Sentences with phrase «of the heart murmur does»

It is important to know, however, that the grade of the heart murmur does not indicate the severity of the disease.

The intensity of the heart murmur does not tell us whether the murmur is a result of serious disease or not.

«The presence of a heart murmur does not necessarily mean that your cat's quality of life or life expectancy will be affected.»

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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.

Thickening of the myocardium per se does not cause turbulent blood flow, hence many cats with HCM do not have a heart murmur.

Many cats with heart disease do not have a heart murmur, but the presence of a gallop sound is highly suspicious for significant underlying heart disease.

If a heart murmur is detected, thoracic radiographs (including calculation of a Vertebral Heart Score) should be done to determine if the dog's heart is enlaheart murmur is detected, thoracic radiographs (including calculation of a Vertebral Heart Score) should be done to determine if the dog's heart is enlaHeart Score) should be done to determine if the dog's heart is enlaheart is enlarged.

If your dog has a murmur or any of these signs, your vet can do chest x-rays or an ultrasound of the heart to determine the cause and severity of the disease.

We had her back x-rayed, we did a geriatric blood panel to determine her general state of health (good except she has a slight heart murmur that is not slowing her down at all, but may require medication in the future) and we had her plaque - covered teeth cleaned and two rotten teeth removed at a cost of $ 563.00.

I don't know if the original veterinarian made the wrong diagnosis, but it seemed that her heart murmur and tired condition got better and better with every pound of muscle she gained.

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.

He was thought to have a heart murmur and does still have a slight one, we are hoping he will grow out of it, but either way, there is no danger.

One of the best things you can do when you are told your dog has a heart murmur is to monitor his or her sleeping respiratory rate at home.

The parents and grand parents did not have a murmur.the same parents had several litters of babies and this was my first and only puppy ever born with a heart murmur.

That is why I always get a second opinion.There are two kinds of heart murmurs one they out grow and the other they don't.

As stated above, normally the initial diagnosis of a canine heart murmur is done at the veterinarian's office and with a stethoscope.

Heart murmurs do not occur in all cases of HCM.

(see cardiac disease) But some older pet's do develop heart murmurs caused by the failure of heart valves to close properly.

Does your dog have pale gums, a fast pulse, a heart murmur and shortness of breath?

You may have heard that heart murmurs and anesthesia don't mix and there is a risk of death under anesthesia for a cat with a murmur.

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.

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.

Depending on the overall health and age of the affected dog, many heart murmur problems that do not go away without treatment can be corrected via surgical procedures to repair or replace the mitral valve.

The cases where you really don't want to take the «wait and see» approach are if your dog has a history of a heart murmur or seems a bit quiet and lacking in energy.

Brownie is a 9 yr old purebred Dachshund... with a grade 4 out of 6 heart murmur... but that sure doesn't stop him - Brownie is ready to find his new forever home today!

Also, some of the more common heart diseases in cats don't always cause murmurs.

If I ask if you ever been diagnosed with or treated for chest pain, high blood pressure, heart murmur, heart attack, high cholesterol, stroke or other disorder of the heart or circulatory system and I don't specifically ask about POTS, Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, you could sort of round it off and say no to that questions.