Hi Gail, Did your vet say what type of murmur it was your Cavalier had at three months--- perhaps an "innocent murmur" or an "insufficency flow murmur"?? I ask because I have been heard that there have been no cases of MVD murmurs daignosed under the age of two years (I do believe this statement was attributed to a board certified cardiologist).I do know that not all murmurs are serious. There is no heart disease present, just degree of tubulence that is within the normal range. These are often referred to as "innocent" or "functional murmurs". At three months of age, I would expect this is what your Cavalier had. A friend of mine had a male puppy who turned up with an insuffiency flow murmur at 11 weeks. It was discovered when the woman who purchased him took him for his vet check. Subsequently, my friend took the puppy to a board certified cardiologist who sees a great many Cavaliers in his practice and participates in CKCSC, USA Health Clinics, and he made the same diagnosis as the veterinarian had --- insufficeincy flow murmur. My friend was told usually these usually resove themselves as the puppy matures. In this particular puppy's case the murmur was gone by the time he was 9 months old.
All the best. Susan [EMAIL PROTECTED] >I had a 3 MO. Cavalier with a murmur. Hers was on the left side, died at >age >12 1/2 from cancer, and was not slowed down by it. Each case is different >and >you should check with your vet. > >Gail > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
