Sentences with phrase «because of a heart murmur»

He still has problems because of a heart murmur and arthritis, but his mind and responsiveness has improved.

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That's because, while dogs almost always have a loud heart murmur (i.e., one we can hear with our stethoscope) indicative of heart disease, cats often don't have a heart murmur present.

Because of the severity of the murmur an ultrasound was performed and it turns out the heart murmur is caused by pulmonic stenosis, a congenital narrowing of the flow between the heart and pulmonic valve.

Most young pets are referred to the UVS cardiology service because a heart murmur was found on one of their initial veterinary visits.

Anemic pets develop heart murmurs because their blood is too thin - not because of an abnormal heart.

It is still the case that 50 % of Cavaliers have a heart murmur by the age of five, and still far too many Cavaliers suffer and die young because of it.

My dog has a heart murmur and a luxating patella, I do not intend to breed my dog but from a lot of research and a lot of observations in small dogs, they tend to get obese when they are older, also a vet is not going to tell you that your dog most likely got hypothyroidism, diabetes or heart disease and weight gain because it's been spayed they will tell you it's just the way it is.

If they suspect heart disease, either because they hear a murmur or they are suspicious based on what you tell them, your veterinarian will typically recommend a number of tests to fully evaluate your pet's heart and the effect that poor circulation is having on the rest or your pet's organs.

My dog was diagnosed with a heart murmur a few years ago and because of his age they told me he wouldn't live long.

Because of the limited gene pool, occasionally kittens may have zyphoid sternums (protruding sternum bone) and / or juvenile heart murmurs.

A heart murmur is when extra vibrations are produced due to turbulent blood flow or because of vibrations of the heart structure, such as part of a valve.

In the 2001 group, 63 dogs were examined, of which seven were excluded after physical examination: two dogs because of the wrong site of the heart murmur (pulmonic) and, five because they been bred after parents not approved by the breeding program.

An audible murmur can indicate the presence of heart disease — stressing the «can» — because studies have shown that up to 50 % of apparently healthy cats have audible murmurs, but most of those cats do not have heart disease.

He shouldn't go to the performance home he'd been promised to, because the murmur might be an indicator of a serious heart condition.

In fact, heart murmurs were thought to be a rare condition with Chihuahuas until vets realized there were a lot of Chis with this condition, however it did not warrant any attention because it did not debilitate its lifestyle in any way.

On the other hand, specific types of medication may be necessary because non congenital heart murmurs are often an underlying symptom of congestive heart failure in dogs.

It would truly be a shame to miss a new heart murmur or enlarged lymph nodes simply because the chief complaint was urinating outside of the litter box.