Ellen, I have a 7 year old Teddy daughter who was dx'd with a grade 2 murmur at 6. My cardiologist advised me to spay her as a litter would be too hard on her heart.
As far as breeding a boy who develops a murmur, well, I'm conflicted about that. Teddy is now 13 1/2 with severe heart disease. He was dx'd at 4 1/2 so he was neutered after being used only a few times. As it turned out, he has at least 8 children/grandchildren (that come immediately to mind) who are heart clear at 5 and older. I would be interested to find out if this is unusual or if others have had the same experience with the offspring of early onset dogs. Sue Shidler SevenWoods Cavaliers Mettawa, IL [EMAIL PROTECTED] ========================================================= "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.
