Tracheitis w/ upper respiratory infection + heart murmur
Ms. Hannah as you know has had some on and off health problems since we got her. Now as she approaches 11 yrs old in Feb and her 1st year with us on Jan. 17th she is ill again. She developed a dry, gagging cough last Saturday night that led to some vomiting and a fever. The gagging will last any where from a few seconds to a few minutes, however the vomiting was only a few short bouts with some yellowish fluid. The fever has been holding around 103-104 degrees until today. She now feels cooler and seems more comfortable. Our vet put her on 100mgs of amoxicillian twice a day starting Thursday for 10 days. Her next apt is next Thursday @ 1:00.
Our biggest concern is that during her physcial exam our vet discovered a "very pronounced" hear murmur as he put it. This was a new development in Hannah's health. When she had her cancer treatment and surgery there as no sign of any problems with her heart or lungs. Now, all of a sudden this occurs. Our vet said this may be a result of the infection in her system and that it may subside as the infection does. Has anyone ever heard of this? He also said that if it doesn't subside he will determine a course of tests to see what might be going on. *There isn't any fluid around her heart or pocketing in her abdomen which is good, but what worries him and us is that there maybe something more going on. So my next question is, "Has anyone here ever expierenced sudden developement of a heart murmur in a senior dog and if so what caused it and what course of treatment did you go with?
Ms. Hannah as you know has had some on and off health problems since we got her. Now as she approaches 11 yrs old in Feb and her 1st year with us on Jan. 17th she is ill again. She developed a dry, gagging cough last Saturday night that led to some vomiting and a fever. The gagging will last any where from a few seconds to a few minutes, however the vomiting was only a few short bouts with some yellowish fluid. The fever has been holding around 103-104 degrees until today. She now feels cooler and seems more comfortable. Our vet put her on 100mgs of amoxicillian twice a day starting Thursday for 10 days. Her next apt is next Thursday @ 1:00.
Our biggest concern is that during her physcial exam our vet discovered a "very pronounced" hear murmur as he put it. This was a new development in Hannah's health. When she had her cancer treatment and surgery there as no sign of any problems with her heart or lungs. Now, all of a sudden this occurs. Our vet said this may be a result of the infection in her system and that it may subside as the infection does. Has anyone ever heard of this? He also said that if it doesn't subside he will determine a course of tests to see what might be going on. *There isn't any fluid around her heart or pocketing in her abdomen which is good, but what worries him and us is that there maybe something more going on. So my next question is, "Has anyone here ever expierenced sudden developement of a heart murmur in a senior dog and if so what caused it and what course of treatment did you go with?