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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  My little Aija was diagnosed with CHF because of a ruptured cordea tendonae when she was about 6 years old,I think. She was started on Vasotec and Lasix, she had an almost "complete recovery", in spite of that floppy valve, after 4 years. I was able to stop her Vasotec as she was "compensating" and was essentially aymptomatic....we continued the Lasix but went from daily to twice a week, and she lived until she was 16 (? 17 ?) years old. Praying for little Wylie, but I think there is plenty room for a positive outlook and outcome. |
As I am sure you know, I lost a pup this week due to a ruptured chordae tendinae. I am very surprised that your pup did so well after what I have found out about this cardiac emergency.
My sweet little foster Tommy was drowning by the time I got him to the EC. We don't have a definitive diagnosis (because and echo must be done to diagnose) but highly suspicious of this because he never had any symptoms of cardiac issues. He had been seen by many vets including the specialists at GCVS when he had a couple of surgeries. He also had had a recent chest xray where he was found to have CT. He never had a murmur or any other symptoms of cardiac issues.
Here is a link about this for people who are not familiar. I had never experienced anything so awful in my life....he went downhill so fast and I quickly had him euthanized to stop his suffering. The vet told me that IF he could stabilize him overnight, he would not have more than a few months at best if it were in fact the chordae tendinae. This is a well seasoned emergency vet who I totally respect.
From the link:
Prognosis
Rupture of primary chorda: very poor to hopeless prognosis for survival.
Rupture of secondary or tertiary chordae: as for severe mitral endocardiosis; patients rarely survive more than 6 months.
Exercise capacity and quality of life poor in most cases.
I can only say that you were fortunate. And, I also want to say that I don't believe this is a common occurence with CHF.
https://www.vetstream.com/canis/Cont...e/dis00920.asp