Heart Murmur Advice

[Les]

My chinchilla (18 years) has a heart murmur that went from a stage 2 to a stage 4. When I counted his breaths, it appears as though he has 108 breaths/min. (I'm not sure if that's good or concerning).

I would be grateful to hear any suggestions and advice about how to treat a heart murmur. I'm open to both medications and supplements.

Thank you!

 

[Les]

As an update, I found online "Advanced Formula Heart Support" from Fuzzies Kingdom. It has hawthorn, motherwort, oatstraw, dandelion, and flaxseed. I ordered it and will give him this in the mornings. Have others used this with their chins? Was it helpful?

Reading about heart murmurs has been scary because I saw that chinchillas can get fluid in their lungs. I wasn't sure how else I should assess this or what else I should do to treat/prevent this? Thank you!