Hi everyone, not been on here for a while but looking for opinions or advice.
Mandie, my tri cavalier, was diagnosed with a grade 3 heart murmur last September, having had a clear heart at her annual check up in May. Not too shocking for a nine year old cavalier. Mandie turned 10 on March 11th this year. Apart from a recurring yeast infection in her ears she's been fine. Then 9 days ago she didn't want to go for a walk and lost her appetite completely. Went to the vet on Monday - not our usual vet, she's recently retired for medical reasons and we have a variety of locums filling in. A young vet examined Mandie, suggested and did an ultrasound and said Mandie had a 4cm tumour on her spleen, her abdominal cavity was full of fluid and she needed a specialist referral. No hesitation, do it...I phoned the following morning to check...referral made and can I bring her in on Wednesday for a blood test prior to seeing the specialist next Monday. Did that, with yet another vet, Mandie still not eating, very withdrawn, very swollen. Thursday went home at lunchtime, pus everywhere, phoned and rushed her back in, another vet, pyometra, emergency hysterectomy, no sign of tumour on spleen. She's come through the operation, eating again, happier wee dog. One of the vets has prescribed vetmedin, based on a recent trial showing the earlier it's started the longer the dog has. Unfortunately the study was funded by vetmedin ...Mandie's heart murmur is still grade 3, not in heart failure, but she has been panting - it's not hot, my other 3 dogs are fine. Any advice, suggestions appreciated. We have the vet again tomorrow, don't know which vet we'll get, possibly a different one again...��
Mandie, my tri cavalier, was diagnosed with a grade 3 heart murmur last September, having had a clear heart at her annual check up in May. Not too shocking for a nine year old cavalier. Mandie turned 10 on March 11th this year. Apart from a recurring yeast infection in her ears she's been fine. Then 9 days ago she didn't want to go for a walk and lost her appetite completely. Went to the vet on Monday - not our usual vet, she's recently retired for medical reasons and we have a variety of locums filling in. A young vet examined Mandie, suggested and did an ultrasound and said Mandie had a 4cm tumour on her spleen, her abdominal cavity was full of fluid and she needed a specialist referral. No hesitation, do it...I phoned the following morning to check...referral made and can I bring her in on Wednesday for a blood test prior to seeing the specialist next Monday. Did that, with yet another vet, Mandie still not eating, very withdrawn, very swollen. Thursday went home at lunchtime, pus everywhere, phoned and rushed her back in, another vet, pyometra, emergency hysterectomy, no sign of tumour on spleen. She's come through the operation, eating again, happier wee dog. One of the vets has prescribed vetmedin, based on a recent trial showing the earlier it's started the longer the dog has. Unfortunately the study was funded by vetmedin ...Mandie's heart murmur is still grade 3, not in heart failure, but she has been panting - it's not hot, my other 3 dogs are fine. Any advice, suggestions appreciated. We have the vet again tomorrow, don't know which vet we'll get, possibly a different one again...��
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