A poodle was sent to a pet hospital by its owner because she kept coughing. As soon as the doctor opened the dog's mouth, he found that the dog's oral mucosa was already purple and he needed to open his mouth to breathe smoothly. The doctor diagnosed that the dog had symptoms of heart failure and was also associated with pulmonary edema. When the doctor told the owner about his condition, the owner looked shocked and always thought that the dog had just caught a cold, so this problem occurred.

Small dogs are originally a high-incidence group of heart disease, but few owners fully know the symptoms of heart disease. Therefore, some dogs are old and weak, asthma, and have swollen abdomen. Then the dog dies suddenly, and most owners will think that it is old and dead.

However, heart disease is not a terminal illness. Like humans, you can use drugs to control it, pay attention to the details of daily life, etc. Dogs can accompany us for a few more years.

The 3-year-old little owner was lost in the forest for 12 days and was attacked by a bear. He was eventually saved because he had gone from catching a cold to heart disease?

The reason why most dogs diagnosed with heart disease is because they coughed continuously after exercise or after nightfall. The owners mistakenly thought they had a cold, so they were sent to the hospital. After examination, it was found that the dog had a heart disease, and the degree was not shallow! In the early stages of the disease, these symptoms were not very obvious, so they were easily ignored by the owner.

Invisible killer for small dogs!

According to clinical statistics, purebred dogs have a higher chance of heart disease, which may be due to genetic defects. But because it is purely statistically derived data, will there be some deviations because the owner of Chuanchuan is not concerned at all?

Generally speaking, congenital heart disease occurs in young dogs (< 1 year old); acquired heart disease occurs in middle-aged and elderly dogs (> 8 years old). Small dogs are common with heart valve heart disease, while large dogs are common with dilated cardiomyopathy.

When most small dogs get older, the mitral valve of the heart will degenerate and begin to fail to provide sufficient oxygenated blood. Small dogs such as VIP, Maltese, Chihuahua and Pomeranian have become high-risk groups for heart valve disease due to genetic problems.

Heart disease mainly has the following symptoms:

1, cough, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing.

2. The pupils are dilated, the mind is trance, and the mucosa is cyanotic.

3. Easy to fatigue.

4. Belly bloating.

5. Weight loss and weakness.

6. Multiple muscle groups tremble

7. Shock.

The development of heart disease

stage I The symptoms are not very obvious.

II Stage I will show symptoms such as coughing and difficulty breathing during exercise.

Stage III Even during normal activities, they will show symptoms such as coughing and difficulty breathing.

Stage IV Even when it is quiet, it will show symptoms such as coughing and difficulty breathing.

In fact, most of them are chronic heart disease, which lasted for a long time until the owner discovered it and turned into an "acute" heart disease.

How to prevent heart disease?

In order to deal with heart disease, the best response is to detect and treat early. The sooner we learn that the dog has a heart disease, the sooner we can adjust the living habits of the dog, improve the quality of life, and reduce complications.

To prevent heart disease, dogs should develop good living habits.

1. Have sufficient exercise every day.

2. Have a healthy diet.

3. Appropriate weight. Some owners keep their dogs until they are round and cannot touch their ribs at all. Not to mention heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes will all be on the body.

Don't eat too much, plus moderate exercise, is the only way to prevent heart disease.

4. Nutrients that must be found in maintaining heart health: EPA, DHA, L-arginine, anti-reactive oxygen species, vitamin B group, magnesium, aminoethanesulfonic acid, L-carnitine.

Don't give your dog heart prescription food in advance to prevent heart disease. , prescription grain grades are equivalent to drugs, but the wrong place is poison. Heart prescription grains have much lower salt content than general feeds. If they start using them too early, too low salt content in the body will intensify the neurohormonal reaction that wants to leave more water in the body, which will cause a greater burden on the heart.

Heart disease is not scary!

If the dog unfortunately diagnoses with a heart disease, the owner should not be discouraged. Heart disease in dogs is not a disaster or a beast. It is similar to humans. As long as you receive careful care and appropriate treatment, dogs can live like ordinary dogs.

Heart disease dogs are weak and cannot be in an environment with extreme temperatures, so they should avoid strenuous exercise in daily life. Give your dog a low-stress environment to avoid the dog being troubled by noise. In addition to regular health checks and follow-up visits, owners can check their dog's health status every day. It is divided into five steps: "HEART", which helps doctors grasp the changes in dog's condition and change the dog's treatment plan.

H: hear

Listen to whether there are any respiratory abnormalities or coughs, and also record and observe the dog's breathing and heartbeat. (The number of breaths during normal rest should be between 16 and 30 beats per minute). If the symptoms of heart failure (pulmonary edema) may occur if the dog has more than 50 beats per minute.

E: Exam

Take your dog regularly for physical examinations.

A: ask

Ask

Ask the pet doctor for professional advice, keep in touch with the pet doctor, and assist the pet doctor in monitoring the dog's condition.

R: relax, keep the dog's mentality stable, and gradually change its living habits. You should also relax, because the owner's negative emotions are likely to be transmitted to the dog. Therefore, the owner should treat the fact that the dog is sick with a normal mind.

T: Treatment

Actively cooperate with doctors' treatment and cooperate with medication when the dog's condition meets the medication standards, delay the deterioration of the condition, establish a good quality of life and even extend life, and change the dog's living habits to assist in treatment.

Every owner wants to have fun with dogs every day and live happily, but not understanding the hidden diseases does not mean they do not exist. Aging of a dog is an insurmountable hurdle. If you wait until then, most of the people waiting for the owner will be at a loss and anxiety.

Once again emphasizes that regular physical examinations are very important. Many diseases do not show obvious in the early stages, and dogs may miss the best treatment period, which makes the owner regret it. Regular physical examinations can effectively avoid this situation. Through a pet physical examination, we can also gain a further understanding of the dog's physical condition, thereby formulating the most suitable breeding and management plan to give the dog a healthier life.