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Are heart murmurs dangerous?
Months ago the vet told me she heard Homer had a heart murmur and asked a lot of things about his activity level. I told her he´s a hyper-active, never-gets-tired, eats like it´s the last supper in the world type of dog. We exercise every day and on weekends he runs besides me in the mountain bike, and never, ever has fainted or looked like he needed extra air.
She wants to run tests and prescribed a medicine (don´t recall the name but will post it later).
A very good friend of mine, also a vet, heard his heart and confirmed the murmur but said not to worry, that a dog with a heart problem wouldn´t be as active as Homer.
Should I be worried? The tests they want to run are very expensive, and I don´t want to put him through an unnecesary procedure.
Could this be the cause why he´s such a short guy?
Months ago the vet told me she heard Homer had a heart murmur and asked a lot of things about his activity level. I told her he´s a hyper-active, never-gets-tired, eats like it´s the last supper in the world type of dog. We exercise every day and on weekends he runs besides me in the mountain bike, and never, ever has fainted or looked like he needed extra air.
She wants to run tests and prescribed a medicine (don´t recall the name but will post it later).
A very good friend of mine, also a vet, heard his heart and confirmed the murmur but said not to worry, that a dog with a heart problem wouldn´t be as active as Homer.
Should I be worried? The tests they want to run are very expensive, and I don´t want to put him through an unnecesary procedure.
Could this be the cause why he´s such a short guy?