Today we’re talking about heart murmurs — conditions that can affect both dogs and cats. A heart murmur is an abnormal heart sound that your vet may hear with his or her stethoscope when they listen ...

Heart murmurs are vibrations caused by abnormal blood flow, graded on a scale of one to six. Causes range from congenital defects and anemia to dental disease, inflammation, cardiomyopathy, and ...

A heart murmur is an abnormality of the heartbeat. Heart murmurs are usually identified when a veterinarian uses a stethoscope to listen to your dog's heart. There are several types and degrees of ...

Lubb-dupp. Lubb-dupp. Those are the words that health care professionals often use to mimic the sound of your heartbeat. That steady, regular sound is made by your heart valves opening and closing as ...

Does having a heart murmur mean you have a heart problem and need heart surgery? That’s not always necessarily true. But picking up a murmur on physical exam can, in certain circumstances, literally ...

I hope you can respond quickly since the possible purchase of a puppy is involved. I recently contracted with a breeder to purchase a French bulldog puppy and I just received a call that the puppy has ...

The term “heart murmur” might sound scary, but having one doesn’t necessarily mean having a heart condition. Many heart murmurs go away on their own. Share on Pinterest You might never have thought ...

There may be a genetic link between people who experience heart murmurs. These heart murmurs may be harmless or related to underlying heart disease, which can be inherited from family. Share on ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MDMedically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD A Still’s murmur is an abnormal heartbeat ...