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Originally Posted by Munchie09  There are many dogs that had the same problem and more that's on the same program that my dog is on and ended up being better than ever. I'm not putting him on the drugs. There a natural remedies that work the same or better than the drugs with no side effects. I researched this guys. You can look it up yourself. Its called NTR |
I hope you do not view my post as argumentative. I know tone is lost a lot in these posting. I truly want to just give you some info to help you make a decision in your pet's care.
I worked in human cardiology for years, have education in it and professional licensure(s). I don't know if your DVM explained what murmurs are. They are a symptom of some kind of aberrant flow of blood. They can be caused by things that are not very concerning, such as a slight leak in a heart valve (which means as the blood flows from one chamber to another, the valve leaflets are not closing correctly, causing some backflow of blood).
They can also be caused by very concerning things, such as valves that were not formed correctly and have a lot of backflow; inside walls of the heart separating the chambers that did not form correctly and have a hole, allowing a mixing of oxygenated and non-oxygenated blood and creating a heart that does not pump effectively; and leftover fetal circulation, which is the way blood circulates between the heart and lungs while the pup (or human) is still in their mother's womb and she is breathing for them.
All of these causes are mechanical in nature, and vitamins cannot fix a mechanical problem. I think that is great that you put research into your pet's care. I'm just trying to give you more info to help.
The enlarged heart could just be the way the x-ray looked, but w the murmur in a 2-year-old dog, I would highly recommend getting a cardiac ultrasound. This test is highly accurate and gives a very good picture of what is going on inside the chest. This will help direct your pup's care so that it can be done more efficiently, saving you $ in the end, and hopefully giving your pup a better life.
Please feel free to private message me. You also might want to google some of the things I mentioned that causes murmurs and read about them.