Dweezil went to the vet today because of an allergic reaction. The vet, one whom we've never seen before (one of the non-primary vets at the office) saw us for the "emergency" appointment. She listened to Dweezil's heart, twice, and said she heard a murmur, but in our records, when Dweezil went in for kennel cough in September, our primary vet did not record a murmur. This new vet recommended that we see a cardiologist. Dweezil has just turned 1 year old, and she said that if it had been something she was born with, the vets probably would have caught it before, but that our normal vet could have missed it. She also said if it was a puppy murmur, it would have been gone by now, and perhaps she has heart disease. I am planning to wait until February for her annual checkup with our primary vet, and see if she detects a heart murmur, and decide where to go from there.
Does anyone know anything about heart murmurs? Could the vet have made a mistake -- Dweezil had had two benedryls already, was very excited to be there, etc.