Holly W. asked
We had a pacemaker put in our small sheltie a few years ago. We've not kept up with the annual programming checkups due to cost, distance, and she seems okay. However, is it possible that she could be receiving occasional jolts to her heart by not having had this thing checked for proper programming for 2 years? She sometimes suddenly rises up or changes resting spots, which concerns me as I don't want her to experience any possible rhythm jolts due to not being at a good programming baseline.
January 25th, 2024
Brian S. answered
It is possible that the pacemaker is malfunctioning and firing when it shouldn't, which could be cau...
January 25th, 2024
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