<p>Our beloved dog Pippin has an enlarged heart, a murmur, and rapid heart rate. The x-ray was a bit startling and he was coughing today because his heart is so enlarged that it presses upon his airways. </p>
<p>We found out a couple of weeks ago when we brought him in for a routine teeth cleaning and they didn't do it because the anesthesia would have been dangerous for him. H was there without me and he said they recommended a vet cardiologist but said the prognosis was not good.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any experience with this? Pippin is almost 10 years old, a Maltese. I'm wondering if the vet cardiologist will have any realistic treatments that could help him.</p>