laurie Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 All three of mine have irregular heartbeats, as did our B. Kid, Emily. Just wondering how common this is in Greyhounds. My vet says it's a sinus arrhythmia, which means the heartbeat changes with respiration, and that it's benign. Quote Laurie **& Angels Emily, Beatrice, Okie, Rhemus ,Vixen, and Rose-always in my heart** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2greys5cats Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 Both of mine too. Doctor said that as long as the beat was regular and strong when it was accelerated (from running, etc.), there was no problem. First time i noticed it I found it quite frightening. And I only half believed the doctors explanation. Then when I got the second dog and she had an irregular heartbeat I realized he must be right.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 One has no irregularity, the other I've been told yes, on occasion she appears to have an irregularity. Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pleasantsarg Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 I didn't vote-- but I have had 1 grey with Atrial standstill ( a really slow heartbeat-- around 40bpm) who had to be corrected with a pacemaker. The other 3 have regular heart beats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shirl Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 Misty has an irregular heartbeat too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemycoffee Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 My little girl Erika has an arythimia, discovered at her last check-up. The vet said it was mild, but could become worse as she ages. It doesn't seem to bother her at all. None of the others has this problem, although Tiger and Inga have their own medical issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2hounds Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 Hmmmm. Well, it is my understanding that everyone and everything has an irregular heartbeat with respect to respiration. For example, for stress (I am a graduate student, stress is my middle name), I am doing biofeedback and one of the things they teach you is how to slow your heartbeat with respiration. When you breathe in, your heart beats faster than when you breathe out so the trick they taught me was to take quick breaths in and slooooooow breaths out, it calms me down and slows my heartrate within seconds. (during the sessions, they hook up a billions sensors and watch heartrate vs. breathing rate vs. perspiration vs. skin temperature vs. jaw tension.) Both of my cats and my sweet girl's heartbeat is faster as she breathes in than it is as she breathes out also. I just assumed that it was because all living creatures were like that. Quote 2 Hounds Design Martingale Collars | 2 Hounds Design Facebook PageAlisha, Bob, Livvie (the 2.5 year old!) plus Mia Bella, Tippy, + Wahoo and Diesel the crazy kitties (and missing sweet Iceman, Paradise, Bandit, Cujo & Sebastian) in Indian Trail, NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LynnM Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 At a rest, Joplin's is slow and usually something like bump................bump....bump............bump, but it gets nice and regular during a good workout, so I've always chalked it up to one of those adaptations that makes fast dogs fast. My old lady chow mix used to have a murmur (from starvation/heartworms/endocarditis) that was so bad you could feel it by putting your hand on her chest. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundlov Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 My vet says nearly all greys have an extra swish in there. Quote Mary in Houston Everyone has a photographic memory, but not everyone has film. LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybud Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 I voted no because the vet has not said anything. My girl has an appt. tomorrow and I will ask him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Duds Mom Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 I am so glad to read all these responses on this topic- I noticed that sometimes when we walk, Dudley slows down a bit, and just sort of stalls, as opposed to his normal rapid clip- I felt his chest and his heartbeat was so irregular- scared the crap out of me- I'm still going to put in a call to the vet.But thanks for all the responses- I'm a little more at ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker914 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 (edited) Sinus arrythmia is common is large dogs, it comes from a high vagal tone. Speeds up on inspiration, slows on expiration. No problem, as long as there is nothing else abnormal going on with the beats. Mine has it too. ETA: there shouldn't be an extra swish like someone mentioned. A swish to me sounds like it could be a murmur, that's kind of what they sound like. Edited January 6, 2008 by Brooker914 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ArtysPeople Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 All three of mine have irregular heartbeats, as did our B. Kid, Emily. Just wondering how common this is in Greyhounds. My vet says it's a sinus arrhythmia, which means the heartbeat changes with respiration, and that it's benign. Arty has exactly the same thing, and our vet also said it's benign and should have no impact on his health or life expectancy. She said that she was mentioning it to us just in case we noticed it on our own and worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinM Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 My Teddy has showed a slight heart murmur when EXTREMELY stressed so I did not vote. If I had voted it would be "sometimes"! Quote ROBIN ~ Mom to: Beau Think It Aint, Chloe JC Allthewayhome, Teddy ICU Drunk Sailor, Elsie N Fracine , Ollie RG's Travertine, Ponch A's Jupiter~ Yoshi, Zoobie & Belle, the kitties. Waiting at the bridge Angel Polli Bohemian Ocean , Rocky, Blue,Sasha & Zoobie & Bobbi Greyhound Angels Adoption (GAA) The Lexus Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest houndlover Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Daisy has a murmur but neither one of the boys do. I was worried at first but the vet said that she wasn't concerned about it so I was okay with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RooCroo Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 (edited) Sissy had it, Bloo has it, Hoover does not. No murmurs, just irregular beats. It's never caused anyone any problems that I know of. Edited April 7, 2009 by RooCroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyvettech Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 my girls are good but I have an irregular hb does that count? j/k.. surprised to see how many do.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleptogrey Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 the first time i brought emily in for her checkup after adopting her my vet spent forever listening to her heart. he said she has an extra beat! the first time he has heard this and he has been in business for over 40 years and has other greys in his practice. go know, she is just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnnziggy Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Mine both do. When we first got Dawn, I was really scared when I noticed that her heartbeat wasn't rhythmical like people's hearts. The vet said that this was because of their large chest cavity and musculature. He said that it wasn't anything to be worried about that it was common with greyhounds. I wasn't sure I believed him though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eaglflyt Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I noticed this in our girl, Ady Bea, right when we got her in our home. The vet said all was OK and that it was a sinus arrhythmia. I'm a bit relieved to see so many other's greys are the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racindog Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I had a Dalmatian with irregular heartbeat. The vets at UGA Vet school did all kind of tests and said she was fine that it was OK in dogs and not a problem like it is in people. It never caused her any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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