Not exact matches
A cat or
dog with recent or mild
heartworm infections may show no signs of illness; however, once the adult worms have developed
in the heart common symptoms can include fatigue,
chronic coughing, vomiting, and weight loss.
Different conditions such as Dilated Cardiac Myopathies (DCM - weak heart),
Chronic Valvular Disease (CVD), Myocarditis (inflamed heart), Hypertension and
Heartworm disease are some of the most commonly occurring health problems related to heart disease
in dogs.
The clinical signs
in dogs and cats are a bit different but
in general
heartworm disease can cause respiratory distress,
chronic heart disease / failure and sudden death if left untreated.