<But for my own peace of mine, I had my vet run an exray of her heart, which showed a 20% enlargement (left side).... I've re-read the information I have on MVD, and unless I misunderstood it, it states that the dog should be put on medication (enepril?), even w/o symptoms.>
Kris, The latest studies say that medication is not needed until the dog shows symptoms. Also, I would wonder if your vet was reading the x-ray correctly. Many regular vets are not able to properly judge the heart enlargement of Cavaliers from x-rays. The next time you see the cardiologist, if you are going to a show, I would ask your vet to take an x-ray beforehand and take it to the show (if they will have a screen to look at it). If you are seeing the cardiologist in his office, I would ask the cardiologist to take an x-ray and read it. I know you were asking breeders, and I am not a breeder, but thought I would answer anyway. Carol Richards East Tennessee, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/carolscavaliers/ "My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet." Edith Wharton ========================================================= "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.
