Also, the veterinarian will listen to heart and
lung sounds as well as evaluate the dog's general condition.
Not exact matches
They
sounded a good bit like you, squalling at the top of their
lungs as they were being castrated.
Sleep in the same room with your toddler, if possible, so you can easily hear if his breathing becomes faster or if he
sounds as though he's having more difficulty getting air into his
lungs.
Standing nearly 5 kilometres from SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket
as it took off for the first time, I felt like my
lungs were exposed to the open air, the rushing
sound and steam from the rocket's engines squeezing my heart and making it beat off - kilter.
That
sounds unhealthy, and in some ways it is, but it does have one benefit: dairy farmers are
as much
as five times less likely to develop
lung cancer.
Each person will vocalize the
sounds in his or her own unique way, depending on factors such
as: breath,
lung capacity, vocal chords, energy level, emotional state, intention, concentration, and healing visualization.
Auscultation of the
lungs is used to detect the presence of normal bronchovesicular
sounds or abnormal
lung sounds, such
as crackles and wheezes.
The
lung sounds of pets with pneumonia may
sound loud and harsh or may be soft,
as air is not circulating through areas of
lung tissue affected by pneumonia.
A slight loss of condition, increased
lung sounds, and mild to moderate radiographic changes, such
as right ventricular enlargement, are present.
Listening to your cat's heart and
lungs will allow your vet to find any heart murmurs or abnormal
sounds, such
as respiratory congestion.
The veterinarian will be looking for changes in the
lung sounds, respiration rates or quality, heart
sounds (both rhythm and blood flow
sounds), chest compressibility, signs of fluid accumulation in the chest or abdomen, and the size of such organs
as the liver.
By the time your dog or cat shows the classic signs of heart disease like lethargy, wheezing, croupy coughing (a liquid -
sounding cough,
as though there's fluid in the
lungs) or exercise intolerance, it's very often too late to save your beloved pet.
Just
as important, many of the standard exams that veterinarians rely on to direct them to the source of the problem (reflexes, heart and
lung sounds, vision, balance, pain sensation, etc.) yield less information in neonates because these systems have not yet developed fully.
The cough is very characteristic and can be easily elicited by massaging the dog's larynx or trachea But if the dog is depressed; feverish; expelling a thick yellow or green discharge from its nose; or making abnormal
lung sounds, your vet may want to perform diagnostic tests such
as a complete blood count, chest x-ray, and laboratory analysis of the micro organisms inhabiting your dog's airways.