Heart arrhythmia? I just took my 11 week old puppy, Jack, to the vet and I got some insane news...the vet said he has an extra heart beat every so often, saying it wasn't that bad or that loud, which was good, and it could go away after time. But I am still left here wondering why? how will this affect my BABY? can he live a normal life? will he die young? Any advice/input would be appreciated/ :confused::( |
he called it a murmur I believe? I just read it could go away and is commonly seen in young pups sometimes? He did say hed probably outgrow it..I am just scared and worried! |
No worries... very common in small breed dogs... in fact, I'm hardput to think of a dog whose has a 'normal' heartbeat... |
My Lab Rusty had a heart murmur for years and lived to the ripe old age of 14 without it slowing him down. It was complications from the heart murmur that led to his eventual passing, but that's still not a bad life span for a Lab. Make sure you ask the vet what signs to look for that would indicate it's getting worse, and ask if there are any medications you can give him if the symptoms get bad. For my Lab, they told me he might wake up from naps coughing because fluid backs up in his lungs. He did a little bit of that starting at age 11 or so, but the turn for the worse came when the fluid started backing up in his body cavity and he started bloating. |
What Grade was his murmur? They are graded from 0-4. A Grade 1 murmur, also called a puppy murmur or a benign murmur, will usually resolve by the time the baby is around 1year old. Even if this grade does not resolve, chances are very good this murmur will not be of any concern and will have no effect on your baby's health, activity, or life span. Be sure you ask what Grade it was....that will tell you what you can expect. |
I just want to say thank you for replying so fast...and thanks for the info that made me feel much BETTER and at ease ab this..I have done some research since and read that it's quite common in pups..and can disappear.. He told me it wasn't bad...it wasn't loud, so he wasn't worried and he could grow out of it. He never said any grade though..I think it's something he wants to just keep an eye on in the future, just in case. But boy did it have me worried!! Thanks again, guys!!!!! I am reading throughout the forum as well, and I see alot of this...I am seeing it's quite common? |
Just went through this with two pups, siblings- I have Miss Mia and a close friend has her sister Bella. Mia presented with Narrowing of the Aortic Artery causing murmur, arrythmia and tachycardia. Actually it was not promising and had 2 independent cardiologists tell me same thing. Bella presented with same things but not tachycardia. 2 vets and 2 cardiologists all told me that with puppies its hard to tell, and even though right now its very bad, they could still outgrow it. Went for follow up last week, and I am happy to report that the echo showed improvements and that with alot of luck they will outgrow it. I can't stress enough how important it is to see a cardiologist, it really is very important and worth the expense. If your pup starts any coughing it is important to get ahold of your vet right away. There are other symptoms but they seem so normal puppy like things that you may not recognize them - but coughing you won't miss. Follow up with your cardiologist every month until your pup is cleared. You especially want to see a cardiologist because they better trained at recognizing structural problems of the cardiac system. There are many things that can be "fixed" if you have the right Dr. I'm going to hope that your like "us" and your pup outgrows this common condition...and, while it is common, it should still be treated as serious and checked by a cardiologist. |
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