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dems4me
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Does any of you all know what makes a dog's heart become enlarged? My parents lost their dog last week because (according to autopsy) the heart was 4 times the normal size and one of the ventricals was soo clogged fluid was backing up into the lungs. The dog came from the humane society and was adopted by my folks and they were told he had a heart murmor(sp?) and for the past few years (every since they had the dog) they always gave it medication for that. They were very strict on him not getting table scraps, no turkey, no chocolate, etc... What would cause his heart to get soo large? He wasn't a large breed dog or anything -- I just don't get it. Anyone have any insight on this???