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Bentley64

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Hello my name is Teresa..we got our EB aug.17 we got Bentley for our 3 year old daughter that we adopted..I took him to the vet and she told me that he had a heart murmur..that is was ok and nothing to worry about..2 weeks later Bentley got the diarrhea I call the vet she says to come get meds..didn't even want to see him..I did pick meds up and gave him some..he threw up I called my friend who works at a different vet..she says he should have been seen.i call to a new vet first thing in morning they tell me to come in..vet checks him says his heart murmur is a grade 4 .,tomorrow night I take him for ultrasound ..I'm so scared he is not going to be ok..I called breeder and told him what was going on and he refundd all my money..he did have puppy's vet record and everything was ok with him but now this is showing..anybody go though this that has words of encouragement ..so this s so long..m just a very worried mommy...by the ya Bentley is 15 weeks now..
 

2BullyMama

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Re: New to fourm and need gelp

Hi Teresa... we have a few members with experience. i will tag them and they will be here shortly.

:welcome3:
 

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Re: New to fourm and need gelp

Thank you 2bullymama..


no problem.... Kim actually has two Bulldogs with this condition so she will be have some advice for you. You can also look to visit our sister site, Special Needs Bulldogs http://specialneedsbulldogs.com/ as there may be more with experience there too. also, where are you located, it might help with getting you to a good specialist / vet that has experience if the members know where you are state is fine, if you want to let us know.
 

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Re: New to fourm and need gelp

I live in pa..about a hour north of Harrisburg

Cool... I am about 2 hrs from you about 20 mins west of Valley Forge :)
 
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Re: New to fourm and need gelp

You are down by Philly??..I'm in the coal region..not sure if you ever heard of knoebles amusement park..I'm about 20 mins from there..
 

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Re: New to fourm and need gelp

You are down by Philly??..I'm in the coal region..not sure if you ever heard of knoebles amusement park..I'm about 20 mins from there..

Yep, never been there, but I know where you are. [MENTION=1714]Sherry[/MENTION] is in Denver, PA... even closer to you
 

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Re: New to fourm and need gelp

Hi...I'm sorry I have no info for you but jut wanted to let you know, you've found the right place for help..hang in there..
 

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Re: New to fourm and need gelp

Hi Teresa, first I want to say congrats on Bentley and take a deep breath. Like @2BullyMama said I have two. Sebastian and Remy both have grade 4 murmurs that when we did the ultrasound found out it was pulmonic stenosis. Sebastian was not eligible to have any surgery to repair the problem but Remy had an angiogram done to see if they could put a balloon in to expand his arteries but once they did the angiogram the cardiologist was afraid that his artery would blow and he would die on the table. Remy takes 25 mg of Atenelol twice a day but Sebastian is not on any meds. They were both diagnosed as puppies and Sebastian will be 3 in December and Remy will be 2 next month. Both are very healthy otherwise and show no symptoms of any heart disease except Sebastian cannot get over exerted as he will pass out. Take heart that Bentley has a chance to live a full life. Just love him and treat him no different. He doesn't know he has a heart condition because my two certainly don't know they have a heart condition. I'm here if you any questions.
[MENTION=9902]Bentley64[/MENTION]
 
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Sherry

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Re: New to fourm and need gelp

You are down by Philly??..I'm in the coal region..not sure if you ever heard of knoebles amusement park..I'm about 20 mins from there..



Hi, I've been to Knoebels lots , its the best amusement park around, better than Hershey . try to relax, exhale and relax. You can't be proactive if you're not in control, don't panic and go with the flow. It's going to be ok. really. Love your puppy and take him in your arms and keep him relaxed. It'll be ok. nice slow and calm . get some rest, tomorrow will look different , have the tests and let us know the results. keep us posted.
 

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Re: New to fourm and need gelp

:welcome3: Kim already gave you great advice based on her experience. I hope you have many happy years full of love with Bentley!
 
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Bentley64

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Re: New to fourm and need gelp

Kim thank you so much..the vet I need to take him to is a emergency center so they are only open at night ..I need to call at 7 tomorrow night to make sure they are not real busy..I live almost a hour away..hoping the can fit us in..I need to know what our next step is..thank you all for your kind words and I will keep you posted..
 

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Re: New to fourm and need help

I am so sorry to hear this, I am glad they refunded your money but honestly there is no way a pup so young with a grade 3 heart murmur should have gone undiagnosed. Many pups do have "innocent" heart murmurs that they do grow out of but only time will tell, but only an ecocardiogram done when they are a little older will be able to give you the answers you seek. In the case of our heart murmur puppy Vegas/Remy, he was the largest and most robust of the litter, the vet told us that was very unusual because the pups with murmurs usually don't look as healthy as their siblings and are very small, and he got two diagnosis of a low grade 3. We were hoping this was a good sign..... and he does now live a great life with [MENTION=2152]kim n the guys[/MENTION], but unfortunately it was not something he grew out of.
 

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