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Originally Posted by Hokule'a Few new pics of Hoku since we brought her home. One with her mom, one sleeping with dad, and two with clothes 
We are enjoying her so much and most of the time we forget about her heart murmur since she's so active and silly! |
I've owned 4 Japanese Chins over the past 16 years and 2 out of 4 had heart murmurs and not the kind that they outgrow. There are better medications (when needed) now, then there were when I had two with bad heart murmurs. I must tell you that both had a great quality of life until the last few months of their lives which were 9 and 10 years. In the Chins this is about the expected normal life span and both outlived my previous Yorkie that passed away at 6 years and was very ill for the last two of those years.
Just enjoy your adorable puppy and don't dwell on the murmur.