Barbara Nixon
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I took Monty, today, for his 7 day check, after his dental. We saw one of the vet partners, called Will, and after the check, I happened to mention being worried, last week, because of Monty's increased murmur.
Will got out his stethosope and listened. he said it wasn't a 5, more pushing 4-ish and that the heart beat and pulse were strong and steady. He said that this was far more important than the size of murmur; a dog with a high grade murmur, whose body copes well, being in a far better position than some with lesser murmurs.
This is certainly good news for us and I hope it gives encouragement to others who find themselves in a similar situation.
I feel that this vet is very knowledgable (he knows about sm too ) and am determined that , except in emergency, our appointments will be on Thursdays; the days he is at our branch.
Will got out his stethosope and listened. he said it wasn't a 5, more pushing 4-ish and that the heart beat and pulse were strong and steady. He said that this was far more important than the size of murmur; a dog with a high grade murmur, whose body copes well, being in a far better position than some with lesser murmurs.
This is certainly good news for us and I hope it gives encouragement to others who find themselves in a similar situation.
I feel that this vet is very knowledgable (he knows about sm too ) and am determined that , except in emergency, our appointments will be on Thursdays; the days he is at our branch.