i have taken my eight week old puppy rottweiler to the vets today, for his first jab. they have told me he has a heart murmer that may go away with time, how serious is this???

It is not unusual for ayoung puppy to have a heart murmer at 8 weeks old. they are often caused through stress and the upheaval of going to their new homes and settling in. take him for a check up in about a weeks time and you will most likely find that it has gone.

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I would think if the vet said it may go away in time it means it doesn't sound very severe. I have a bulldog puppy who had a slight murmer at 8 weeks but it couldn't be heard at 12 weeks. I also lost a puppy at 16 weeks with a heart murmer but the vet warned me it was a severe one at 8 weeks. I have a friend who had a puppy who was told her puppies heart murmer was pretty bad at 7 weeks and she is still going strong at 7 years old. Hope this helps a bit :)

It is so common it surprises me why a vet would mention it, covering their back I suppose. Almost certain if you pup came from good stock and breeder that the pup is fine, fit and well.

i had a rottweiler puppy that had a heart murmer which they found at his first jab they couldnt say really how bad it was just that it was possible for it to go away on its own bye the time he whent for his 2nd jab it had gone thank god the vet did say they come across alot of slight heart murmers in puppies that most of the cases they go on their own and its nothing serious but i no that when my puppy had a heart murmer i worried my self sick about it reagards kellie