Hello Group ... I've been a spectating memeber of this email group for a few months now and have learned so much from your questions and answers, so thank you....
Hi! I know what you mean about "suddenly worsening". That's exactly what happened to my Roxie last year. We got her on pimobendan, enalapril, and lasix. The ...
Hi Jodi Sorry to hear about Charlie. I think pretty much all of us can understand how you feel, sadly. :( However, there are some incredibly knowledgeable...
Hi guys! I'd like you guys to respond to a poll if you will. If you're busy, just say yes, clean them or no, don't do it. I have a close friend named Anna who...
Hi Terri, I'd say if Anna's Pom is already 13 and her teeth are not that bad, leave her alone. I wish I had my Charlie's teeth cleaned all along, because now...
Hey About the poll My cavalier is 10, has a grade 3/4 murmur, is on Vetmedin, and sailed through her last teeth cleaning. On top of all that she has Addisons...
Do the dogs get antibiotics. when they have their teeth cleaned to help prevent , or lesson, the risk of this problem. I know people are different than dogs(...
I'd like to get some idea of how often you guys out there are having echo's done. My vet mentioned every year. Is this the norm, or is he trying to get rich...
In a message dated 8/16/2007 10:59:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, carolp@... writes: I'd like to get some idea of how often you guys out there are having ...
Thanks for all of your input and advance thanks to others whom I also hope will vote. If it makes you feel better, I was always on top of my Japanese Chin's...
My 12 yr old(plus or minus afew,he's a rescue)is a grade 6,end stage mvd.He had non anesthetic cleaning in June.Last year he was a grade 4 but with minor heart...
My Ellie had two echocardiograms each done yearly before she went to the Bridge. Yearly seems like a good guideline. Cost about 200 GBP so on a line with the...
Thanks to those of you who have responded so far. I have 1 no 1 yes and 1 yes but possibly without anesthesia. I've been printing off your answers to give...
Hi Terri, bad teeth can lead to bacteria entering the heart muscle and place an extra strain on the immune system and her heart. If the vet uses Isoflurene...
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Hi Terri I'm presuming you mean MVD in Japanese Chins? if so, this link is quite interesting... http://www.japanesechinonline.org/health/endocardiosis.php ...
Leanne Bertani, who wrote the article about MVD on the Japanese Chin website, is a medical doctor from Ohio who has bred both Cavaliers and Japanese Chins, and...
I'm sure you are right. Unfortunately, Roxie was one of those Chin who did get diagnosed with a heart murmur at a young age. But thanks to so many of your ...
Thanks for all your information. My chin is only 4 and was just diagnosed with mvd. I have ordered some vitamins and supplements for him, much the same as a...
Hi everybody, I hope this e-mail finds you all well and your animals doing fine as well..... As some of you will remember, I have a nine year-old, soon-to-be...
I am so sorry to hear your Chin is doing worse, but glad she has at least been feeling well. I do not have any medical advice as my dog was just recently...
Lucy has been like that for some time ... she's been in CHF for over a year. Unless it's sudden, I don't expect the end soon, her health seems to be stable (I...
Hi Terri so sorry to hear that you feel Roxie has taken a turn for the worse. I too found the heartbeat thumping in Ellie's chest heartbreaking but you say...
Hi, Sorry to hear about Roxie coughing more.Is it chf or heart enlargement pressing on the trachea?At end stage chf keeping the pups comfortable and happy is...
Thank you, for answering Lynn. Actually, this whole downward spiral started three weeks ago and I'd already taken Roxie to the vet and consulted several ...
Thank you so much, Anita, for your sweet message. I did call the vet as you'll read in an earlier post. As far as raising her dishes, I hadn't thought of ...
Elaine, last night it was really bad, hearing Roxie's heart when she was just sitting next to me, but that had never happened before. Lately, I can hear her ...
