MVD Therapeutic Finesse chest radiographs
Minimal lung changes now. Interstitial pattern in PH and dorsal caudal region with increased pulmonary parenchymal density. Lungs looked fairly good??Pulmonary veins increased in size. RR 36-40+ at home sleep/relaxed. Shallow breathing with minimal effort or coughing.Seems to respond to furosemide. Clinically fine otherwise. Eating and drinking. Not significantly dehydrated- increased urination, renal values were…
MVD Therapeutic Finesse
12 yr , 6Kg dog stage C MVD. Pimo 1.25Mg Capsules BID, lasix 2mg/Kg and maintained. Increased RR again. Treated with Pimo, Lasix TID( 2.7 mg/Kg AM,2mg/Kg mid, and 2.7mg/Kg evening), SID Benazipril. Most Recent recheck and Echo clinically fine, RR 40/min( home and clinic), shallow- min effort, auscult = very mild crackles DH region….
Vegetative endocarditis
7 year old female spayed CKCS we were monitoring for MVD. In April of 2023, Ginger was staged at B1 MVD with trivial TV regurgitation. MV murmur=3/6 In early September – fever of unknown origin, ocular pain and increased respiratory rate. Blood work revealed a leukocytosis with normal serology. Chest radiographs showed mild cardiomegaly with…
Factors affecting heart position
Hi! I’m scheduled to echo on an obese (40lb) King Charles Spaniel next week… new heart murmur, looking for MVD. Just curious… if L sided heart enlargement rotates the heart in a certain direction, how does being extremely overweight change the heart position? Dorsally perhaps? And do CKCS do LA enlargement differently? I vaguely recall…
HW treatment, Mitral Valve Disease, and Sinus Bradycardia
Examined a 9 YO, 53# (24Kg) German Shepherd currently receiving Immiticide therapy for HW. Has been treated before as well. Discovered Grade 2-3/6 systolic murmur that has recently been detected. Rads reveal normal to mild increase LA and mild interstitial markings probably from old HW disease Echo findings: Most consistent with MV Disease