boxers heart beat

[Hitler]

my 9 month old puppies heart beat is very irregular. like it beats 5 times in a row stops then 3 times in a row etc etc. is this normal? she is perfectly healthy etc

[lankeela]

Now listen Grav, you and me have had our ups and downs on this site, but I am now being very serious. This sounds like a very serious condition in Boxers, called Cardiomyopathy. Please read the following link, and if not already checked, please get your bitch checked by a vet as soon as possible.

Sorry if this makes for unpleasant reading, but sadly it is a fact that Boxers suffer greatly from heart conditions, and most of them are hereditary, which means if she is affected she should NOT be bred from as the puppies could all inherit the problem. This is why you should only buy a breed like this from parents who are tested, as most conditions are avoidable.

Read this, and I hope you don't have nightmares:

http://www.boxerbuddies.org/Boxer%20Health/car diomyopathy.htm

[lankeela]

Grav, here's another link this time on heart murmurs in Boxers.

http://www.boxerunderground.com/uk/puppyhandou t_heart_mur.htm

[Hitler]

That sucks. Getting her checked out on wednesday. cheers for the info.

[lankeela]

Fingers crossed it is not one of the serious conditions, let us know how you get on.