u/Consistent-Flight-20

Just wanted to post an update since my last post gained so much engagement! I wanted to say thank you to everyone for their input and hopefully provide hope for those going through something similar.

As a refresher, I was very nervous for my 14 year old girl to go under anesthesia for a dental. She has a moderate murmur and IVDD. After full bloodwork panel, urine labs, an echocardiogram and xrays.....we made the difficult decision to do the procedure. We felt that it was in her best interest to alleviate any pain caused by her teeth and erase the possibility of tooth root infections or abscess so as not to impact her heart.

I was having a hard time facing her going under anesthesia and possibly not making it through but she did!!!! She did excellent! No issues whatsoever and she's recovering like a champ. She's bright and alert. She had her full dinner (broken into 2 spaced out meals to make sure she could tolerate it). She has gone to the bathroom. I'm so so so relieved. I cried when the vet called and said she was awake and alert.

If anyone has any questions about our experience please feel free to ask! I'm so grateful to be on this side of things and be able help ease the anxiety of another pet parent in the same boat.

My girl is 14 and has a moderate heart murmur, IVDD and some heart enlargement. No CHF, no pulmonary edema. She's on pimobendan and naturopathic supplements.

She has a dental scheduled for Wednesday and I'm scared for her to be under anesthesia.

She had an echocardiogram and xrays. She had blood and urine labs. The vet and cardiologist think she's okay to go through with it, but I'm still so nervous.

I'm afraid to do it and afraid to not do it. She only has a few teeth left but I know they aren't great. She won't let the vet look at them. She's had a tooth root abscess before and that was AWFUL. I don't want her to end up there again.

Please tell me about your older dogs with heart issues making it through okay 🫶