Heart Murmur

[rschultz]

Lexie just had her yearly check up. The vet said he heard a heart murnur. He said he either missed it last time or she developed one. I thought they are born with it. Could stress or meds cause a heart murmur? He did a chest x ray on her and is sending it to the radiologist. I will know results friday. Anyone else experience this?

 

she is 3 years old only med she on now is that tyleson powder which seems to have helped her "mushy" problem.

[HopeForHounds]

Greyhounds are often diagnosed with a murmer. Usually they are benign, just a greyhound thing. OSU GHWP Click on the link and then click on # 2 Make sure your vet is aware of this.

[rschultz]

ty so much

[ElizabethGPAPS]

Simon has had a heart murmur since I first adopted him at age 2. He's 13 now and has no problems.

 

 

edited to correct spelling of "murmur"

Edited December 18, 2008 by ElizabethGPAPS

[Guest SusanP]

Dr. Doug has had a murmur since before we got him at age 2. Our first vet was not concerned because he's a greyhound. Our second vet sent him to the vet college cardiologists, where he was diagnosed with a minor aortic stenosis, no treatment or restrictions necessary.

 

Recently, our Wizard, age 8, was found to have a murmur for the first time. An ultrasound showed some heart enlargement with a valve problem that he *is* on meds for (because his kidneys were apparently being strained by the heart-circulatory problem, he takes enalapril).

 

There are so many different scenarios possible with a murmur that generally now I'd want to investigate a little.

[Jiffer]

Atlas was dx with a heart murmur back in 2006. He is 100% asymptomatic, so I have not pursued an EKG or anything. The vets feel it's a very very low grade one anyway.

 

That being said, Greys are often misdiagnosed with a murmur as the vet is actually hearing the "echos" of the beats in the large, deep chest. I've heard this referred to as an "athletic heart".