I am new to this website and had to google it for moral support. I will attach pics of my beautiful 2 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels very soon!! Today I brought our 11 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (Spencer) in to the vet for his 6 month checkup. I saw concern on our vets face as she listened to our beautiful blemin's heart beat.
After the examination, she told me of her concern about a murmur and immediately I thought of MVD. It had finally gotten to our dog. They took him back to a room for some xrays and came back with the results of him having an enlarged heart and some (not alot of fluid) in the lungs. My vet was going to email Spencer's xray results to a cavalier heart specialist (perhaps a cardiologist) in California. She said after she gets the diagnosis back within 24 hours we will determine next steps in therapy for our beloved pet. We are actually devastated by the news and just want to hear some TLC about how to react to this. We have another Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Sophie who is 8 and is the sister of Spencer. We hope and pray she wont fall into the same condition.
We have noticed some changes in Spencer's sleeping patterns. He gets up alot during the night and wonders around our 4500 sq ft home. He has had this cough for about two weeks which we dismissed to "kennel Cough" from when we take him to our groomers. So these are all new behaviors. We are wondering if he is in the very early stages of the disease and that we can treat it with meds, diet, etc??
What a horrible day. We feel as if a part of hearts were ripped out. I read some of the blogs and some of them helped me deal with the immediate shock and how to deal with the condition. Who knows perhaps we can have him around another 5 years with treatment patterns?? Please any assistance would help.
Mike
Baton Rouge LA
After the examination, she told me of her concern about a murmur and immediately I thought of MVD. It had finally gotten to our dog. They took him back to a room for some xrays and came back with the results of him having an enlarged heart and some (not alot of fluid) in the lungs. My vet was going to email Spencer's xray results to a cavalier heart specialist (perhaps a cardiologist) in California. She said after she gets the diagnosis back within 24 hours we will determine next steps in therapy for our beloved pet. We are actually devastated by the news and just want to hear some TLC about how to react to this. We have another Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Sophie who is 8 and is the sister of Spencer. We hope and pray she wont fall into the same condition.
We have noticed some changes in Spencer's sleeping patterns. He gets up alot during the night and wonders around our 4500 sq ft home. He has had this cough for about two weeks which we dismissed to "kennel Cough" from when we take him to our groomers. So these are all new behaviors. We are wondering if he is in the very early stages of the disease and that we can treat it with meds, diet, etc??
What a horrible day. We feel as if a part of hearts were ripped out. I read some of the blogs and some of them helped me deal with the immediate shock and how to deal with the condition. Who knows perhaps we can have him around another 5 years with treatment patterns?? Please any assistance would help.
Mike
Baton Rouge LA