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02-04-2009, 10:17 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New York, NY, USA
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| Sinus Arrhythmia Does anyone have a dog that has Sinus Arrhythmia? What is it? Any special diet or meds? My vet says my puppy has it but never elaborated on it. She said no harm but Im thinking what about in the long run? |
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02-04-2009, 11:50 AM | #2 |
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| A sinus arrhythmia is a normal thing from what I found when I googled it. I don't know why the vet wold not explain this instead of worrying you needlessly |
02-04-2009, 11:59 AM | #3 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | I used to work in cardiology/pacemakers/defibs - so yep, I'm familiar . Ideally, you'd want more info than what the vet gave you, but it's probably okay or the vet would've said something. There is a little node in the heart called the Sinus Node - this is where electrical activity begins (in a healthy heart) to cause a heart beat. Sinus Arrhythmia, in a nutshell and w/out getting too techy, is when there is a variance in cycle-lengths (i.e. duration of ONE heartbeat) upon inhaling and exhaling. In other words, the beat is slightly faster when inhaling, than when exhaling. I'm sure the vet will always keep an eye on it, and it really is not much to worry about unless there is a change. Wylie had some dysrhythmias as a puppy and actually outgrew them, which is not uncommon.
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02-04-2009, 04:31 PM | #4 |
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| it's very common and normal for a dog's heart to beat at an irregular pace when they are at rest so unless there is something more going on, most likely your dog is perfectly normal. Did your vet say something was wrong or that something else was going on?
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02-05-2009, 11:16 AM | #5 |
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| Thanks for all the info!! The vet says it is normal and that's why she just didnt elaborate on it. Of course, being overly cautious, anything having to do with the heart just sounds like a big deal that's why. But thanks for all the info, everyone. One less thing I am going to worry about now. :-) |
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