Bevd Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Some of you will have been following Darcys thread and know that she has just been diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy ( + ) One of the things we have to do now that we've brought her home from the hospital, is to monitor her breathing rate. I know the figure that the vets aim for and Darcy is nowhere near that figure (she is much higher) but as I said to them yesterday, she has been a 'panty' dog with a fast heart rate since at least her amp/chemo. I'd be very interested to know what rate other, large breeds breathe at and this is where you can help meeeeee If your dog is a greyhound or larger breed, please can you have a few goes at counting how many breaths the dog takes during rest(by counting the rise and fall of the chest) in a one minute period. I've no idea why I am conducting this experiment But you know what I'm like so please just humour me Thank you Quote Deerhounds Darcy, Duffy, Grace & Wellington, Mutts Sprout & Buddy, Lurchers Ned & Jake plus Ella the Westie + cats. Remembering Del, Jessie, Maddison, Flo, Sally, Stanley, Wallace, Radar, Mokka, Oki cat, Tetley, Poppy & Striker. Please visit our web store at http://www.dogsndubs.com for our own range of Greyhound related clothing for humans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kelli123 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Sure ill do it. I think that is a good way to Gauge how others breath. ill post back when they are relaxed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rycezmom Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Gustopher P Jones at 85 lbs and 11 1/2 years old Sleeping=12-16/min Up and moving around doing normal hound things = 22-34/min After zoomies = appx 36-45/min and a return to normal rate after appx 5-6 minutes I know these things because I did this check a week ago simply because I thought he was huffing and puffing too much. L. Quote The more I see of man, the more I like dogs. ~Mme. de Staël Missing my Bridge Angels Ryce, Bo, Jim, Miss Millie, Miss Rose, Gustopher P Jones (Pimpmaster G), Miss Isabella and Miss Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kelli123 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 2 yr old female 54 lbs 27 beats per minute at rest 5 yr old female 68 lbs 20 beats per minute at rest. I hope this helps now ill be curious to see other replys on this . We will all be praying for Darcy and you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) Gee 11 1/2 75lb. female resting 18 breaths per minute. Edited August 27, 2010 by JillysFullHouse Quote Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Hmmmm. Well, George's chest went up and down 35 times during his minute! He's not actually asleep, but he IS laying down! That seems like a lot more than the other houndies! Oh, if it matters, 65 pounds, almost 8 years old. Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest krystolla Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 A normal respiratory rate for a dog is supposed to be 10-30 breathes per minute, it would be interesting to see if greyhounds are different. They are mostly retired athletes after all. I'll check Hack once he settles down a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hannahmom Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 12 yr old male 55 lbs 23 beats per minute at rest (light doze) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kelli123 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) Just found this online . http://www.athletic-animals.com/ Greyhound With a total blood volume of 3.4 litres for an average 30kg greyhound being pumped around the body up to 4-5 times during a 30 second race, the greyhound needs an efficient heart. The greyhound heart weighs from 1.18 to 1.73% of bodyweight, or 270-519g for an average 30kg dog. This is a higher volume than found in racehorses (at 1-1.3% bodyweight), or in normal dogs, at 0.77% of bodyweight, or in humans (at 0.5% of bodyweight) An average 70kg human athletes heart is similar to that of a 30kg greyhound, but the greyhounds heart delivers blood at almost twice the rate, beating at up to a maximum of 310-340 beats/minute at the gallop, compared to humans at 170-210 beats/minute A fit greyhound has the highest blood volume of any athlete, relative to its body size, with blood contributing 11.4% of bodyweight, compared to 10.5% for a racehorse, 9.5% for a human sprint athlete, and 7.2% for a normal pet dog. A fit greyhound has about 3 litres of blood, consisting of about 2 litres of cells (about 6.6% of its bodyweight), or a Packed Cell Volume (PCV) of 60%. A racehorse has a blood volume of about 55 litres, but a PCV of about 40% when fit (4.4% of its bodyweight) A racing greyhound heart will pump out 6.4 litres of blood per minute (from 200mL per kg bodyweight per minute at rest to over 1000mL per kg) at a full gallop, so they circulate up to 15 litres of blood (or half of their bodyweight) around their body during a 30 second race, so the entire blood volume is circulated around the body at least 4-5 times during a 30 second race. To maintain this blood volume, a greyhound has about 35 x 10 12 red blood cells in its body, producing around 5 million replacement red cells per second in bone marrow and spleen! The resting heart rate of a greyhound is 29-50 beats/minute. Intense work can increase the heart rate to 300-360 beats/minute. The greyhound heart can contract and refill with blood five times per second during a race. Even at rest the greyhound heart can pump more blood per beat per kg than other dogs. Greyhounds have a superior oxygen transport system to humans. The normal resting heart rate of an Alaskan Sled Dog is 40-60 beats/minute when sleeping, 100-150/minute before a race, and 300/minute at the start of a race and during work. A sled dog can easily run for 6-7 hours without becoming too tired, and then need only 6-7 hours rest before they do it all again. Most work will be conducted at a heart rate of up to 300 beats/minute. Edited August 27, 2010 by kelli123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remolacha Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I remember doing this for Sugar Fletcher, 90 lbs, 8 yrs old, 50/min Molly, 70 lbs, 8 yrs old, 30/min Sallie, 60 lbs, 6 yrs old, 30/min all greyhounds Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevd Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Thanks all I just need to check that we are getting breaths per minute. Quote Deerhounds Darcy, Duffy, Grace & Wellington, Mutts Sprout & Buddy, Lurchers Ned & Jake plus Ella the Westie + cats. Remembering Del, Jessie, Maddison, Flo, Sally, Stanley, Wallace, Radar, Mokka, Oki cat, Tetley, Poppy & Striker. Please visit our web store at http://www.dogsndubs.com for our own range of Greyhound related clothing for humans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Chase is snoozing next to me. 9 breaths in a minute. We monitor his heart rate because of his heart condition and his heart rate is super low as well. He's just a mellow dog (well, when he's not beating me up to let him out or feed him ). Quote ...............Chase (FTH Smooth Talker), Morgan (Cata), Reggie (Gable Caney), Rufus (Reward RJ). Fosters check in, but they don't check out. Forever loved -- Cosmo (System Br Mynoel), March 11, 2002 - October 8, 2009.Miss Cosmo was a lady. And a lady always knows when to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cruzNhounds Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Brummy 10 Y Female 20 Poppie 9 Y Female 20 Birdie 8 Y Female 18 Bennie 2 Y Female 55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevd Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Chase is snoozing next to me. 9 breaths in a minute. We monitor his heart rate because of his heart condition and his heart rate is super low as well. He's just a mellow dog (well, when he's not beating me up to let him out or feed him ). 9 Wow! The lowest we have recorded Darcys was this morning and it was 13. Most of the time though it's 40+. When they monitored her every hour in the hospital, it was usually 55-60. But there is definately no fluid present in Darcys lungs, so we have to work out what is the 'norm' for her, so that we know if there is a problem. I'm monitoring her every two hours during the day at the mo Quote Deerhounds Darcy, Duffy, Grace & Wellington, Mutts Sprout & Buddy, Lurchers Ned & Jake plus Ella the Westie + cats. Remembering Del, Jessie, Maddison, Flo, Sally, Stanley, Wallace, Radar, Mokka, Oki cat, Tetley, Poppy & Striker. Please visit our web store at http://www.dogsndubs.com for our own range of Greyhound related clothing for humans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Sid, somewhere around 70 - 75lb (haven't weighed him lately) - on average 15 breaths a minute, resting. Actually I was stroking him while checking the rate and it was getting slower and slower. But it started off at 16/17 and I took an average of three so I think that's about what it is for him, resting quietly in his bed. Chase is snoozing next to me. 9 breaths in a minute. We monitor his heart rate because of his heart condition and his heart rate is super low as well. He's just a mellow dog (well, when he's not beating me up to let him out or feed him ). Renie was like that. She had a very slow heart beat too. I can't remember exactly what it was now, but I remember telling the vet, and he looked startled and said 'it can't be! I'd be very worried ... ' And of course it always rocketed up at the vets. He clearly didn't believe me, but as a trained animal nurse, trust me, I know how to count a heart beat! Her rate certainly went up pretty high as well, so I just figured that, like Chase, she was super mellow - the vet didn't find anything wrong with her heart though. Well, judging by the amount of time she spent upside down, or trotting sedately by my heels while Jack knocked himself out charging round in circles, she was mellow. Amazing how much these dogs vary, isn't it? Not sure we're really going to be much use to you, Bev. But I do know that heart disease can put the rate up because it's difficult for an inefficient heart to get the blood round. Perhaps we should all take our dogs heart rate while they're healthy to give ourselves a baseline? Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevd Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 I think it's a good idea Judy. If we know what's normal for our dogs, we can act quicker if the rate suddenly increases for no reason. Quote Deerhounds Darcy, Duffy, Grace & Wellington, Mutts Sprout & Buddy, Lurchers Ned & Jake plus Ella the Westie + cats. Remembering Del, Jessie, Maddison, Flo, Sally, Stanley, Wallace, Radar, Mokka, Oki cat, Tetley, Poppy & Striker. Please visit our web store at http://www.dogsndubs.com for our own range of Greyhound related clothing for humans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I edited my post because I realized I put "beats" instead of "breaths". It should have said breaths. I haven't taken her pulse so I have no idea what her heart rate is. Quote Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Don't want to scare anyone unduly, but we found Batman's cancer because of the rapid breathing. He was lying next to Zema, at rest, and breathing 3-4 times faster than her, probably because the mass was squishing one lung. You couldn't see the mass itself on x-ray; you could only see the changed shape of the esophagus. It also wasn't readily apparent on cardiac ultrasound -- as is often the case with ultrasound, you had to know where to look first. ....... Hoping very much that Darcy is just a fast breather! Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kydie Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Mr Bob age 5 weight 80 lbs. resp(sleeping):24/min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greybookends Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 You know it is really is amazing how sedate and lazy they are until you want them to lay still so you can count their breathing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevd Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Don't want to scare anyone unduly, but we found Batman's cancer because of the rapid breathing. He was lying next to Zema, at rest, and breathing 3-4 times faster than her, probably because the mass was squishing one lung. You couldn't see the mass itself on x-ray; you could only see the changed shape of the esophagus. It also wasn't readily apparent on cardiac ultrasound -- as is often the case with ultrasound, you had to know where to look first. ....... Hoping very much that Darcy is just a fast breather! If I didn't know for sure that for the past 34 months at least, Darcy has been a fast breather, I'd certainly go back now and make them look to make sure there was nothing like that! But (and I do hope I'm not making the wrong call here) because of her family history and because I do know that she's been a fast breather since at least after her chemo, I'm going to leave it at that. Actually, I remember talking on here about how - after the chemo - it was almost as if her internal thermostat was a bit broken (because of her panting etc). Quote Deerhounds Darcy, Duffy, Grace & Wellington, Mutts Sprout & Buddy, Lurchers Ned & Jake plus Ella the Westie + cats. Remembering Del, Jessie, Maddison, Flo, Sally, Stanley, Wallace, Radar, Mokka, Oki cat, Tetley, Poppy & Striker. Please visit our web store at http://www.dogsndubs.com for our own range of Greyhound related clothing for humans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cello Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Specky - 7 years old - 62 pounds - 16 breathes per minute while asleep Lady - 5 years old - 68 pounds - 28 breathes per minute while resting - but she is always a panty little thing! Gizzy - 8 years old - 58 pounds - 19 breathes per minute while resting Riley - 7 years old - 79 pounds - 20 breathes per minute while resting. Quote Molly Weasley Carpenter-Caro - 6 Year Old Standard Poodle. Gizzy, Specky, Riley Roo & Lady - Our beloved Greyhounds waiting at the Rainbow Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest longdoglady Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Anna asleep - 4 years old - 49lb - 12 breaths per minute. She is a very chilled out girl. Good strong heart thoughts for Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2four Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I will go home and check Jamey's breathing too. He's another osteo survivor- almost 15 months. I'll report back, probably next week. Quote Tin and Michael and Lucas, Picasso, Hero, Oasis, Galina, Neizan, Enzo, Salvo and Noor the Galgos. Remembering Bridge Angel Greyhounds: Tosca, Jamey, Master, Diego, and Ambi; plus Angel Galgos Jules, Marco and Baltasar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevd Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 This is what we have so far for Darcy 8pm in the car, just before bringing her in from the hospital – about 35 breaths per minute with her mouth closed 11.30pm, asleep (or at least deep dozing) on the settee – about 48 bmp Friday 28th Aug 3.42am lying on the floor after going out to the garden – 42 breathes per min with mouth open slightly. 6.30am resting on the settee – 22 breathes per min with mouth closed. 8.42am – three quarters of an hour after medication, laying on settee with mouth closed – aprox 33 BPM 10am – sleeping – 13 BPM 2.00pm – sleeping 15 bpm 4.30pm – dozing 21 bpm (but they are not very evenly spaced!) 6.10 – dozing – 20 bpm Quote Deerhounds Darcy, Duffy, Grace & Wellington, Mutts Sprout & Buddy, Lurchers Ned & Jake plus Ella the Westie + cats. Remembering Del, Jessie, Maddison, Flo, Sally, Stanley, Wallace, Radar, Mokka, Oki cat, Tetley, Poppy & Striker. Please visit our web store at http://www.dogsndubs.com for our own range of Greyhound related clothing for humans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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