If not detected and treated early, the disease can cause
extensive damage to the heart and other vital organs, such as the lungs, liver and kidneys, causing poisonous wastes to build up in the dog's body.
The presence of heartworms causes
extensive damage to the heart, the lungs, and the surrounding major blood vessels.
CAD can progress
to a condition known as Congestive
Heart Failure, which occurs when damage to the heart becomes so extensive that it can not adequately fulfill its job as a
Heart Failure, which occurs when
damage to the
heart becomes so extensive that it can not adequately fulfill its job as a
heart becomes so
extensive that it can not adequately fulfill its job as a pump.