Of the 38 dogs with CHF, > 70% had weakness (35 dogs), coughing (33), anorexia (32), weight loss (32), dyspnea (30), or exercise intolerance (28) reported by their owners. Factors often named by owners as most important in the decision for euthanasia were poor prognosis given by ...
Respiratory disease in dogs often produces feelings of frustration accompanied by tired eyes that are the inevitable result of staring at nondiagnostic chest X-rays. Believe it or not, this is the specialty we have chosen. The dyspneic and coughing dog is what pays our mortgage. Determining ...
AF in Doberman Pinschers with overt DCM significantly increased the risk of cardiac-related death. Dogs with additional AF had significantly shorter survival times than those without AF and significantly higher mean heart rates. Biventricular and right atrial dilation was only identified in dogs with...