Monday, May 23, 2011

A Big Heart

Roscoe's heart is enlarged, more than my vet thought it would be. The pulmonary arteries are also enlarged. I do not have the information to form an educated opinion of what all this means. My vet said that he does sometimes see this in dogs with heartworm. Here I am, about to say something I thought I would never say...... Man, I hope it is heartworm. I will know tomorrow.

UPDATE:  Heartworm test was neg. Blood values all normal. This means that there is a congenital heart defect. The next step is an evaluation of the xray by a veterinary cardiologist 
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4 comments:

Sandee said...

I'm praying and I've also got my fingers and toes crossed.

Hugs. :)

9:28 PM
Jim McKee said...

Awwwww. (Hugs!)

10:28 PM
laurak/ForestWalkArt :) said...

roscoe's in my thoughts...
and i LOVE that doggie picture!! did you do that???? so FUN & BRIGHT!!
xxxooo

(i've got way too much catching up to do...please...bare or is it bear...with me!?) :]

1:39 PM
Daisy said...

Oh Roscoe, I'm sorry you got a big heart. My sister Pixie had Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. She was diagnosed when she was about 5 and she lived to be over 13 years old! She took a few medicines and they helped her a lot.

5:30 PM

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