... <capersnominee@y...> wrote: it's entirely possible that Sissy (and the other girl ... Sissy might be the same dog in both of the postings. I joined after ...
Just as an FYI - a click may stay a click for along time :) I had a girl who had a click heard when she was 6 yrs old, same cardiologist listened to her...
November 1, 2005 / Pomona (Southern California) BUT Keep an eye out ANYWHERE. (Vets offices, shelters, a neighbor that suddenly has 1 or two cavaliers) ...
Hi Barb, nice seeing you here :) Very good new to hear that some else has heard a click for years and so far so good. But what do you mean when you say "still...
I'll take the liberty of answering! Doppler clear means that a color doppler echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart) shows no regurgitation of blood from the...
Thank you Pat - that explains it very clearly. Then i guess Sissy was not doppler clear. There was regurgitation. What i think i finally have learned it that...
I believe regurgitation (a small amount) is normal, but then there is an amount that will show up before the sound is actually heard. some info I got from the...
That's correct - the murmur is the sound that the vet/cardio hears when the backflow of blood kind of reverberates back into the atrium. A heart murmur is...
... is an ... Hmmmm......I was under the impression that a correctly working mitral valve should shut tight after it opens to let the blood flow through it...
he also said that it confuses the issue because most cardiologists will tell patients that their Cavalier has "no" regurgitation. Giving the impression...
At a seminar up in Oregon by Dr Woodfield (or wood?) He showed color dopplers working on the screen. He said "all" Mitral Valves leak. We watch a small amt...
LOL - I just noticed i said droppler lol - We certainly aren't talking about weather alerts here. Geez Linda and Sissy who is right now checking her local...
I just found out Canidea Silver has 500mg/cup of salt in it,so I'm putting out a request if anyone knows of a lower salt content food?Raw diets are not a...
Sorry not the raw,the Canidea being too high salt bellacavalier <bellacavalier@...> wrote:I just found out Canidea Silver has 500mg/cup of salt in it,so...
Hi there. My 11 year old Black and Tan Charlie is going to the vet tonight with what I believe is MVD, I could be wrong. His symptoms are rapid breathing, a...
... Those symptoms are very consistent with an advanced stage of mitral valve disease, or at least with some heart disease causing an enlargement of the heart....
... talking ... Actually, the term doppler is the same for the ultrasound test and the weather alert --- same science......but don't ask me to define it!...
... mitral ... IMO, that's why it is important to check for heart murmurs and monitor progression of murmurs/heart size BEFORE your Cavalier develops...
Harriet cavalier aged 11 meds. Vetmedin 1 twice a day, Enacard 1 per day Frusemide (latix) 1 three times a day. Having trouble with fluid retention, her tum is...
Sandra: No ideas for you just hope and pray that vet can give Harriet something to relieve the fluid build up. Keep us posted. Will be thinking of you Betty...
Just want to welcome all the new members to this group. We are growing every day. The support, love and advise is all here for the taking. Glad to see how...
Hi Sandra, so sorry to hear about Harriet, Ellie was on both Vetmedin 3 times day, and frusemide 3 times a day but following one of her bad attacks she was...
... I had a 13 year old male Cavalier in late stage heart failure that also began accumulating fluid in his abdomen. He was tapped of the fluid twice--just...
Thanks Betty Anita and Betsy, Vet prescribed 8 tabs, to take two a day and see him friday pm, the silver foil containing the tabs is cut in half but from what...
Harriet woke up brighter thismorning fluid has gone down a little, not so taut, Vet said to increase to 1 1/2 tabs twice a day, it is called Moduretic and...
Sorry I haven't been around. Just seen your message though Sandra, and I'm sorry that Harriet's had a bad week. I don't have any advice, just wanted you to...
