My SIL phoned me last night, her bulldog 3yo was rushed to the vets this week with swelling in the stomach, turned out dog had fluid build up generally, but worryingly in the pericardium. All bloods back normal apart from elevated white blood count but dog has long term skin infection so this explains that. Ultrasound showed fluid in pericardium, but no other abnormalities detected in heart.
Have been given guarded prognosis and told possibly a tumour, but no evidence seen. Basically been told that they can't see a reason for it happening and that it may happen again, if it does, its not good but it may never happen again.
What i have managed to read talks only about the fluid build up in the heart, not generalise. I wonder if this could have been a result of long term skin infection?? Its a rescue dog and BIL/SIL spent hundreds on treatments etc but its taking AGES to sort out as the poor dog was in a bad way when they got her.
Anyone have any experience of this (Vets?) I used to be a vet nurse but never came across it and im rusty.
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Build up of fluid in pericardium (bulldog)
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SunshineisSorry · 24/02/2011 08:28
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