[COLOR=800080]Hey Carolyn,[/COLOR]
[COLOR=800080]I hope that your vet put your Newfie on heart meds. Don't let ANYONE tell you that your 12 year old is 'too old' to do your best to keep him as healthy as you can. One of my Mals lived to be, just shy, of 16 years and that is unheard of in Mals (anything over 10 is a blessing). Your Newfie could live to be that old too. [/COLOR]
[COLOR=800080]If you are interested, a lot of dog shows have heart clinics (with Cardio Specialists). It cost $25 and is WELL worth it. You can't even walk through the door, of their practice, for under $60 - $100. If you are interested, PM me and I will look up what shows have heart clinics.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=800080]As an example, my vet said that one of my girls had a heart issue. I disagreed and said she had pneumonia. I got the antibiotics, for the pneumonia, and when she was better, took her to a heart clinic. Guess what?? Her heart was so good that the Cardiologist filled out her OFA (http://www.offa.org/ ) paperwork right then and made me copies of his findings to give to my vet. It's now in her chart so that the new vets stop saying she has a heart issue (when it's the lungs). It is such a pain to train up the new vets!! [/COLOR]
[COLOR=800080]Sheila[/COLOR]
Hi Sheila, by Mals do you malinois?
