Boerboels with SAS

[Tamara]

Has anyone had any experience with boerboels that have SAS???

[Tamara]

Amy,

There are many canine heart disease web sites with great info out there.  I am no expert, but having been through all of this, I do know a good bit about it.

If your pup is not acting like a puppy---tires easily, heavy breathing, labored breathing, excersize intorlerance, loss of appetite, fainting, coughing, collaspe, etc these can be signs of a heart problem.  The most acurate diagnosis would be with an echocardiogram--ultrasound of the heart.  A heart murmur is something that  may indicate heart disease (some are innocent and disappear as a puppy). 

Thank you for the blessings :)  Boeboels, I love with all my heart...

Amy Court said:

Hi Tamara,

Heartfelt blessings to you, your beloved boy and your family.  I am not familiar with this condition but would appreciate anyone offering symptoms to watch for. 

 

Happy thoughts,

 

Amy

[Rosita Thorn]

Hi, I am new to this forum, so I just read about your poor babies heart condition. For breeders that do not know, there is a examination that can be performed yearly by an Board Certified Cardiologist and it will be evaluated by the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, they keep records and have an officail data base. In addition to having the eyes checked for just entropion, a Board Certified Eye Specialist can check the dogs eyes for any abnormalities or heredetary defects and this report is sent in to the Canine Eye Registration Foundation CERF and they also have an official database on each dog checked. There is also a blood test that can be sent in to the Canine Heredetary Cancer Consortium for info on this you can e-mal to [e-mail] or call 616-234-5569

These are tests that should be  performed in addition to HD as well as ellbowdisplacia before breedng any dog or bitch, this certainly will help minimize heredary problems for future generations to come and we all can enjoy much healthier and longer living dogs. Any breeding stock that shows any abnormalities must be removed from ones breeding program in order not to continue these problems. This in my opinon is the only way to improve the breed and not  have it go bad like so many other breeds.

[Singa Tobing]

Hello :  I am new in this breed. My breed is bullmastiff. Mine has mild SAS ; it never showed any symptom in his life.  He died at 10 years 7 months due to chronic kidney failure . This was a shock to me because it happened suddenly. He didn't have proteinuria ( protein in the urine ). Suspected that his renal tubules just collapsed . There is also a possibility that the SAS caused the kidney to be injured over time.  What makes it hard was when we tried to do IV therapy for him, his heart condition caused arrythemia .

 

[Singa Tobing]

My boy, a bullmastiff also had mild SAS . It is hereditary . Through out his life, it never showed any symptom. HOWEVER, when he was 10 years 7 months , this condition caused chronic kidney failure. Apparently, reduced cardiac output of the blood caused injury to the kidney. When the heart and the kidney are bad , of course, it becomes impossible to treat.