Does anyone have any experience of this? I posted a couple of times about her collapsing and the vet hearing a murmur. We saw the cardiology specialist at our vets and she says it's advanced heart disease, my dog has a leaky valve which is letting fluid build up in her heart, which is enlarging it. The vet wants to see her again in a months time to see how far it's progressed and then hopefully we might have some idea of a timescale 
In the meantime I have to keep her as calm as possible and carefully monitor her breathing.
I just don't really know what to expect. How long can she live with this? With or without medication? At the moment I've had to say no to meds because we just can't afford it, I feel terrible but every penny is accounted for. There's just nothing spare We have loans and credit cards to pay off after doing our kitchen earlier this year cost double what we expected
She's passed out twice now, on 14th August and then 10 days later Both times she came round within a few minutes, it's just so worrying.
If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.
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My dog's just been diagnosed with Advanced Heart Disease
AintNobodyHereButUsChickens · 03/09/2020 14:25
@Borderstotheleftofme no it didn't, it's something I am vaguely considering to be honest. The main reason I'm hesitating is because she's just her normal self. When she's passed out she's been back to normal after 5 minutes. She's still devouring her food, happily plods round the garden and on walks etc. She definitely doesn't seem to be in pain or suffering in any way. But on the other hand, a part of me thinks that if she's going to die anyway, why medicate her to drag it out? Because that's all it would be doing, it's not something that's fixable. It almost seems like it might be kinder to PTS before it starts to make her suffer
By the way, is your username in reference to your dogs? Mine is a Border Terrier 
@Floralnomad our vets has a huge sign behind the reception desk stating no payment plans, no exceptions 
Which is quite shit of them to be honest.
@StrongTea I always forget about doing that. I'll have to enquire about it.
@BiteyShark I will obviously ask my vet but in the meantime I thought I would ask here. Sorry, didn't realise I wasn't allowed to ask for advise or support or anything here
[quote AintNobodyHereButUsChickens]@BiteyShark I will obviously ask my vet but in the meantime I thought I would ask here. Sorry, didn't realise I wasn't allowed to ask for advise or support or anything here [/quote]
I wasn't being sarcastic.
To get a better understanding of timeframes and what to expect is going to be down to how severe your dogs condition is and no one here can really tell you that. General things yes but when it comes down to decisions about medication/no medication it sounded like you hadn't actually asked your vet.
My dog has a different heart disease (DMC). Medication really is vital, it drains the excess fluid. Any heart disease is only going to get progressively worse so if medication isn’t an option then yes I would PTS x
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