Heart is one of the controlling organs of the body, be it the humans or the animals. It is responsible for a variety of functions at a single moment and similarly, it is infested with a variety of attacks from all around.

Similar to the body of humans, your pet dogs too could be affected with troubles in their heart, which influence almost the complete functioning of the body. One of its functions is pumping the human blood, which is then made available to whole of the body.

The nodes which are majorly responsible for the process are sinoartial node (SA) and atrioventricular (AV) node. When the atrioventricular (AV) node suffers a partial or complete blockage, it could be a case of extreme trouble for the body of your dog and it may require a medical follow up soon.

Symptoms Of Blockage In Dog’s Heart:

When your dog suffers blockage in its heart, it could show the following symptoms:

·         Extreme difficulty in breathing

·         Coughing too often

·         Varying heartbeat, which either strides or slows down considerably

·         Extreme weakness in the body

·         Movement inability and lack of energy to exercise

·         Faintness, partial or complete

Causes of Heart Blockages:

Heart Blockages in dogs could be due to various conditions such as:

·         Defects in heart, which are present by birth

·         Scarring of tissues in the heart due to various causes

·         Inflammations in heart (myocarditis)

·         Inflammations in the linings of heart (endocarditis)

·         Budding of cancerous symptoms by some toxins

·         Toxicity due to some kind of medications

·         Electrolytic imbalances

·         When your dog suffers heart attack

·         Due to Lyme disease

·         Due to Chagas’ Disease

Diagnosis and Treatment Of Your Pet:

While your pet suffers due to symptoms mentioned above, it may or may not be conditions relating to heart blockages. You would be required to consult your vet soon and get your pet diagnosed.

The vet would require the complete details of your pets, according to which they could perform urinalysis, complete blood count ECG (electrocardiograph) and ultrasounds etc. tests to determine the real cause and extent of the symptoms.

On successfully diagnosing the conditions, the vet would offer appropriate medications to treat your pet. They could also perform surgical treatments to relieve the influencing conditions.

Apart from this, the pet parents too would be required to follow proper pet grooming tips to take care of their pets in terms of their diet, exercises and other areas from where the symptoms could show up again.