Hello everyone i found this group whilst browsing the web for MVD i hope you don't mind me joining, Im 19 years old and i've had my king charles (Henry) for...
Dear Rebecca, I am so sorry Henry is not feeling well. I'm so glad you found the group. What medications did your vet give you? Was one something like...
Steph, did you find the MVD medications caused renal failure in your dog? I ask because the neurologist told me my little Winston needs to go back to the...
I'm sorry to hear about Henry. ... Ask the vet, but my guess is to let him rest. ... Try to keep him comfortable. Does he usually want to be warm or cold? Our...
I'm not Steph, but... Pepe has been on MVD meds for over 5 years and they have not caused renal problems so far. He's over 12 years old, so even if he came...
hi Carolyn! I would never put a time table on how long they live after diagnosis. I know some have "averages" But my friends girl is turning 9 she has a grade...
ACE inhibitors, such as enalapril maleate (brand names include Enacard, Vasotec) and, to a lesser degree, benazepril (brand names include Lotensin), reportedly...
Dear Rebecca: I suggest that you have Henry examined by a veterinarian who specializes in heart disease, if possible. The symptoms you describe sound like...
Medications are tricky. Dogs can react so differently. I recall my two persian cats. One was 4 lbs, a tiny runt of a cat. When traquilized for a bath ...
Yes Rebecca, And Rod pointed out something important that I didn't mention. When my cavalier started on her meds many years ago, I can't even recall that my...
Hi-- ... cavalier wouldn't in fact compromise any cavaliers that I have now. Steph is right--they are all so different. I had a male Cavalier that died of MVD...
You are right, of course. I did not mean that anesthesia was not a big deal. But, Pepe was at the point where he would either be in constant pain without...
When bloodwork is done to monitor how well a Cavalier is doing on their medications, is your vet just doing a small panel to check kidney and liver values or...
For my group, especially because they are all geriatrics (12 to 15 yrs 8 mos) I always run a complete Antech superchem and a CBC whenever I do bloodwork. You...
Hello, I would like to begin by thanking you for your help. It's bittersweet that there is a board, such as this. I am grateful it is here, but devastated that...
I joined this group not long ago when i found out Sissy had MVD at it's very early stages and has a "click" . University Cardiologist diagnosed her. I asked...
Even though the meds are a life saver,they cause renal damage after long term use.For that reason cardiologist do not use them untill necessary.My old blenheim...
Sissy, If I understand it, the click is not yet a gradeable murmur? or is it? If it is not, then i'd probably leave it alone? Now if she went from nothing...
Nope its not a gradeable murmur yet. OK - if i understand both of you correctly - then I'll wait one year and then evaluate their disagreement again - she goes...
Hi Linda Regular vets see their clients a little more consistently than cardiologists do - so my take on that is they like to have their clients feel good when...
Sissy, My vet says there is no research showing dogs with heart murmurs and not in heart failure (heart failure being fulid in lungs/heart-coughing) giving...
There have been two recent studies on this question: Whether medicating Cavaliers with only mild murmurs -- like a Grade 1 and no symptoms of MVD -- with ACE...
Rod, Thanks for the info on the studies. I am still conflicted about meds or not for mine as the cardio did not recommend it. He said he was fine. (i still ...
A high grade to me would be a 5 or 6. The grade of a murmur is based upon what it sounds like through the stethoscope and that can be somewhat subjective,...
This is all very interesting. Thank you all for your input. I guess if there was a simply answer then we wouldn't all be here listening to each others...
Barb, Actually I am doing what the doctor suggested I do. That is, give 20 mg lasix for surgery becasue of her inlarged heart. Anesthisia increases the heart...
Hi Linda and Sissy. As you know my little Sir Winston was diagnosed by the cardiologist in February of 2004 with MVD. At that time the Level was put at...
