Shitzu with heart murmur
Hi my 7 year old Shitzu has a heart murmur. Wondering if anyone here has had any experience with their dog having a heart murmur and what they did for treatment of the murmur. We would much rather p...
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Bob/Olallawa wrote:
We had to put ours down this past summer after keeping her going for 4 years with the same problem. The vet did check-ups every 6 months or so and we put her on prescription meds. As the murmur got worse we had to increase the dose. Towards the end we had to also add a water pill to help keep the lungs clear. Better to get her on the meds soon to help keep the progression at a slower rate. As the leakage got worse we had to keep her really calm or she would go into a seizure.
Bob, so very sorry to hear this.
