I just found out yesterday that my dog has heart disease. The vet was wonderful and answered all of my questions but i want to know from others that have gone through this what there experience with it was/is. Will he always have this cough or will it lighten up with the meds? how long did you dog live with this disease? What should I expect? Thanks
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i never had a dog with a heart desiease but my freind did she got a pure bred very prettty border collie .. she asked if the puppy was healthy they said yes at the pet store 2 weeks later they ended up putting her down because the puppy had very bad heart worm .. those stupid pet store people they sell any pup just to get some money !!!! ugh i never got a ppet at the pet store and im glad !!
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I guess you brought him to the vet for the cough? that;s ewhat brought me to the vet.my dog had a heart murmur and it was one of the bad kinds,If they gave him water pill or the name they call them in medical terms to get the fluid off his lungs ; which causes the coughing.the cough will lighten up for awhile; but with my dog poodle he lived 5months after i found out of his congestive heart failure.some dogs go longer ;some sooner depends on how bad he has it.mine after a while started having seizures and would lay there confused after that,He started really suffering where he couldn;t even get up to pee without gagging and choking ' so after awhile he had to be forced to get up.I finally had to go to the vet to be put down.I took peanut that morning to get fried chicken; skin and all and he ate 1 breast .Then we went to the vet and they let me hold peanut while they gave him 2 shots and he died in my arms.I;m crying now just writing this,Just try to act normal as they sent out stress and it;s not good for their condition.I;ll pray for you and your beautiful friend/family member as that;s what they are to us,If you need anything i can tell or help you with email me on my stats page ok,,, good luck and god bless you and your baby,,,,,,,, Shelly in Seattle
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What kind of heart disease? If you are talking about heart failure, or CHF, then there is no cure, and the heart will get progressively weaker. With heart failure, the cough is caused by fluid build up in the lungs. The vet will give you heart medications to help the heart to pump more efficiently and diuretics (water pills) to pull the fluid off, and the cough should get better and hopefully even go away entirely, at least for the short term. Heart failure can be managed with diet and exercise, but not cured. There are also other forms of heart disease in dogs as well, such as heartworm. In this case, there is actual damage to the heart muscle which will remain even if the heartworms are treated successfully and killed, and the dog will always have the cough. Without knowing the type of heart disease your dog has, it's hard to say to what to expect, but I do wish you well
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