I agree with Laura that it probably wasn't ruptured chordae. It most likely wouldn't
resolve that quickly. It sounds more neurological - like a transient ischemic attack
(TIA) or maybe some form of seizure (especially since it took a little while to
recover)> While there may be heart conditions that come and go that quickly, they
probably are very rare, especially to recover without any treatment other than
observation(arrythmias that can cause similar occurrences usually require
cardioversion or medication to reverse or treat). A TIA is sort of like a mini-stroke
that can look like it comes and goes, and your dog's age and heart condition would
certainly put her in the higher risk category for this to occur. In humans, an
aspirin is sometimes used to help prevent this, but this is only used after everything
else has been ruled out, appropriate testing, etc. I'm not sure that anyone does such
tests for dogs, and I certainly wouldn't use aspirin without knowing for sure that
this is what caused the incident. They may never know exactly what caused this event
to occur.
I hope your dog feels better soon. I'm glad her heart murmur doesn't appear to
be worse. Good luck with your expectant bitch, I hope you have a litter full of
beautifully marked, well-structured healthy bitches!
Cindy Jones
----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy Roof
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 4:48 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [CKCS-L] Heart problems
Hello,
I just came home from having my Nikki's ultra sound done for puppies and when I walked
in the door my Sabrina, jumped up and came running toward me. Then she collapsed, she
fell like she had been kicked. I was sure she was dead. I was afraid to move for
about 10 sec. I rushed over to her and could not see her breathing. I shook her once
and no response. The second time I shook her she slightly lifted her head towards me.
She had a pained look in her eyes. I thought she had another stroke. I picked her
up and rushed her to the vets. By the time I got her there she seemed ok, but had
trouble walking. After the vet checked her over, he said that in his opinion one of
the tendons around the mitro valve had ruptured. This would explain the sudden
collapse and the weakness she was having.
She is almost 14 years old (Dec) and has been diagnosed last Oct with a grade 3/4
murmur. My vet says the murmur is the same. Have any of you heard or know anything
about a tendon snapping and what do you know about prognosis and treatment. My vet
felt that there was really nothing to be done. He said that it could happen again or
never happen again.
If there is anyone out there with knowledge or experience with this please e-mail me
with any and all information.
Thank you very much.
Cindy Roof
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