Heart failure/fallo cardíaco

Tess is a neutered female, 9ish y.o. rescue dog who, suddenly, was weaker, loosing weight and fainting. Her owner, one of the vet nurses from our team, took herself some blood samples. We could not find any heart murmur on auscultation. Results from the lab were inconclusive. T4 slightly low, didn´t match with Tess symptoms.

Tess es una perra esterilizada de unos 9 años, adoptada que, de repente, estaba más débil, perdiendo peso y desmayándose. su dueña, una de las auxiliares veterinarias de nuestro equipo, le tomó unas muestras de sangre. Los sonidos cardíacos eran normales, los resultados del laboratorio, inconclusos. T4 ligeramente bajo, no cuadraba con los síntomas de Tess (read more)

ECG in an old dog/ECG en una perra mayor

Results of the ECG in a 13 y.o. big size female dog

A 13 years old, big size female dog arrived after her owner noticed she was weaker and coughing eventually.

Una perra de 13 años, raza grande, llega a la consulta porque su duea nota que está más débil y tose a veces.

The results of her electrocardiogram, ECG, showed a a bit of arrithmia, and erratic heartbit pacemaker. This unusual rythm is also seen in dogs with a tracheal prolapse or when, for some reason, the vagal system is being activated.

Does my dog have a heart problem?/¿tiene mi perro un problema de corazón?

Intolerance to any excercise, difficult breething, or a sudden thickening of the body without reason (such as having eated more or an allergy reaction) may be symptoms that your dog's heart is having a problem, and you should go to the vet. Let's find out what your vet will need you to answer.

Intolerancia al ejercicio, dificultad al respirar, o un repentino ensanchamiento del cuerpo sin motivo (como haber comido más o una reacción alérgica) pueden ser síntomas de que el corazón del perro no va bien, y debería acudir a un veterinario. Veamos las respuesta que el especialista puede necesitar.