Heart screen breeding dog
3 year old FE Great Dane 55kg screening for DCM for breeding Clinically normal, I did not auscultate a murmur A mild mitral valve insufficiency was present but the echo and ECG seemed otherwise normal How would you classify this in a report, should this dog be bred?
Doberman Dilated Cardiomyopathy
I have a quick question. Is concentric hypertrophy of the L ventricle a finding in dilated cardiomyopatahy of the Doberman or should I be searching for another cause for the underlying pathophysiology? I always thought I would see eccentric hypertrophy. I know it probably wont change my treatment protocol at this point- but I was…