So happy about the good news!!! :D

Phew, Bonny :)! So happy to read this update! Yay! :D

YEAH, so glad for:) your good news!!!

Thank you!! Prayers really can be answered. :D

WAHOO!!! :cheer::cheer::cheer:

I'm so happy to read such a positive update, and I love a vet who will tell you what you need to know but be sure to remind you to enjoy your sweet girl too!

I'm so glad Chelsea had such a great weekend too! Wow, what a relief! I can only imagine how thrilled you are. :D

Bonny this is GREAT news! I normally am not on YT over the weekend so this is the first I'm seeing the results!

Thank you Sherry! It still hasn't quite sunk in that she's ok. I keep telling Chelsea that she is NOT to scare Mommy like that ever again, and then I squeeze her silly. :D

Alfie has a grade 1 heart murmur also and my Vet is not concerned in the least and it doesn't sound like yours is either.

No, he's not concerned about the murmur at all. I didn't think to ask him to grade it but he told me that it was pretty mild. I'm thrilled that the tests were normal, but I'd sure like to know what made Chelsea collapse with the low heart rate and the arrhythmia.

It's probably a grade 1. The first time she listened to Alfie's heart, she kinda, sorta, maybe thought she heard something but it was so faint and hardly detectable that she said "Nope, nothing there". Then two months later when he went for his neuter she was doing his pre-op exam and she felt more confident that he had one.

I know you're a good mommy and Chelsea is in good hands with you. Try not to worry and just keep squeezing her silly. :D

Did you ask the cardiologist his thoughts on her collapse? Or if he's giving your vet a report check with your regular vet first... I'd be curious too if it were my dog.... it would be nice to know when to expect any future occurences or things to do to prevent a problem... I'd have a problem just trying to pretend it didn't happen....

The specialist gave me a full printout of his report. And yes, he had a few thoughts - her collapse is very concerning to him. A 24 hour Holtor monitor, an Atropine reaction test and GI testing are just some of the things he discussed with me.

I'm not pretending it didn't happen. I've taken Chelsea in for test after test with 3 different doctors, including a specialist, and none of them can find anything wrong. Do you have any suggestions on what more I can do, because I've certainly done everything I can think of?

Sending more healing prayer for little Chelsea:animal-pa

Thank you! Chelsea and I appreciate it very much. :)

I talked with the specialist again, as a follow-up on Chelsea, and he said he graded her heart murmur a 2 out of 5. Dr. Hodges said it's not likely it'll ever turn into a problem. :thumbup:

I also questioned him on whether we should be doing additional testing and he was confident in the original instructions he gave me. He said we're doing what he would be doing if Chelsea were his. He does not know what caused Chelsea's collapse but strongly suspects that she managed to swallow something that first morning, as unlikely as I thought that was. Given that Chelsea is eating/drinking well, has had no diarrhea/vomiting, and her abdomen appeared normal upon exam, Dr. Hodges feels a GI issue may still be a slight possibility but he doesn't think it likely.

Chelsea has had no further episodes and seems to back to her old 'wild child' self. Her pulse has been strong and steady ever time I've taken it. So, I am to continue watching her and monitoring her pulse while I pray she did get into something and this was just a one time thing. It seems no matter how careful I am, I can't be careful enough.

Thank you again for all the prayers and well wishes. Chelsea sends wet puppy licks to you all. :)

Bonny