my dog had a heart attack :(
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My dog charlie last night seemed over excited, not in a waggy tail way but in an unsettled, breathing way. Cos she was making so much noise i decided to take her for a walk round trhe block to make her tired to settle down. (this is at about 11:30pm)
She didnt even make it, after a few yards her breathing and coughing was so loud and scarey people were opening thier curtins in the street to see what it was. I knew somthing was wrong, but shes been abit off this week (peeing in the house, her ears smelling etc) so i thought it was part of this infection she's seemed to have. I carried her round half the block and back to the house.
After half an hour this irratical heavy breathing hadnt stopped, if anything was getting worse. We phoned the vet. Took her to meet the vet at the vets place. (£72.50 call out charge!)
He listened to her heart and took her temperature, and said she'd had a heart attack, was inalot of pain and it was touch and go. He gave her 4 needles, and took her away. She was crying at this point. 
We went round to my sisters all night as we couldnt sleep, and i was/am so tearful.
at 8:30am today we could phone the vet, he said she had pulled through the night, but shes still sedated with the druggs and shes very subdued.
He thinks its a vaulve problem, but wont know till 3pm today.
not a photograph of her - but its her exact twin, i stupidly dont have a digi photo of her, nor a scanner. 
Obviously we'll pay for her and what ever she needs, but we're all so skint, my mums gone round to members of the family today to lend money. This is so horrible.
But she pulled through the night. Surley thats a good thing eh? esp. as the vet seemed so negative last night.
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