I'm glad to hear you're not too concerned. I wouldn't worry too much either. But, I would get a second opinion -- and hopefully find a vet who didn't think he could predict the future.

Several adoptions fell through for our Pepper before she adopted us. Her heart mumur is a 6 on a scale of 1-6. Hers is ranked as one of the worst. There is no treatment. No medication will help.

Our vet told us to just take the poor thing home and love her because she wouldn't live long. Ummm, that was 2004. Evidently, Pepper didn't get the memo because she's never been sick a day in her life. Except for the time she broke her toe climbing a 8-foot fence............And the time she had most of her tail chopped off........ Yesseree, she sure is a delicate thing.

Seriously, her heart has never given her any problems at all. But, Pepper does have a way of getting into trouble since she insists on living life on the edge. Whenever she's needed surgery for one of her death-defying stunts, we always make sure the surgeon knows of her profound heart mumur. They make sure to give her a light anesthesia and monitor her closely when she's waking up.