Holter

bruinsBoxers · 04-14-2010, 02:03 PM

I am happy to be able to say Edy passed another holter test . She had only 3 singles .

Doreen · 04-14-2010, 03:04 PM

I don't know what that is but

bruinsBoxers · 04-14-2010, 03:28 PM

It is a heart test to see if they are having any missed heartbeats .
A high number of missed beats can be a sign of ARVC ( boxer cardiomoypathy) .

They wear a heart monitor for 24 hours to record all the heart beats .

KeeperBoy · 04-14-2010, 03:45 PM

yey Edy!!!!!

What does 3 singles mean?

bruinsBoxers · 04-14-2010, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by KeeperBoy

What does 3 singles mean?

Missed beats (vpc's) can be singles ( 1 missed beat ) , doubles ( 2 missed beats in a row ) or triples / runs ( 3 or more missed beats in a row) .

When there are 3 or more missed beats in a row that is when a dog may faint as there is no heartbeat . Sometimes the dogs can recover on it's own and other times the dog may die .

As of right now it is considered normal for a dog to have some singles in any given day ( even people have them) . The big problem is when there are many runs . This is the reason to holter , if a dog is having runs of VPC's it may be an indication of arvc and should be seen by a cardiologist and may have to be taken out of the breeding population .

In many cases you would never know a dog is having runs of VPC's as they will not all show signs or faint .

My boy Titan was holtered and had over 500 vpc's with pairs and triples , yet he never had a fainting episode ( one we saw ), but after seeing a cardiologist he was found to have ARVC .
I had him neutered .

Doreen · 04-14-2010, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bruinsBoxers

It is a heart test to see if they are having any missed heartbeats .
A high number of missed beats can be a sign of ARVC ( boxer cardiomoypathy) .

They wear a heart monitor for 24 hours to record all the heart beats .

Oh, OK... My Dh had to wear one also, but needed one longer than the 24 hour one which he had worn in the past. He had to wear one for 3 weeks.

Ruby Red · 04-15-2010, 04:56 AM

Thanks for expaining that Missi, so interesting, I am so glad Edy is okay.

Spyglass Sally · 04-15-2010, 05:37 AM

Thanks for sharing that - glad to hear Edy's fine. Mike & I were just talking about that this morning so it's funny to log on and see this post.

Good news is always a nice way to start your day!

Ron · 04-15-2010, 05:39 AM

AussieGirl · 04-15-2010, 06:20 PM

Thats fantastic news Missi and Edy