Oh this just brought tears to my eyes as I have gone thru this with my Buffy but my girl did not faint . She does not say what the heart problem is do you know?
Buffy has a heart murmur and about 3 yrs ago was very sick from it. It was enlarged, her chest full of fluids, and having about 4 breathing attacks a day.
The reason her dog does not want to walk anymore is because she is so tired, her heart is over working. My vet said that the more they cough the worst the heart is......there is medication to slow the heart, release the fluids and open the bronchos is needed.
Buffy had an EKG done and was send by phone line to the heart specialist in Chicago and her x-ray's also checked by a specialist before she was put on the correct meds. Today she is still with me and only gets maybe 3 or 4 quick breathing attacks a year......the first time she went 2 wks without a breathing problem I swear I wanted to go have a drink in celebration it had been touch and go for over a year before things got under control.
Well, I wish them well and hope there is something her vets can do to help her and her doggie. |