Hi, my puppy has just been diagnosed with a 'significant' heart murmur. (grade 3), he is 10 weeks old. He is eating fine, healthy weight, showing no symptoms at all, very active and is no different to any other puppy this age. The vert said from looking at him, he is fine.
I am very worried about him, and have been told it may be innocent-so may go away. And if it doesn't he can either go on meds or have an operation (which one is dependant on what part of the heart is affected), and this apparently is very sucessful if he needs to have it done.
We have booked him in once a month over the next 3 months to keep him monitored, and there is no way we would have given him back to the breeder or not have the treatment he needs-we are keeping him and either way were going to do what he can to make sure he is ok.
I was wondering if anyone else has had their puppy diagnosed with this and what treatment they have had, or if they have live with a murmur and has lived a normal life? I'm so worried about him-not that he knows any different-he's fine in himself!
Thanks, I am new to the forum so aplogies if this has been spoken about before or if it's in the wrong section or whatever-just after some reassurance
I am very worried about him, and have been told it may be innocent-so may go away. And if it doesn't he can either go on meds or have an operation (which one is dependant on what part of the heart is affected), and this apparently is very sucessful if he needs to have it done.
We have booked him in once a month over the next 3 months to keep him monitored, and there is no way we would have given him back to the breeder or not have the treatment he needs-we are keeping him and either way were going to do what he can to make sure he is ok.
I was wondering if anyone else has had their puppy diagnosed with this and what treatment they have had, or if they have live with a murmur and has lived a normal life? I'm so worried about him-not that he knows any different-he's fine in himself!
Thanks, I am new to the forum so aplogies if this has been spoken about before or if it's in the wrong section or whatever-just after some reassurance