Procedure Pearl
Pulmonic stenosis and subaortic stenosis, common congenital abnormalities in the boxer dog, result in similar heart murmurs. However, accurate evaluation of femoral arterial pulse quality can usually differentiate these 2 conditions. With pulmonic stenosis, the femoral arterial pulses are of normal strength; with subaortic stenosis, the pulses are usually weak.
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