some vets call them developmental murmurs as well, but they generally clear. Myra
>From: Susan Van Luchene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Hearts? attn: Gail >Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 00:19:38 -0500 > >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. _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= "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.
