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[quote=Anonymous]It is unlikely to be something of concern and very unlikely to be the fatal thing for that old a dog. I had a dog who was diagnosed with a heart murmur as a young adult and by the time he was 12 it had progressed to the point where he needed a daily pill, a simple and cheap medication. And he died of other things entirely in the end.

As a PP mentioned, CVCA, with multiple locations in the area, is an excellent specialist cardiac vet. A cardiac ultrasound will run a few hundred dollars and will give you a baseline to let you know if there is anything of pressing concern or anything that warrants medication. I think with a dog that old it would be fine not even to pursue it and just to let your regular primary vet have a listen at the next checkup to see if they still hear it and how pronounced it is. Good news is if you do want to do the cardiac workup with CVCA, it is entirely noninvasive and requires no anesthesia, just an ultrasound. You get to stay in the room during the test and help reassure your dog, and the vet will explain everything they see. I've never seen a CVCA vet I didn't love—great dog-side and people-side manners. [/quote]

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