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**lapyignipinge** · 11-17-2010, 02:09 AM

ABK, I don't know for certain what killed your dog,but I am suspecting acute DCM. It's seen more commonly in the doberman pinscher,and causes a dog to litterally ''drop dead'' with a cardiac arrest. Another form of DCM,comes on over months/weeks/years and behaves simularly to CHF or a heart rythmn defect.
I know there is now a DCM genetic test for the doberman breed,however I beleive it's the only breed that it is available for at this time.Hopefully it will expand to other susceptable breeds like the german shepherd dogs.
I am not aware of any common heritable cardiac issues within the APBT,but then again I am not a breeder,nor a person who deals with a great deal of pit bulls.I own a 'pet bull'.

I am sorry you lost your dog to a cardiac event.Perhaps you should have a necropsy performed to establish true cause of death?

11-17-2010, 02:09 AM	#5
lapyignipinge Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 576 Senior Member	ABK, I don't know for certain what killed your dog,but I am suspecting acute DCM. It's seen more commonly in the doberman pinscher,and causes a dog to litterally ''drop dead'' with a cardiac arrest. Another form of DCM,comes on over months/weeks/years and behaves simularly to CHF or a heart rythmn defect. I know there is now a DCM genetic test for the doberman breed,however I beleive it's the only breed that it is available for at this time.Hopefully it will expand to other susceptable breeds like the german shepherd dogs. I am not aware of any common heritable cardiac issues within the APBT,but then again I am not a breeder,nor a person who deals with a great deal of pit bulls.I own a 'pet bull'. I am sorry you lost your dog to a cardiac event.Perhaps you should have a necropsy performed to establish true cause of death?
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