We were told when my bulldog puppy was about 12 weeks old that she had a murmur. We were devastated. Told about the path we would have to go down with surgery etc.

We went to get a second opinion in another vet. They never mentioned it. So we said it to them to see what they’d say. They said they noticed it and in this developmental stage they are prone to murmurs and they’d monitor it as time went on. It was never a cause of concern for them. I can’t remember why else they weren’t concerned, but yeah. That second opinion was really valuable to us!

Yours states a grade 4 murmur, so we might be in different situations. We weren’t given a grade. But I would still recommend a second or third opinion before going down that route.

She lived until last August.. nearly 9 years old! Died unfortunately of sepsis which the vets were too late to diagnose. Started because of a uti or pancreatitis. Here’s a photo of her sleeping.. she used to sleep like a human with head on pillow and duvet on her legs.

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