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Cor Pulmonale in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Cor pulmonale (pulmonary heart disease) is right-sided heart failure driven by high pressure in the pulmonary arteries, usually from chronic lung disease, heartworm, or chest-wall disorders. Signs include cough, labored breathing, and fluid buildup, and treatment must target the underlying cause.
Feline Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Feline restrictive cardiomyopathy is a chronic heart-muscle disease in which the endocardium thickens and stiffens, preventing normal filling of the heart. Affected cats show breathing difficulty, weakness, and fluid buildup, and there is no cure—only symptomatic control.
Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a frequently inherited heart-muscle disease in which the ventricular walls thicken and filling is impaired. Many cats show no early signs, then suddenly develop breathing distress, weakness, or sudden death from stress or arterial obstruction.
Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a heart-muscle disorder in which the ventricular chambers enlarge and weaken, leading to poor pumping, congestive heart failure, and arrhythmias. Large and middle-sized breeds are most at risk, and signs include weakness, coughing, abdominal swelling, and fainting.
Canine Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Canine hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a chronic, often inherited heart muscle disease in which the left ventricular wall and septum thicken, impairing the heart's ability to relax and fill. Many dogs show no signs until they develop breathing difficulty, fainting, or sudden collapse, so early cardiac screening is essential.
Premature Beats (Extra Systoles) in Dogs and Cats
Premature beats are early, out-of-place heart contractions arising from the atria, junction, or ventricles, often harmless but sometimes signaling heart disease or heartworm infection. Treatment targets the underlying cause and, when needed, rhythm control.
Sinus Tachycardia and Bradycardia in Dogs and Cats
Sinus tachycardia is a faster-than-normal but regular heart rhythm, common in newborn puppies and kittens and usually harmless on its own. Sinus bradycardia is a slow rhythm from hypothyroidism, toxicity, or low potassium. Both are managed by treating the underlying cause.
Heart Failure in Dogs and Cats
Heart failure is the syndrome in which a weakened heart cannot pump enough blood, causing congestion and poor tissue supply. It may follow severe infection, toxicity, kidney disease, or sudden exertion, and shows as breathlessness, weakness, and fluid buildup. Treatment eases the heart's workload and supports circulation.
Urolithiasis (Urinary Stones) in Dogs and Cats
Urolithiasis is the presence of stones anywhere in the urinary tract - kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra - causing painful, difficult urination and blood in the urine. It is linked to diet, low water intake, mineral imbalance, and infection. Diet change, medication, or surgery removes the stones.
Uremia in Dogs and Cats
Uremia is the severe, body-wide poisoning that results when advanced kidney failure lets metabolic wastes build up in the blood. It affects the nervous, circulatory, digestive, respiratory, and blood systems, and is treated by managing the underlying kidney disease and the individual symptoms.