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Originally Posted by dottiesyrky  So sorry to hear of that you poor baby is going through these disturbing symptoms. Hope there is a definitive diagnosis and cure soon.
Stupid me has a question! I have had a Holter monitor myself and wonder how they technically do this test on a hairy and active dog? Do they have remote wireless output or are the data recorded for later analysis?
Also is it really the case that no info can be gleaned from a resting EKG? I have had a few wasted tests if that is so. LOL!
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They wear them on their backs...with a shirt over them. Yes, it is recorded just like the human ones. There are cassette ones, but the digital ones are very lightweight and the data is on a flash card. They are similar in size to a cell phone...and the pups are not really bothered by them.
A Holter is better than a 5 minute ECG because it shows what the heart is doing over a 24 hour period. . There is a record kept by the owner and the things noted are compared to the events shown on the read out. There is nothing wrong with doing an ECG...it is a great tool but if you have a pup that is having intermittent problems then often a Holter is needed.