all the worries and I'm sure it is for you, too. Good luck with everything and keep us posted on Bentley.

thanks so much for your post! and i am wishing you and bijou the best and am so glad you did not do what your first vet said and put him on any meds that would have ended up harming him in the end!

and in bentleys case it was an "all of the sudden" diagnosis because any time my vet checked him out at appts, she said his heart sounded great (no irregular heartbeat or anything)...we will most definitely take him to a cardiac specialist if the first round of standard tests do not come back normal (fingers crossed they ARE normal though!) ... the cardiac specialist here requires the regular tests be done by your regular vet before being accepted to their office thanks so much for the good luck wishes!