Heart murmur

[Bearsmum]

Freddie(10 yro sprocker) was found to have a grade 2? heart murmur when he had his jabs last august, I was given the options of a scan or bring him back in six months to see if it had changed, so fast forward to February and we saw a different vet who diagnosed grade2/3 so opted for a scan so they could see what was going on, he's in today having his scan, so just waiting for a phone call to see what they've found. In himself he's supper fit and we walk between 10 and 15 miles everyday (I'm retired), we've just got back from a few days in Derbyshire and he's been flying round the hills like a 2 yro, so I'm hoping there's nothing too seriously wrong, has anyone else had a dog with a heart murmur and been able to stabilise it with medication, or are we on a downward trajectory now, given his age?

 

[Parrotperson]

My last JRT had a grade 2 diagnosis at 6 years. Never bothered her one iota! She died of cancer at 16

 

[Follysmum]

Many years ago a vet told me my dog wouldn’t make it past 10 probably due to heart murmur. He lived until he was 18 and died after a stroke

 

[Finlib]

My Red and White setter had a heart murmur was fine off medication until he was 9 then took a major downturn was coughing one weekend rushed up to the vet on the Monday diagnosis heart failure all sorts of tests and scans ended up on multiple tablets stabilized lived a happy life for about a year on tablets a year later we had him PTS with severe heart failure went downhill in a couple of days he was 10.

 

[splashgirl45]

Every lurcher I’ve owned was diagnosed with a heart murmur and none of them ended up with heart failure and all of them were very lively and ran for miles. I was told by one vet my last lurchers murmur was a grade 4!!! I lost her at 13 due to arthritis in her hips which couldn’t be controlled by pain killers so I made that decision…I think as long as you keep them fit and slim it helps the heart

 

[Bearsmum]

Thanks for your replies, the vet has just called to say it's leaky valve but otherwise he's fine & they just want to check him up in six months, so they can listen to his heart again when he has his boosters, OH has now gone to fetch him as I have my IFA over shortly to talk grown up stuff - he's going to be ruined tonight, the wood burner is lit and his throw is freshly washed and on the sofa next to me waiting for him

 

[splashgirl45]

That’s good news , he will love his pampering tonight , every dogs paradise a fire with a blanket

 

[fiwen30]

For anyone else looking info - my lad was diagnosed with a grade 2 murmur age 7, and put on furosemide and vetmedin. He’s about to turn 12, and gets 6 monthly checks on his heart (stethoscope, no sedation or scans) and he’s not had any further deterioration *touch wood*. He came through a cruciate operation aged 10 as well, with no problems.

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

Brig was diagnosed with a heart murmur as a youngster and a scan much later in life revealed a lump/growth pressing on his heart. The vet said grade 4. He was almost 16 when he died, his back end went, he was incontinent, he definitely had dementia. The heart murmur never affected him.