Sentences with phrase «old dog with heart disease»

Would you vaccinate a 16 - year - old dog with heart disease and a recent diagnosis of a malignant lump?

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It is estimated that 1 dog in 10 suffers from some type of heart disease.1 The statistics for valvular heart disease are even more sobering, ranging from 10 percent of young dogs to as high as 35 percent of dogs ages 13 years and older.2 Although there are a number of treatment options for dogs with CHF caused by MMVD, there had been no consensus on what treatments could be beneficial in the preclinical stage of heart disease.3

In the animal with a cough or any other breathing problem, the veterinarian will use a number of tools to determine if the cause is heart disease, lung disease (such as collapsing trachea) or both (which is often the case in older dogs).

In more than 30 years of pet ownership, I've nursed a lot of animals: a diabetic cat, a greyhound with bone cancer, an old cat with kidney disease, dogs with congestive heart failure, a puppy with a scratched cornea and more.

From my writing partner, Kim Campbell Thornton, in this week's Pet Connection: In more than 30 years of pet ownership, I've nursed a lot of animals: a diabetic cat, a greyhound with bone cancer, an old cat with kidney disease, dogs with congestive heart failure, a puppy with a scratched cornea and more.

It is estimated that 10 % of dogs have heart disease.1 This percentage increases as dogs age, with heart disease affecting 25 % of dogs 9 to 12 years of age and as many as 75 % of those 16 years of age or older.2 Most clients are unaware that their dogs may be at risk for heart disease.

Dogs and cats that have an infection, heart disease, seizures, or muscle spasms are also more prone to heat stroke as well as puppies and kitties up to 6 months, older cats and dogs (7 years in large breeds and 14 in smaller ones), overweight pets, and ones with dark and thick coDogs and cats that have an infection, heart disease, seizures, or muscle spasms are also more prone to heat stroke as well as puppies and kitties up to 6 months, older cats and dogs (7 years in large breeds and 14 in smaller ones), overweight pets, and ones with dark and thick codogs (7 years in large breeds and 14 in smaller ones), overweight pets, and ones with dark and thick coats.

The vast majority of older, small breed dogs with a characteristic heart murmur are likely to have preclinical MVD; many of which will also have cardiomegaly secondary to the disease and may benefit from early treatment.

For dogs, especially older dogs or those with chronic diseases (e.g. arthritis, allergies, diabetes, cognitive dysfunction, heart and liver diseases), turmeric is a good herb to add to the diet.

Many older dogs with osteoarthritis have other diseases as well — heart disease, chronic kidney disease, liver disease are some examples.

Their website also claims that services may be rendered in some cases for dogs at high anesthesia risk such as old dogs or dogs with chronic kidney, liver or heart disease.

The older dogs of course, along with dogs suffering from kidney, liver or heart disease; basically, all those dogs who would normally be considered at risk for a traditional cleaning done under anesthesia.