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evelyn


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Andie collapsed today following a short run around the garden in the snow. This is the third time this has happened, it was also the most frightening as he looked as though he was going to die. After an MOT at the vets, it seems he has a heart murmur and congestive cardiac failure. He was given Frusemide and Ramipril. Just wondered if any other dogs are on these drugs, what dose they are taking and how effective they have been?


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Sorry Evelyn I don't know anything about the drugs Andie's taking or how effective they are. I just wanted to say that I hope Andie is a lot better after taking them. Let us know how he's getting on.


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all I know is that Frusemide is a diuretic that stops sodium & chloride being absorbed by the kidneys...will find out more for you....hope Andy is feeling better soon !

ps - how old is Andy?? Murphy was diagnosed with a grade 1 heart murmer a month ago (hes only 18mths old) - they are graded level 1-6. One being the mildest form of murmer. The vets arent overly concerned as it is very common apparently in fit dogs such as GHs. Now its detected they can at least keep an eye on it....

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right - spoke to my veterinary lecturer today at college & hopefully I picked up the following correctly....

Im right about the frusimide & apparently Ramipril does something very similar by controlling the water & electrolyte absorption in the kidneys.

With congenital heart disorders theres too much blood pumping through the heart & this can overload the kidneys with toxins eg urea, sodium etc so these drugs simply cut down how many toxins the kidneys has to deal with by excreting more of them into the urine than normal thereby protecting the kidneys....

hope that makes sense. Im sure if you did a google search youd find out more aswell.

Take care - thinking of you both! Give Andy a big hug from me

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Thanks for your answers folks. Since the last attack I'm scared to let him run in case he collapses on me again. This isn't too much of a problem as I tend to keep him on the extension lead when we go out. He has a high predatory drive and when we first got him there was an incident where he chased and attacked a whippet....I really think he thought it was a hare because he is normally terrified of other dogs and tries to shy away from them. However he normally enjoys a mad run around the garden with our other greyhound Zelda and I don't feel confident enough to let him do this. Maybe I should wait a few weeks until he's really getting the benefits of the drugs.


Thanks for all your kind words and hugs, I'll pass them on to Andie!!


 



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