Not exact matches
Feline heartworm disease differs from the
canine version in that in cats it affects primarily the
lungs and, to a lesser extent, other soft tissues
and thus is not really a «
heart» disease.
Canine infections typically do not manifest symptoms until the infection becomes heavier, thus affecting both
lung and heart function.
Spread by mosquitos, heartworms can cause
lung and heart problems
and can be life threatening to both
canines and felines.
That may not seem like a big deal compared to the scores of adult heartworms often found in
canine hearts, but the comparatively smaller size of the feline
heart and lungs make those one or two heartworms just as dangerous.
Triggers of
heart arrhythmia
canine include, fever, pain,
lung disease, gastrointestinal system disease,
and hormonal or electrolyte imbalance.
These strains of bacteria can cause kidney,
heart,
and lung diseases in dogs,
and also affect the bone loss in the jaws of
canines.
Projects have included studies of feline congestive
heart failure,
canine renal disease, recruitment protocols to improve the diagnostic quality of computed tomography (CT) images of the
lung in the neonatal foal
and the use of dental acrylic to repair
canine jaw fractures.
Heartworm in
canines results in
lung disease,
heart failure, other organ damage
and sometimes death.
Canine congestive
heart failure can often be diagnosed by your vet by using a stethoscope to listen to his
heart and lungs.
This necropsy of a heartworm - positive dog shows the devastating, far - reaching effects of heartworm disease on
canine heart and lungs.
CANINE HEARTWORM CAN CAUSE SEVERE
LUNG DISEASE,
HEART FAILURE
AND DAMAGE TO OTHER ORGANS.
Heartworm disease is a preventable yet serious condition caused by parasitic worms living in the arteries of the
lungs,
heart,
and surrounding blood vessels of dogs, cats, wild
canines and felines, other mammal species,
and in rare cases, humans.