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Echocardiogram
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Rits
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Very nice! Yay for a healthy echo!! I changed the title to echo instead of electro since those are different things. 
I would plan to get a holter done within 90 days of the echo too. The echos can be normal and the holter could pick something up. They are better tools when done together.
How far are you from Denver? I imagine one of the dog shows there probably puts on health clinics and you can get the echo done there and usually for a better price too.
I would plan to get a holter done within 90 days of the echo too. The echos can be normal and the holter could pick something up. They are better tools when done together.
How far are you from Denver? I imagine one of the dog shows there probably puts on health clinics and you can get the echo done there and usually for a better price too.
Rits
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How old is she? For dobermans specifically its good to start echo and holter yearly starting at 2. Sadly with this breed we have to test that young to be safe.
Rits
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I don't know if this is any closer than where you went but looks like there is a show in Grand Junction in September. When it gets closer this page will eventually have the premium up to see the info for any health clinics or there is an email to contact too.
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Kaiser2016
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That is great news! Always such a relief to get that feedback!
strykerdobe
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Very good results! 
Fractional Shortening (FS) 33% is good. The low limit is 25% and under.
Is there another measurement such as Ejection Fractioning (EF)? Anything above 40% is good. The EF is how much Blood is being pumped out.
Fractional Shortening (FS) 33% is good. The low limit is 25% and under.
Is there another measurement such as Ejection Fractioning (EF)? Anything above 40% is good. The EF is how much Blood is being pumped out.
Gpcoguy
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Thanks for the info. I have no Idea how to interpret the results, I kust know the cardiologist said it was goodVery good results!
Fractional Shortening (FS) 33% is good. The low limit is 25% and under.
Is there another measurement such as Ejection Fractioning (EF)? Anything above 40% is good. The EF is how much Blood is being pumped out.
Those tests are a snapshot of today and not a prediction of the future.
I am pretty much on the verge of tears typing now just thinking about the last one I lost to DCM.
I had the same tests run on her and even had her results sent off and looked at by doggie heart specialists in Florida. She passed all the tests just fine. I forget how many months later it was before she suddenly starting behaving 'off' and I noticed something was not right with her. 7 or 8 months later before the first noticeable symptoms in our case? A few months later at most before things got really bad and she started refusing food.
DCM can sometimes be like a bullet that comes out of nowhere.
I plan to snuggle up a little closer tonight with the girls I have here now and be glad for every day they are around.
strykerdobe
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Those tests are a snapshot of today and not a prediction of the future.
I am pretty much on the verge of tears typing now just thinking about the last one I lost to DCM.
I had the same tests run on her and even had her results sent off and looked at by doggie heart specialists in Florida. She passed all the tests just fine. I forget how many months later it was before she suddenly starting behaving 'off' and I noticed something was not right with her. 7 or 8 months later before the first noticeable symptoms in our case? A few months later at most before things got really bad and she started refusing food.
DCM can sometimes be like a bullet that comes out of nowhere.
I plan to snuggle up a little closer tonight with the girls I have here now and be glad for every day they are around.
How old was she?
