How to prevent heart disease in dogs
When your dog has one of the following symptoms, watch out for:
1.sudden fainting without warning,
2.Cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing,
3.Visible mucous membranes such as the oral mucosa become white or purple.
These are the symptoms of heart disease in love pets. We must find them in time, pay attention to them and treat them in time!
Types of heart disease:
1. Obesity: Obesity is easy to cause heart disease in dogs, which is well understood by everyone. A very common example is that obesity leads to high blood lipid content. After the blood consistency is increased, the heart needs to work harder and produce more pressure to pump enough blood to reach the whole body. And every time the heart is harder, it may be like we usually practice muscles, the more and more thick the heart muscle, eventually leading to thickening of the heart muscle.
2, fall injury: mainly to see what part of the fall. If you fall to the chest, naturally is the highest risk coefficient; There is also a kind of fall injury, which may lead to chronic heart disease. That is, the liver, intestine and other organs are displaced due to the fall injury, squeezing the heart, and even entering the pericardium, leading to cardiac tamponade and causing heart disease.
3. Irregular exercise: many pet owners usually keep their dogs at home or in cages, and on the weekend or near the competition, they will take their dogs out to do a lot of strenuous exercise. There is no warm-up, no relaxation after exercise, the heart is always between quiet and sudden burst.
Heart disease symptoms in dogs：
1. Physical condition: low, asphyxiating cough, dyspnea, shortness of breath, decreased exercise capacity, significant weight gain or loss, loss of appetite, abdominal swelling, hypertension, weakness, wheezing, depression, white gumbies, etc.
2, emotional state: heart problems, will cause insufficient oxygen and nutrition supply to all organs, resulting in slow metabolism, will make the dog tired, decreased activity, exercise intolerance. Dog mental state abnormal, must pay attention to.
3. Age: With the increase of the dog's age, the body function begins to decline significantly. Have fainted in the past, or have a history of syncope; Limbs weakness, instability, inexplicable falls, and even signs of paralysis, this is the time to take them to see a doctor.
How to prevent heart disease in Dogs：
1. Get regular checkups. In general, it is recommended that dogs have a physical examination once a year, and regular X-ray, blood test (NT-proBNP, cTnI), electrocardiogram, and Doppler color cardiac ultrasound examination are performed. Older dogs and dogs with chronic diseases need to adjust the frequency of physical examination according to the doctor's advice.
2. Develop proper exercise habits. Warm up before exercise, avoid sudden or high-intensity exercise, or suddenly go from indoor to outdoor temperature difference is large. Too little exercise can easily lead to obesity, which can lead to a series of diseases. Too much exercise can easily overload the heart.
3. Manage your weight. Control calorie intake, do not often feed high-calorie non-staple food snacks; Snacks do not feed human food, keep proper exercise.
4. Develop a healthy lifestyle. Do not easily change the dog's living habits for many years, especially for old dogs. A stable and comfortable living environment can make the dog healthier. Don't yell at your dog or make sounds or scenes that cause alarm. You can also place the dog's toilet close to where the dog sleeps, so that it can relieve itself at night.
Emergency response
1. The onset of heart disease is sudden and without warning, but the dog will have a slight convulsion before the attack, so the owner should always observe the dog's normal state, give them medicine before it attacks (these quick acting medicine is best to consult a doctor to buy), open the mouth to fill the medicine, try to press the medicine under the base of the tongue. Because the quick effect of the taste is very strong, the dog will spit out after a while, but it doesn't matter, as long as there is a little taste in it, it will be saved (because the principle of quick effect is to strongly expand the heart, so that the blood of the heart is quickly activated).
2. At this time, touch it well, let it breathe out, and give it comfort psychologically. Now that the most dangerous step has passed, you can have time to open the window and let the air circulate, but don't move the dog. Let him stay where he is and choose the position he is most comfortable with.
3. It is recommended to keep a few oxygen bags at home, which is the kind of small clothes used by mountaineers. It is best to give him pure oxygen after the attack, when he is already calm.
