i don’t really know why I’m posting but I suppose I wondered if anyone else has been here with their dog.
Cavalier, age 10, had a heart murmur diagnosed 5 years ago and it’s now at grade 6. Also recently a lot of stomach problems despite very careful management of her diet, and some vomiting.
Vet wants to do a heart scan. She had one last year. We know she has a bad heart, we know it’s worse. I’m not sure whether there is any point in doing this? What will it prove?
She is terrified of the vets, she hates taking tablets. She reacts very badly to general anaesthetics and the aftermath of this is awful for her and us. We are not going to put her through any surgery.
Any thoughts on where we go from here? Do we keep putting medicine into her or do we let her fade away and end things if we see she is starting to be in pain? She is not herself at the moment but she’s not on her last legs yet either. I wish they could tell us how much discomfort they are in
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Grade 6 heart murmur any thoughts?
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CathedralSpire · 16/03/2020 21:18
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