Vet thing sucks...

dReWpY · 02-14-2010, 04:24 AM

took the mutts to the vet, one got a perfect bill of health...

... the other the vet thinks it has a heart murmur, so roughly $600 in testing they can figure it out and thats just the diagnosis estimate

anyone ever had a dog diagnosed with a heart murmur before

they have always played like nothing was wrong and never showed signs of anything being out of the normal

psychochild28 · 02-14-2010, 04:26 AM

Which dog?

dReWpY · 02-14-2010, 04:39 AM

one i care about

psychochild28 · 02-14-2010, 04:43 AM

So not pudge.

tommymac · 02-14-2010, 05:03 AM

Not sure in dogs but murmurs in people can range from nothing to worry about to more severe complications.

We just dropped 4 bills on one of the kittehs so i can feel your pain on the financial hit

Gas Man · 02-14-2010, 10:55 AM

If he plays normally... I'd consider just letting him/her go without.

What is the "repair" possiblibilities if they do find a murmor?

Tmall · 02-14-2010, 11:24 AM

I want to say, "Well if they're not going to fix it, why diagnose it.." But, I know if I had to mortgage the house to make my pups better, I likely would.

Ninjakel · 02-14-2010, 11:48 AM

its a boxer, right??

Our old boxer had a heart murmur. She lived to the ripe old age of 13. We just let it alone, she didn't require any special treatment.

CrazyKell · 02-14-2010, 02:44 PM

I have a dog that's been diagnosed with a heart murmur. We took her in originally because she was having seizures.

She's on medication that's about $100 a month but she no longer has seizures. Thing is, you just can't get her too riled up. She doesn't understand that but when she gets all riled up she flops over and has the seizure which is related to the heart. You can actually hear her heart and how abnormal it sounds if you're sitting right beside her.

The medication has been totally worth it though!

karl_1052 · 02-14-2010, 05:23 PM

my boxer was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat when she was young, but the vets have said it sounds normal now.

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Ninjakel Post whorette Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Florida Moto: 2006 GSXR 600- Posts: 3,992	its a boxer, right?? Our old boxer had a heart murmur. She lived to the ripe old age of 13. We just let it alone, she didn't require any special treatment. __________________ I'm gonna punch you in the ovary, that's what I'm gonna do. A straight shot. Right to the babymaker. --Ron Burgundy-- Anchorman

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psychochild28 Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: On a bus Moto: SV 650S Posts: 857	Which dog?

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psychochild28 Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: On a bus Moto: SV 650S Posts: 857	So not pudge.

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tommymac Moto GP Star Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 11,022	Not sure in dogs but murmurs in people can range from nothing to worry about to more severe complications. We just dropped 4 bills on one of the kittehs so i can feel your pain on the financial hit

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Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	I want to say, "Well if they're not going to fix it, why diagnose it.." But, I know if I had to mortgage the house to make my pups better, I likely would.

02-14-2010, 02:44 PM	#9
CrazyKell Vrooom Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: 06 ZX6R Posts: 4,427	I have a dog that's been diagnosed with a heart murmur. We took her in originally because she was having seizures. She's on medication that's about $100 a month but she no longer has seizures. Thing is, you just can't get her too riled up. She doesn't understand that but when she gets all riled up she flops over and has the seizure which is related to the heart. You can actually hear her heart and how abnormal it sounds if you're sitting right beside her. The medication has been totally worth it though!