tommarshall 4 Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 Hello folks, just after some info if possible please. . A friend of mine is just about to buy a 13 week old whippet pup, the little chap has been checked over by a vet and he has been found to have a "suspected" slow heart murmur, can anyone give me any details on the affects that a murmur may have on the dog ? The dog probably will be worked for rabbits at some point. Thanks. . ATB , Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fcuktheban 140 Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 It's quite common in puppies and most of the time it goes away when they get older. skycat can tell you better than I can I'm sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
long dogs 580 Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 vet said mine got one every now and then it sound as she trying to cough flem up but still works fine for me good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 Yes mate, i'd pm Skycat, though she'll probably reply on here. In puppys things can rectify themselves, time will tell. i once owned a dog with a heart defect, didn't know until i'd given him a harder night. He'd caught a bunny, probably around the 20 mark, lamp off and awaiting his return, he didn't show! Lamp on and he's fitting on the ground. Came round in the van, got him to the vets and found that one of the valves in his heart wasn't working properly, a non-return valve and alowing blood back in. He was a good animal but any hard night graft would see him doing this. My vet sorted it and I moved on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,172 Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 There was a thread on this not long ago, with some very useful replies: here's a link I found a while back. I've known several dogs with slight 'murmurs' which went on to lead hard working lives with no ill effect. It all depends on if there is a severe defect in the heart or not. http://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/cardiovascular/c_dg_arrhythmia And here's the link to the other thread: http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/213480-heart-murmur/page__hl__%2Bheart+%2Bmurmur__fromsearch__1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moonlighter 1,160 Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Lots of young animals have heart murmors. It's to do with certain valves open n closing when they leave the womb and breath air for the first time. Not normally something to worry about as it rectifies with age Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 i had a terrier pup years ago that the vet said had this problem, went on live a normal healthy life but as said, would be depend on the severity of the problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tommarshall 4 Posted September 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Thanks folks, friend is now reassured and the little chappie is settling into his new home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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