Open Question: German Shepherd heart problems?
My 8 month old German Shepherd underwent anesthesia while being spayed. An irregular heartbeat was found. After a cardiac work up the following was found:
ventricular ectopy
no sign of structural problems
ventricular arrhythmia
Her heartbeat was found to have a grade II/IV heart murmur, weak and delayed pulses, and an irregular heart rhythm.
Apparently there isn’t a cure and one of the first signs may be sudden death. Does anyone have any info on this? The vet suggested “German Shepherd Sudden Death Syndrome” what is this? I can’t find much info on the statistics or mortality rate. Any help would be appreciated.
Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:56:53 GMT
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