asking for your help

i have debated and debated on whether or not i was going to bring this up to anyone, but friends, i come to you today with a very heavy heart, asking for your prayers. last week, i took the dogs in for their annual exams. it appears norman has a heart murmur...and this isn't the first time it has been brought to our attention. we've been in conversations with other vets this week and this afternoon we received a similar word from another vet. apparently with the severity of the murmur and his young age, this is definitely something to be concerned about, probably something that has been there since his birth.

we are going to move forward with some different tests to see what type of murmur (in my research, i understand that there are two types) we are dealing with and what our options are going forward. it could be anything from medication all the way up to heart surgery.

the tears have not stopped flowing from my eyes over the last few days. i am losing sleep and feel completely helpless. it's just so hard to understand that such a seemingly healthy dog that runs with me everyday and never tires could have a heart problem! everyone knows how insanely crazy i am about my dogs, and this has just completely thrown me for a loop. please pray for norman!