Its called a heart worm you can have your dog tested if negative start it on heart worm medicines if the dog has heart worms there are treatments for this also
Its called a heart worm you can have your dog tested if negative start it on heart worm medicines if the dog has heart worms there are treatments for this also
Yes, these worms can damage heart valves and heart muscle and otherwise simply impede blood flow by being in the way all of which can lead to congestive heart failure.
Allium is a compound found in onions, garlic, leeks, and chives. It causes oxidative damage their red blood cells making it more likely to rupture. This can cause a lot of problems for dogs and cats.
The same as your heart does for you: pumps blood.
Muscular pain causes high CK levels in dogs
Yes. Dogs are mammals, and a 4 chambered heart is physical feature of mammals.
all dogs have the same size heart, that is why larger dogs live shorter than smaller dogs
This is usually nerve or musculoskeletal damage, which can be caused by anything from trauma (hit by car, etc) to infection to degenerative disease (such as a stroke) to cancer.
Dogs have the largest hearts compared to the size of the rest of their bodies. This applies to all breeds of dogs.
enlarged heart
Gravity.
chocolate full of poison is bad for dogs. unless they have spent years building an immunity.which is rare.Chocolate has a toxic compound in it called theobromine - too much of this compound causes severe heart rhythm problems in dogs.